by Collin | May 2, 2018 | Home Tips, Termite
3 Hard to Fix Conducive Conditions In our last 2 articles we talked about the how the best Ways to Reduce Termite Risk involve removing conducive conditions. So, if you haven’t read those articles, first follow the link here for the first article and here for... by Collin | Apr 19, 2018 | Home Tips, Termite
3 More Ways to Reduce Termite Risk In our last article, we talked about the how the Top 3 Ways to Reduce Termite Risk involve removing conducive conditions. So, if you haven’t read that article, first follow the link here to get caught up. In this article... by Collin | Apr 12, 2018 | Home Tips, Termite
Top 3 Ways to Reduce Termite Risk The best way to make a home less likely to have a termite problem is to remove what are called conducive conditions. Basically, conducive conditions attract wood destroying insects to our homes or make it easier for them to enter... by Collin | Apr 6, 2018 | Inspections, Thermography
How Does Rain Help Inspections? In some cases, an inspector using no special equipment will be able to catch large issues like water leaks from rain during an inspection. However, what can the inspector do if there is nothing visible? This is where thermal imaging... by Collin | Mar 9, 2018 | Home Tips, HVAC
Why Does The AC Smell? Spring is the time of year when many of our air conditioners are switching back and fourth between heat and cool. When this occurs we can get a musty gym socks kind of smell from the units known in the HVAC industry as “Dirty Sock... by Collin | Mar 1, 2018 | Inspections
Why Are Re-Inspections Necessary? Disconnected Items During a home inspection if something is disconnected it won’t be inspected or will have a very limited inspection. This can mean a sink, appliance or air conditioner doesn’t have any visual defects, yet... by Collin | Feb 22, 2018 | Home Tips
Top 3 Myths of Tankless Water Heaters They Save Money While these units are more energy efficient, many are 80% efficiency with some as high as 90%, the total savings per month compared to a tank heater, even an older one, could only be as little as $10 per month when... by Collin | Feb 16, 2018 | Inspections
Why Do New Homes Need Inspections? Builders Make Mistakes All builders use subcontractors to complete a home quickly. Many times even having to share these subs because of the high demand for housing in Austin at the time of this writing. These “subs” are... by Collin | Feb 9, 2018 | Inspections, Termite
What Are Conducive Conditions? Conducive conditions are things that make it easier for wood destroying insects like termites to get into our homes without us seeing. These are things like having a high soil line, a wood fence touching the house, or having wood piles... by Collin | Feb 7, 2018 | Inspections
The Benefits of a Consultation Save Time A normal inspection will take anywhere from 2 to 6 hours depending on the size of the house and what is being inspected. A consultation generally being only an hour or so limits the amount of time needed to get the desired...