by Howard Meeks | Nov 20, 2023 | 4 Point Inspection, Home inspection, Wind Mitigation Inspection
Never in the history of homeownership has the topic of “Roof life expectancy” been such a concern with Floridians. Recently the insurance industry has put pressure on home owners to replace their old roof or risk being dropped. Even homes with shingle...
by Howard Meeks | Nov 15, 2023 | Home inspection, Wind Mitigation Inspection
What are Roof to Wall Connections? Before the invention of the wind mitigation inspection in 2003 most home owners probably didn’t know what a roof to wall connections was. Now 20 years later most Floridians have a PhD in the subject. Most people refer to this...
by Howard Meeks | Nov 8, 2023 | Home inspection, Wind Mitigation Inspection
What is a wind mitigation retrofit? Hurricane strap retrofits or “Wind Mitigation retrofit” is a service you can have performed on your home by a licensed contractor. A contractor will bring your existing hurricane straps up to code by adding additional...
by Howard Meeks | Sep 9, 2022 | Home inspection, IAQ Testing, Uncategorized
What are the issues? As a home inspector I see Lennox air handler issues quite often. These are not issues in regards to performance or efficiency as I am not in the correct profession to determine those. The issues I see are with the design itself on some of the most...
by Howard Meeks | Sep 9, 2022 | Home inspection
In the field it can be difficult to determine the age of a Bradford White water heater. The company uses a letter system in which each letter represents the year it was made. Each letter in the serial# will represent a new year every 20 years. If the first letter is...
