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Happy 4th of July!

Fireworks will soon fill the skies all over this great nation as America celebrates Independence Day. John Adams himself predicted how we would celebrate the day in a letter he wrote to his wife Abigail on July 3, 1776:

It's still raining here in northern New Jersey—and seeing as though things don't look they like they are going let up anytime soon—I was in the mood for a follow-up to Monday's Watch and Learn rain-related post.

The May existing home data was published today by the NAR.  Here are the key points.

It's raining like crazy here in northern New Jersey (16 of the 22 days so far this month), and this morning I stopped and just stood in my upstairs hall window to watch the latest storm. But after a few minutes, I frowned as I noticed something...

As a follow-up to my post last week about the new Colorado Carbon Monoxide detector requirements, I thought it was a good time to reiterate the basic ways to prevent Carbon Monoxide Exposure.

Here are some basic CO2 Do's and Don'ts:

As the weather starts to sizzle across the country, more and more Americans will be looking to their pools and spas for refreshment and relief from the summertime heat.

But as the mercury rises, so too should our awareness of proper pool safety practices--especially if you are like me and have a young child/children around your home. We have published these U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) tips in many forms over the years, but they are always worth repeating!

There are new Carbon Monoxide requirements in Colorado. Revised State Statute 38-45-103 (Lofgren and Johnson Families Carbon Monoxide Safety Act) now requires that all existing single and multi-family dwellings offered for sale or transfer after July 1, 2009 have an operational Carbon Monoxide alarm installed.

It is the story that everyone was hoping we would not hear—did builders/installers suspect or know that Chinese Drywall was defective (or at least was not quite right) when it was being installed? Did anyone know and install it anyway or even attempt to cover it up?

My friend and fellow U.S. Inspect inspector, Jack, shared a funny experience with me today:

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When I walked in to one of my inspections yesterday, it was very warm. I walked over and lowered the air. It did not get cooler. When it came time to look at the air handler, I removed the cover to see the coils. Well, as you can see from the picture, …