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As you are getting ready to decorate for the holidays: Remember to check the amperage, use compatibility (indoor or outdoor) and the...

After a rainstorm look for water puddling near your foundation.  If there are puddles you need to re-grade, install a moisture barrier,...

This is how myself and some other fire department personnel from Alabama and Florida spent our morning. I do not know if anyone was...

I recently had a Realtor inquire about our services. Among this inquiry was one easy answer, but one some people seem to struggle with....

In the recent past I have started using a full face respirator. Currently model 3m 6898 which gives me lots of protection form...

Some months ago we starting looking into drones. We have gone ahead and purchased a Phantom III for testing and hopefully we will be able...

You don’t have to be a Home Inspector to think something might be wrong with this sink drain. Just in case, there is a huge bottle of...

Yes, more fire safety talk. It seems everywhere I turn lately there is more convincing evidence that most of our current smoke & carbon...

These foundation piers found installed under a home are another good example of why you need a home inspection! This home had been...

Very often I am asked how much longer will these appliance last. There are so many variables that I can’t accurately answer the question....

I frequently recommend at least a quality pleated air filter over the cheapie blue or green see through type as shown below. MERV ratings...

I have recently been reminded of an old quote I first heard as a young adult  “Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes...

While posting this on our web site http://www.ellishomeinspections.com and thinking about which of these items I report on during our...