Chrissy Doremus's blog

U.S. Inspect inspectors are in new places every day. They can find themselves belly down in a rodent-infested crawl space one day, and catching a glimpse of spectacular displays of natural beauty the next. And when we're lucky, some of those inspectors send us pictures of the wonderful places where they live and work so that we can share them here in our U.S. Inspect Scrapbook.

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!!

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!)

As radon testing providers for almost 25 years, we receive many questions about the effects of radon in water. Because August is National Water Quality Month, we thought it was only fitting that we share the top twelve questions and their answers.

Radon in Water Q & A

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What's on tap? And I'm not talking about at your local bar, I'm talking about your home water tap. Do you know the quality of your drinking water?

August is National Water Quality Month, so I thought it would be nice to devote some time throughout this month to talking about this important topic. Here are some basics from the EPA about water quality at home and how to make sure your tap is tops! See their website for for more.