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Humidity Issues Around The Home
Submitted by BruceGrant on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 12:17
Humidity Issues Around The Home
Water, its a big problem
What home, cottage, and commercial buyers need to know about: Smoke detectors
Submitted by BruceGrant on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 16:10What home, cottage, and commercial buyers need to know about: Smoke detectors
What a home, cottage, or commercial buyer needs to know about dealing with an ungrounded electrical system
Submitted by BruceGrant on Mon, 02/18/2013 - 13:45
What a home, cottage, or commercial buyer needs to know about dealing with an ungrounded electrical system.
During our home, cottage, and commercial inspections in the Orillia, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, and Muskoka areas, we will often find some or all of a structure is supplied with an older two pin or ungrounded electrical system. They look like these ones found during a few of our inspections:
Kickout flashing, an important detail often overlooked by Orillia, Gravenhiurst, Bracebridge, and Muskoa builders and roofers.
Submitted by BruceGrant on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 21:15Kickout flashing is a very important detail often overlooked by builders and roofers.
Carbon Monoxide can be deadly, you can't see it or smell it. What the home, cottage, or commercial buyer needs to know.
Submitted by BruceGrant on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 14:03
Carbon Monoxide Safety in Your Home
Carbon Monoxide can be deadly, you can't see it or smell it. Carbon monoxide (CO) is produced whenever fuels such as gas, oil, kerosene, wood, or charcoal is burned. If appliances that burn fuel are maintained and used properly, the amount of CO produced is usually not hazardous. Appliances that are not working properly or are used incorrectly, can result in dangerous levels of CO being produced.
What a buyer in Orillia, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Muskoka needs to know about Arc Fault Protection.
Submitted by BruceGrant on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 14:01What if I find aluminum wiring during your home, cottage, or commercial inspection: Facts about aluminum wiring
Submitted by BruceGrant on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 09:17If I find aluminum wiring during a home cottage or commercial inspection as a property buyer in Orillia, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, or Muskoka here are the facts about aluminum wiring that you need to know
Egress window wells and the basic requirements
Submitted by BruceGrant on Sun, 01/13/2013 - 22:44Basic information for EGRESS WINDOWS
The minimum width of opening is 20 inches.
The minimum height is of opening is 24 inches.
The sill height must be 44 inches or less from interior floor to top of window sill.
What I tell my Home, Cottage, and Commercial, Inspection Clients in Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, and Muskoka about Building Permits
Submitted by BruceGrant on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 12:18Building Permits, the necessary evil
The truth about who Errors and Omissions Insurance Protects.
Submitted by BruceGrant on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 17:45What is E&O insurance, and who does it protect?
