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Floor Joist Damaged by Plumber

By |2017-07-15T15:40:30-06:00June 7th, 2016|Ask Your Inspector|

We love good plumbers! Running pipes through a home is not an easy job, and if done correctly, it usually goes unnoticed. In some cases, however, plumbing is done incorrectly, and it can have serious repercussions on a home. Recently we found floor joist damaged by a plumber. Above are a few pictures of plumbing [...]

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I Think It’s Time to Clean your Gutters…

By |2017-07-15T15:40:58-06:00May 17th, 2016|Ask Your Inspector|

Spring rains are here! An unpleasant, but necessary spring task is cleaning out your gutters and downspouts. Over time, the gutters on your home will collect leaves, dirt, roofing material and a lot more. It is also important to ensure that all downspouts are pushing water away from the home. If your gutters look like [...]

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Hornets & Wasps: What should you do?

By |2019-04-24T14:19:42-06:00March 16th, 2016|Ask Your Inspector|

Something that we come across very often during a home inspection are wasps or hornet nests. These nests usually come as quite the surprise when you are crawling in the attic or when you pull off an electrical panel cover! These are some of wasps' favorite places to colonize as you can see in the pictures [...]

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Deck Safety: Is the Deck You Are Standing On As Secure As You Think?

By |2019-05-22T11:45:34-06:00December 1st, 2015|Ask Your Inspector, Inspection Connection, Picture Of The Month|

Inspection Picture of the Week: Deck Safety and Decking Problems Deck safety and deck inspections are an area foremost on the mind of all the home inspectors at Scott Home Inspection. This deck has some serious structural issues present with the cracked joists, and safety issues with missing handrail guards.  This deck is considered un-safe. This [...]

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Ease of Online Scheduling

By |2025-01-30T07:52:57-07:00March 15th, 2015|Ask Your Inspector|

Scott Home Inspection offers fast and easy online scheduling for you and your clients! This convenient, user-friendly tool makes it easy for you and your clients to get your home inspections scheduled as quickly as possible. Check our availability and schedule online anytime of the day, even after business hours! A member of our [...]

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Preparing for a Home Inspection

By |2021-01-15T10:31:37-07:00December 11th, 2014|Ask Your Inspector|

Steps to prepare a house for a Home Inspection As the seller of the home, or a listing agent helping a seller, properly preparing for a home inspection is important, to help things go smoothly with the inspection process. As home inspectors, we come across many of the same problems during our inspections. Many are [...]

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