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...
by Howard Meeks | Feb 1, 2022 | Home inspection, IAQ Testing, Uncategorized
Paper air filters are by far the most common type of filters people buy for their hvac systems. They are cheap, readily available and you can just toss them in the garbage when they are dirty. The issue with these filters are that they usually do not seal very well...
by Howard Meeks | Jan 6, 2022 | Home inspection
Swimming pool popping out of the ground Popped pool Popped pool is a term we use to describe a swimming pool that has lifted out of the ground. I will give you a few tips on how to prevent this and what can cause it. Once this happens it is VERY expensive to fix and...
