Barrie Home Inspector Tips

Tips for Maintaining and Improving Your Home

Improve Your Lot Drainage

Posted in May 15th, 2010
by Barrie Home Inspector in Foundations, Home Inspections, real estate

Originally posted 2008-10-01 06:47:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter  How much water do you think comes off your roof in a heavy rain storm?  Take a typical 1500 sq ft home and a rain storm that drops one inch of rain, this is equal to over 900 gallons of water. This water, all 900 gallons, [...]

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Water Intrusion – Sneaky and Damaging

Posted in May 19th, 2009
by Barrie Home Inspector in Basements, Electrical, Home Inspections

Water is one of the most common reasons that damage occurs to homes. The exterior is especially vunerable to the onslaught of water and moisture, the slow but sure deterioration of a homes cladding, windows and foundation if not properly maintained. I have written many articles on the value of proper drainage and grading of building [...]

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Mould / Mold – Is It an Issue

Posted in April 30th, 2009
by Barrie Home Inspector in Home Inspections

As a professional home inspector I find most people are un-educated on mould and whether or not it is affecting their home. There is a lot of hype on mould right now and people are walking around their potential purchase property sniffing for musty odours and looking for tell tale traces of mould. I would like to [...]

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