by peteryoung | Dec 2, 2020 | Asheville attic insulation, Asheville Basement Inspection, Asheville Basement Inspector, Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville real estate, Asheville roof inspection, Buying a home in Asheville, Home Inspector Asheville, Protection from water damage, Roof inspection Asheville, Termites in Asheville, Wood Decay
Graphic by Spectora A common question that customers ask home inspectors is, “What is included in a home inspection?” Home inspections are essential to the process of buying and selling homes. Financing may hinge upon the findings and subsequent remediation of issues...
by peteryoung | Jul 28, 2020 | Asheville home improvement, Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville mold control, Asheville mold damage, Asheville real estate, Asheville water damage, Buying a home, Buying a home in Asheville, Electrical Safety, Home improvement Asheville, Home Inspector Asheville, Mold control, Protection from water damage
Older homes have their charm, but hidden dangers may lurk within.Photo by Liz Weddon on Unsplash Here’s something you probably didn’t know. Large numbers of Americans live in “old” houses. More than 38% of all homes in the US were built before...
by peteryoung | Jun 26, 2020 | Asheville Basement Inspection, Asheville Basement Inspector, Asheville Basements, Asheville home improvement, Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville mold control, Asheville mold damage, Asheville pest inspection, Asheville pest inspector, Asheville Radon Testing, Asheville real estate, Asheville termites, Asheville water damage, Basement Safety, Buying a home in Asheville, Home Inspector Asheville, Mold control, Protection from water damage, Termites in Asheville
It’s easy to spot problems in an unfinished basement Once upon a time, Asheville basements were little more than overgrown utility areas for storing unsightly items, housing the furnace, electrical panels, and maybe even a washer and dryer. In these times, with...
by peteryoung | Sep 26, 2019 | Asheville home improvement, Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville real estate, Asheville water damage, Home improvement Asheville, Home Inspector Asheville, Homeowner tasks, Protection from water damage
Accidental home disasters can be very costly. Many are preventable. This is the time of year that natural disasters – hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods, to name a few – are on many people’s minds. There’s another type of disaster that most...
by peteryoung | Jul 25, 2018 | Asheville Home Inspections, Asheville Home Inspector, Asheville water damage, Buying a home in Asheville, Home improvement Asheville, Home Inspector Asheville, Protection from water damage
“Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink,” is a great metaphor for something unattainable, but it’s the last thing you want to say about your home. Water is essential to life, yet as a destructive force it can do incredible damage to your home in a very short...