Oct 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most inspection contingencies give a buyer about 7 to 14 days from an accepted offer to inspect the home and respond. The exact number is whatever your signed contract says. The days also have to cover more than the inspection visit: you need to book the inspector,...
Oct 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Neither one is better across the board. Both PVC and ABS are approved for residential drain, waste and vent (DWV) piping, and in normal service they perform about the same. The choice comes down to where the pipe runs, what your local code allows, and what your local...
Oct 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
You can legally be at your home during the buyer’s inspection, but in most sales you should not be. Inspectors and agents generally want the buyer to move through the house freely, ask blunt questions and form their own opinion. Your best contribution is a prepared,...
Oct 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
A GFCI protects people from electric shock. An AFCI protects the house from fires started by arcing in the wiring. They detect different faults, so one cannot stand in for the other. If you are buying a home, or trying to make sense of a line in an inspection report,...
Oct 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
An office building inspection is a visual, systems-by-systems review of a commercial property: roof, structure, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, life safety, accessibility and site. Buyers, lenders and investors order one before closing so they know what the building needs...
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