by sethmangiaracina@hotmail.com | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Flashing is one of the elements of a well-built house that doesn’t draw much attention until it goes bad, as it’s often known to do (there are a number of reasons for this that we’ll discuss below). If you think you’ve found the right property in your search for a new... by sethmangiaracina@hotmail.com | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hiring a home inspector shouldn’t be a simple matter of doing a Google search and picking the top name that pops up on the screen. You wouldn’t choose a doctor or dentist in this manner—and the same applies to finding the right home inspector, whether you’re a seller... by sethmangiaracina@hotmail.com | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Viewing a basement for the first time—whether cluttered with junk or furnished with a pool table and wet bar—often evokes one very familiar question from home-shoppers looking over a potential property: Does it get wet when it rains? It’s an important question that... by sethmangiaracina@hotmail.com | Aug 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
When searching for the perfect home, it is highly unlikely that eager shoppers—especially in this seller’s market—will be asking many questions about air leaks. To a homebuyer more interested in the building’s finished basement, new deck, and proximity to a preferred... by sethmangiaracina@hotmail.com | Jul 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the second part of our look at the attic portion of a home inspection, we’ll be examining the importance of proper ventilation and pointing out some of the common defects that the certified inspectors at A-Pro have reported on over the last 27 years. As we noted in...