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Rain Gutters Downspouts

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Rain Gutters Downspouts

What are Rain Gutters?

Rain Gutters are designed to protect the foundation of your home or a building. They channel rainwater away from your home to reduce the risk of erosion, leaks in the basement, protects the pain on your home and even your landscaping.

As you can see Rain Gutters are very beneficial and helps protect you greatest assess…your home!

Rain Gutters are great but all that water needs a place to go, it can’t just sit up there in ...

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JUN
0

Categories: Home Improvement Tips, Rain Chain Downspouts, Rain Gutters Downspouts

Ask your Home Inspector Orlando FL

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Did you know up until 2010 it only took a $35 license to become a Home Inspector Orlando FL?

That’s right, in the state of Florida there was no law that said you had to become certified to start a Home Inspection Company Orlando FL.  This left a lot of companies calling themselves Home Inspectors when all they were is licensed as a business. In 2010 the state of Florida changed the requirements to become a licensed and certified home inspector in ...

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13
MAR
0

Categories: Home Inspector Questions

How to Install French Drains

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How to Install French Drains

Installing French Drains

Step 1. From the lowest point of the area of the flooding area, you want to dig down to where the top of the catch basin is even with the top of the soil.

Step 2. The drainage ditch should be dug approximately 18” wide and slope downward at 1” per every 12 feet. This will give a gradual flow of water through the pipe without causing erosion from fast moving water. You ...

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AUG
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Categories: Home Improvement Tips

Counties we service

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Our Certified Home Inspectors are happy to provide home inspections in Central Florida. We are currently servicing the following counties:

  • Brevard County
  • Flager County
  • Lake County
  • Orange County
  • Osceola County
  • Polk County
  • Seminole County
  • Volusia County

If you live in any of these counties A Thorough Inspection would be honored to perform your inspection needs.

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21
MAR
0

Categories: Home Inspector Questions

Top Ten Home Inspector Questions…

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Top Ten Home Inspector Questions…

1. What does your inspection cover?

Unlike most home inspection companies, we inspect homes as if we are buying them. When a home inspector gets certified, they teach them to inspect a “representative” number of items. We do not agree with this. What if the inspector doesn’t check something and it does not work properly? We check every outlet, light switch, door, window, nook and cranny. Inspections are also taught to be visual only. We don’t agree with that ...

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9
DEC
0

Categories: Home Inspector Questions

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Roof Inspections

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Roof Inspections

Top 5 reasons why your roof might be leaking…

Over the years of doing Roof Inspections we have come across many reasons why a roof might leak but there are 5 that we continuously see time after time.

1. Nail heads that are exposed

Although the damage is minimal if caught early, unsealed nail heads rust and shrink allowing water to go through the nail hole and can cause major wood rot of the roof decking and drywall damage on the ...

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22
JUN
0

Categories: Roof Inspections