When you get your home inspected and find out that there are several issues on the report, do you despair? Some think that the home inspection is a pass or fail scenario, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. A home inspection is just going to be a snapshot in...

Are you a birdwatcher? Do you enjoy seeing them feeding in your backyard? If this is the case, you might even try to attract more birds using feeders and birdhouses, but having a lot of birds around your home might lead to a range of issues. Birds building nests in...

Do you know what the most dangerous room in your home is? You might be aware of this, but most statistics will tell you that the bathroom is the room in which a homeowner is most likely to get injured or die. This room is especially dangerous for elderly ones that...

There are few things that are more frustrating than a shower drain that isn’t doing its job. Standing in dirty water at the end of a nice, warm shower is enough to foul anyone’s mood, but unfortunately it is a fairly common occurrence. Shower drains have a tendency to...

What temperature is your water heater set to? Do you know? Most homeowners might not be aware that there even is a setting to change this, while others just crank it up as high as it can go to make sure that they have plenty of hot water, but this is definitely not...

Do you have young children in your home? How about older ones? There are certain risks that are worsened for those age groups when attention and reaction times might not be the best. Take hot water for example. When you notice that the water coming out of the faucet,...

Building materials are very expensive, so why wouldn’t you want to save some money where you can? While this is true, there are some savings that end up costing you in the long run. Take green lumber for example. It is lumber that hasn’t been dried in a kiln, so it...

Asbestos has been a problem in the housing industry for decades. While the homes that have asbestos in them are a lot fewer than they were a few decades ago, you could still be living in a home that has this danger lurking. Asbestos was used in so many building...

Do you have a septic system for your waste? They are pretty common, and the way they are made haven’t changed that much over the years, but many homeowners don’t know much about how it works. It is important though, that you are aware of where the system is located...

Every home has several P-traps connecting their sinks and appliances to the sewer and keeping the sewer gas out of the building, but when one of them fails, you have all kinds of trouble on your hands. Sewer gas can be very harmful to your health, so it is in your...