How to Clean a Dryer Vent
Cleaning your dryer vent and lint screen on a regular basis helps minimize lint buildup, lowers the risk of a fire, and ensures that your dryer runs effectively. Dryer lint fires are extremely common [...]
Dryer Vent Fires
A common and heavily used household appliance, the clothes dryer revolutionized the amount of time that people spent cleaning and drying clothes when it was first developed in 1938. While this machine is both [...]
How to Prevent Pest Intrusion
Homes are designed to keep many things out including water, excessive heat or cold, inclement weather, and pests. While homes are good at keeping most of these things out, there are always some chinks [...]
Common Stair Defects
Understanding Common Stair Defects After a Home Inspection: A Guide for Homeowners If you’ve recently had a home inspection, chances are your inspector may have flagged some issues with your stairs. While it might [...]
3 prong versus 4 prong outlets for dryers. What can be done?
When homeowners with older dryers that have 3-prong connections move into a property with a newer 4-slot outlet, they may be confused about why their dryer cord doesn’t work. Their dryer cord doesn’t plug [...]
What is Lumberyard Mold?
When people hear the word “mold” during a general home inspection, there is usually a concern about indoor air quality, and the health and safety of occupants. When home inspectors find evidence of what [...]