Hello Colorado Springs! Here is a picture of how NOT to run a dryer vent through a roof. See the holes in the tar? For more inspection picutres, go to: www.aprecisehomeinspection.com, or just give us a call @ 719-272-0100. Posted in Home Buyer education Tagged: Home, home inspection, Home inspection picture, home inspector, home maintenance
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Hello Colorado Springs, this is an article written by Dr. James Burkhart, Director of the Radon Measurements Lab at UCCS.  I can’t count the amount of times I am asked about charcoal canisters versus other radon measuring devices.  So this article should help clear up a lot. Charcoal Canisters versus Other Devices Charcoal canisters are, [...]
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Hello Colorado Springs! A Precise Home Inspection, Inc. & 911 Alarm are proud to offer you and your clients an exclusive offer.  You and your clients (past & present) can receive a home security system free of charge.  Stan Kelley of 911 Alarm writes: “One thing I would say is that with increased home intrusions [...]
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 Hello Colorado Springs, here is an article written by Randy Flanery of Tri-Valley Tile & Stone, one of the most trusted and experienced tile craftsman in Colorado. CAULK REPAIR If you have been in your current home for more than five years, make sure you inspect your caulking in your shower or your tub surround. [...]
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Hello Colorado Springs! As a home inspector, I see and get asked a lot of questions about polybutylene plumbing.  The truth is it’s in a lot of properties here in Colorado.  This is what you will read on a typical home inspection report in regards to polybutylene plumbing:  Major Concern:  It appears that the home is plumbed with [...]
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There has been much debate on where to mount your Carbon Monoxide detector, well hopefully this article will help. Where to Mount a Carbon Monoxide Detector?   So you just bought a carbon monoxide detector to put in your home. You feel a sense of security wrap around your body as your plug it into the [...]
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Hello Colorado Springs! OK, you’re buying a brand new home with a one year warranty.  Then the question arises, “Should I get the home inspected?”  We’ll let you decide… My daughter and I used to read these kind of books when she was a toddler. What’s under flap #1 A laundry room dryer vent… There [...]
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Hello Colorado Springs! A Precise Home Inspection is happy to announce:   We can now perform air pressure testing on the home’s water piping for only .  We understand that on some homes the water can not be turned on during the inspection.  We also understand that it is costly to pay a plumbing contractor [...]
A Precise Home Inspection Blog Colorado Springs, Colorado

Living in Holland, it is nothing new to see wind mills and wind turbines of old and new technology But, there is a new kid on the block is emerging for areas where constant wind is not an abundant, nor a constant source This advancement in wind turbine technology is called the aeroturbine

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Children are being exposed to lead poisoning and it is still a major environmental health problem in the US Lead is much more dangerous to children because they often put their fingers and other objects such as pacifiers into their mouths If there is lead based paint on windows, they will eat paint chips or eat soil from outside that is contaminated with lead It affects children more because they are still developing Lead Paint was banned in 1978
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