With just a little time, tools and know-how, installing a new fan yourself is a task that’s not out of reach. Installing a ceiling fan in a room can provide a much needed breeze in the warm summer months as well as push heat down from the ceiling in the colder winter months. With all
What a home inspection can do for you “You want surprises that come with homeownership to be happy surprises, not bad ones,” according to J.J.Montanaro, a certified financial planner with USAA. “A thorough home inspection by a certified professional can help ensure that’s the case. Because a home inspection will uncover aspects of the home
DIY Home Defense: 10 Ways to Protect Your Louisville Home From Burglars Based on numbers from the FBI’s annual crime report, there were an estimated 2.1 million burglaries in the United States in 2012. What’s more, nearly 75% of those crimes took place at residential properties. And, while those statistics reflect a slight drop in
15 Tools Every Homeowner Should Own ?? The following items are essential tools, but this list is by no means exhaustive. Feel free to ask an InterNACHI inspector during your next inspection about other tools that you might find useful.? ? 1.? Plunger A clogged sink or toilet is one of the most?inconvenient household?problems that
Finding drainage problems when they’re smaller and easier to fix can save you thousands of dollars and plenty of headaches down the line. You don’t have to be a geophysicist to know that puddles in the basement or a lake on the front lawn are signs of drainage problems.?But many drainage problems aren’t so obvious.
HOW OLD IS MY HOUSE (AND THE STUFF IN IT?) Often when we buy a home, we can fairly easily ascertain when the home was built and even when additions or renovations were made, but how can you tell the approximate age of many household components and appliances in the home? Here are some tricks
Mold is a part of our natural environment and is not always hazardous. Outside of the home, mold works in harmony with nature by assisting in the decomposing of dead natural matter such as dead trees and leaves. However, inside the home mold growth is undesirable. Mold reproduces by way of very small spores. These
How to Troubleshoot Common HVAC Issues After nearly two and a half decades of service as an HVAC technician, I’ve been called to the scene of many HVAC issues that could have easily been handled by the homeowner had they known what to look for. While I would never recommend trying to fix a heating
Home inspections are essential if you intend to buy a home. Property inspections are not the easiest of things to understand, and even if you have a home inspection checklist, there might be some confusion about home inspections. You might love the house, but a negative report could mean you are unable to get the
Before you finalize your house purchase, be sure the house is in good condition. The best way is to have a professional inspection. Inspecting the physical condition of a house is an important part of the home-buying process and should be included in your purchase contract as a condition of closing the sale. One or