U.S. Inspect Blog

What is the world's largest house? Do you know? It's 484,000 square feet.  484,000 square feet--seriously? Seriously. So large in fact, you might say it's a castle--oh wait, it IS a castle.
 

Each year, more than 41,000 residential fires that claim about 350 lives and cause over 1,400 injuries are due to incidents that involve electrical equipment, such as extension cords, outlets and light bulbs. When was the last time you proactively looked for and corrected electrical safety hazards in your home?

ANSWER: Main Electrical Panel Needs to be Secured

This is the main electric panel falling off the side of a house during an inspection by Raleigh, NC Inspector, Eric Goodsell. The house was occupied at the time and everything was still working--but yikes!!

Hallelujah!

That’s what my wife and I have been saying for the last 24 hours. You would say it too if you found one of these in your mailbox.

Editor's Note: We've decided to launch a "spin-off" series of blog posts, following up on our popular Tales of a First-Time Homebuyer series written by our multi-talented commercial inspection report writer, Paul Picard. This will look at the process of selling and buying a home from the perspective of a family who has been through it several times before.

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This week is National Air Conditioning Appreciation Week, so we thought we'd feature a guest post from our friends and Premium Service Partners, Petro, Heating & Air Conditioning Services.

Chill Out About Energy Costs And Save This Summer

Today has finally arrived.

That means it's Friday the 13th and my 30th birthday.

(And if that doesn't scream "scary," I don't know what does!)

Sometimes what we don't know about an aspect of our home or how something works in our home can really complicate a situation. Knowledge really is power, and having it--especially when it comes to our home--can ultimately save money, time, and aggravation. I think everyone can relate to that. Has anyone ever gone ahead and began repairing something in your home or making a decision about something, only in hindsight to realize that you should have read up on it first? Or worse, that you did the complete opposite of what you now know was right--yikes! We've all been there.