U.S. Inspect Blog

This past weekend was the Annual Home Improvement Show at the local convention center. Over 100 vendors participated. As expected, there were booths showing off new technology, booths with improved products, and lots of marketing from them all!

It's purely coincidential that we're wrapping up National Radon Action Month and I'm sitting down to write this blog post ... after having radon tested a nearby home that returned a reading of 171.9 pic/L! Remember 4.0 pci/L is the EPA recommended level for mitigation. As I sat down to log my thoughts on this unusually high reading, I received an email of a YouTube video published by the Minnesota Department of Health on the dangers of radon.

Every day, across the country, hundreds of homes are inspected by our employees in the field. We believe it’s important to recognize the work they do, and to allow you to become more familiar with the inspector you may encounter. Today, we'd like to introduce Dana Aderman, of our Colorado Springs, Colorado inspection team for U.S. Inspect.

The term 'ventless' or 'vent free' pretty much sums up the most important attribute of a natural gas or propane burning appliance one might purchase for a secondary home heating need. Ventless heating products come in a variety of types; heaters, fireplaces, inserts, stoves, and log sets. The common component of any of these types is the non-existant chimney, flue, or vent. The appliance is designed to remove oxygen from the air and create or combust flames, in turn, producing heat.