Postcards from the Field
NovANNIV
Bonding
Bonding Made Easy
Why bond water pipes to a far-away building ground?
The adjacent water heater feed cable has a handy ground inside – just split it open!
Vonley Ford
MultiTech
Inspection Services
Havre de Grace, MD
GreenBack
Green Back
I Found this “green” back-up sump pump in a residence. Uses no electric or municipal water. Limited only by the endurance of the arm of the resident.
David Argabright Attic to Sidewalk Home Inspections Orient, OH
Praying
Praying for a Good Home Inspection
One of the largest praying mantises I have ever seen…his prayers were answered, very few problems found.
Craig D. Tillman Tillman Inspections Villanova, PA
Ladder Hell
Ladder Hell
How hard is it to put a ladder into a crawl space? OK, rungs on back side, and first rung is over two feet deep…Really??? Job security at its best!!!
Jim Foss
Best Inspections, Inc. Anchorage, AK
Attic Medicine Collection
Attic Medicine Collection
I found this drugstore in the attic. Seems like it would have been easier to keep them in the medicine cabinet. Tim Hemm
Tim Hemm Inspections
Yucaipa, CA
HVAC Guys
HVAC Guys and Electricans Should Talk
The A/C disconnect had condensate running out of it from the furnace vent. I did not open it! HVAC guys and electricians should talk more.
Mike Moran Able Home Inspection LLC Ocean Gate, NJ
Mouse in the House
Mouse in the House!
The agent asked me FOUR TIMES…“Are you sure it’s dead???”
Jack Koelling, ACI Advantage Home Inspections Bel Aire (Wichita), KS
No Cover
No Cover, No Problem
If you don’t have a junction box cover, no problem, just turn the box around.
Jay de Wolf
de Wolf
Inspection Service Burlingame, CA
Plumbers Putty
Your Friend, Plumber’s Putty
This seems to be more work than doing it the correct way…
it still leaked.
Matthew Smith
Ace Home Inspections
Cohoes, NY
Unclear Concept
Unclear on the Concept
This receptical was located behind a child’s crib. Good thing the outlet slots are covered!
Ken Meyer, ACI, Portico Home Inspection LLC, Portland, OR
Ahoy Matey
Ahoy, Matey!
I was expecting to find a "sub" panel behind the bulkhead door but, shiver me timbers, it only lead to the crawlspace.
Ken Meyer, ACI, Portico Home Inspection LLC, Portland, OR
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