When your children aren’t being watched, do you trust them not to get into trouble? Of course, the training and rules you have set up will have an influence, but when it comes down to it, kids are by nature difficult to predict. If you have a pool in your backyard,...

The traditional idea of the American dream often involves a spacious home, complete with sprawling rooms and vast expanses of land. However, there's a paradigm shift in homebuying preferences that challenges the notion that bigger is always better. A smaller home...

We want to focus on the existing homeowner. I think this is critically important, we do a lot of buyer inspections, periodic seller's inspections; but seldom, inspections for homeowners. I walk around the neighborhood and I see often see beautiful cars, well-kept cars...

As I say, I have done about 6,000 inspections, primarily from buyers and sellers, and now am starting to concentrate on providing this service for existing homeowners. As I say, I think it is something that needs to occur to help people to get a better grasp on their...

So, it is really important to know what is going on just outside your property. If you are living in a neighborhood, you may know these things already. Knowing the nature of the community, the proximity of schools, shopping centers, churches are all important...

Have you ever considered changing the showerhead in your shower? It is one of those jobs that you can do on your own as long as you don’t run into any major issues. What can happen is that rust or mineral buildup causes the showerhead to get locked in place. If this...

When you turn on your hot water, you don’t expect to get burnt, but it does happen at times. The water coming from your water heater can be as hot as 160 degrees, and that could easily scald exposed skin. For some homeowners, a faulty or even missing anti-scald valve...

Heavy winds can be very disruptive to the outdoor areas around your home. It can do damage to your home, and it can make it uncomfortable to be outside on some days. You might think that there isn’t much that you can do about that, but there is a tried and true method...

Water damage is something that most homeowners will deal with at some point in their time owning a house, but it is good to take every step possible to avoid it in the first place. The most common cause for a flooded basement is found in the back of your washing...

One of the things that help most of us to relax and unwind is a hot shower. There is something special about it, but some homeowners have issues that prevent them from enjoying a shower at the temperature they would like. Some showers just don’t get hot enough but...