by peteryoung | Apr 7, 2026 | Asheville attic insulation, Asheville Basement Inspection, Asheville Basement Inspector, Asheville Basements, Asheville Do It Yourself, Asheville home improvement, Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville Home Maintenance, Asheville home value, Asheville real estate, Asheville roof inspection, Asheville roof repair, Basement Safety, Buying a home in Asheville, Home Foundation Issues, Home improvement Asheville, Home Inspector Asheville, Home Maintenance, Homeowner tasks, Roof inspection Asheville, Roof repair Asheville, Selling your home Asheville
Freezing temperatures, howling winds, and ice dams the size of Samurai swords… Spring is finally here! The birds are singing, daffodils are pushing through the soil, and your house is groaning like it just woke up from a three-month bender. Truth is, winter is...
by peteryoung | Mar 8, 2026 | Asheville Basement Inspection, Asheville Basement Inspector, Asheville Crawlspace Problems, Asheville Do It Yourself, Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville real estate, Asheville roof repair, Asheville water damage, Buying a home in Asheville, Buying new construction Asheville, Electrical Safety, Home Foundation Issues, Home Inspector Asheville, Roof inspection Asheville, Selling your home Asheville
Sellers are staging their houses like dating apps, showing you their best angles! Let’s be honest: walking into an open house is a form of psychological warfare. You are greeted by a tray of cookies, a $400 Nest candle that smells like Financial Stability, and a...
by peteryoung | Feb 2, 2026 | Asheville Basement Inspection, Asheville Basement Inspector, Asheville Basements, Asheville Crawlspace Problems, Asheville home improvement, Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville Home Maintenance, Asheville home value, Asheville mold control, Asheville mold damage, Asheville real estate, Asheville termites, Buying a home in Asheville, Home Foundation Issues, Home improvement Asheville, Home Inspector Asheville, Mold control, Selling your home Asheville, Termites in Asheville, Wet crawlspace dangers, Wood Decay
Ignoring your crawlspace is like ignoring a cavity. It doesn’t get better on its own. As a home inspector, I’ve been places you couldn’t pay me enough to go if it wasn’t literally my job. I’ve shimmied into attics hotter than the surface of the sun and squeezed behind...
by peteryoung | Jan 11, 2026 | Asheville home improvement, Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville Home Maintenance, Asheville home value, Asheville homeowner tasks, Asheville real estate, Buying a home in Asheville, Home improvement Asheville, Home Inspector Asheville, Home Maintenance, Selling your home Asheville
Instead of just resolutions for your waistline, let’s make some resolutions for your home. Okay, everyone,let’s see a show of hands if you’ve already bought a ridiculously large bag of spinach you swear you’re going to eat before it turns into green sludge in...
by peteryoung | Nov 3, 2025 | Asheville attic insulation, Asheville Do It Yourself, Asheville home improvement, Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville home value, Asheville real estate, Buying a home in Asheville, Home improvement Asheville, Home Inspector Asheville, Preparing for Asheville home inspection, Selling your home Asheville
My job is to uncover the secrets the house has been whispering (or sometimes screaming) behind that suspiciously fresh coat of paint.Photo by alexey turenkov on Unsplash Selling a house is a lot like dating. You clean up, put on your best face, and strategically hide...
by peteryoung | Oct 14, 2025 | Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville real estate, Asheville roof inspection, Asheville water damage, Buying a home in Asheville, Home Foundation Issues, Home Inspector Asheville, Roof inspection Asheville, Selling your home Asheville
My fictitious colleague, psychic home inspector Alistair Hearthstone, blends expertise & “second sight.”Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash In this month’s post, I’d like to introduce you to my fictitious colleague, the psychic home inspector Alistair...