by Your Florida Keys Home Inspectors - Key West | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hawaii has sky-high real estate prices and regardless, anywhere, people spend a lot of money on a home. A lot of us in this day and age are struggling to keep up. Owning a home comes with a lot of responsibility, comes with a lot of work that you are going to do...
by Your Florida Keys Home Inspectors - Key West | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
I know that most people aren’t even aware of or do not even look at it is where is the location of the curbside (street utility) storm drain is on the street just outside your property. Is it up the road which would indicate that you are at a higher elevation...
by Your Florida Keys Home Inspectors - Key West | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
And being flooded is one of the most helpless feelings you can have. I have been flooded in my home. And it is a terrible feeling. You are doing all you can do, you have seen the water building up and you think “Is that going to be okay?” But then it’s not...
by Your Florida Keys Home Inspectors - Key West | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Before you even start to look at the structure, we are looking at the lay of the land. We are looking at sloping and drainage on the lot. We are looking at drain paths around the property and things that you can do to alleviate flood risks which will have a big-time,...
by Your Florida Keys Home Inspectors - Key West | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Once you have gutters and downspouts installed, proper maintenance of the gutters and downspouts is essential. Are there trees overhanging your home? If there are, it is wise to trim them back for numerous reasons; however, specifically pertaining to gutters, to...
by Your Florida Keys Home Inspectors - Key West | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Remember that the unique thing about all that water coming off your roof is you can harvest this water and use it to irrigate your yard. There are water best management practices (BMP’s) that can be incorporated into your property such as rain gardens. Rain gardens...
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