As a Certified Master Home Inspector, I am often asked by homeowners to refer them to other trusted professionals. Of course I do recommend before having any work done or contracting with any professional a homeowner should get at least 3 quotes, but here are a list of people I have worked with and trust [...]

Purchasing a home with a fireplace or stove or adding one on to your existing home can provide tremendous benefit in heat efficiency as well as contribute to your home’s resale value. In fact, one of the top investments you can do to your home remodeling job is to add a fireplace. Almost 80% of [...]

Replace your refrigerator gasket on your own. A cracked or worn refrigerator gasket wastes energy and it costs you a lot of money. But, replacing it is easy. Just follow these simple steps to replace yours. Write down your model number and purchase a new gasket at your local hardware or appliance store. Put food [...]

The EPA and organizations nationwide dedicate January as National Radon Action Month to encourage the public to test their homes for radon and get radon problems fixed. Did you know? Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer for non smokers. Nearly 1 in 15 homes in the U.S. have a high level of indoor [...]

As a Certified Master Inspector I get lots of questions from my clients. Here’s an example of a question I got just recently about dryers. Q.  Bob, you did an inspection for me in Racine a month or so ago.  I have question I hope you can help me with.  We are considering hooking up [...]