Raleigh Home Inspection Identifies Leaking Ice-Maker Line and Resulting Mold Growth

During a recent Home Inspection, it was observed that there was an ice-maker line that was leaking…and had been doing so for quite some time. This is not such an uncommon occurrence and can go undetected because the plumbing connection is typically located behind the refrigerator in an “out of sight, out of mind” location.

In this instance, the leakage had maintained the surrounding area in a saturated condition and there was obvious visible mold growth present. Likely, some degree of damage to materials was also present inside the wall; those materials could not be directly observed without some destructive evaluation.

We advised our client that destructive evaluation should be under-taken, to any extent necessary to ensure no damage to hidden materials or components had occurred, and that any damage be repaired. We also advised that any visible fungal/microbial growth should be thoroughly cleaned from all affected areas in accordance with recommendations of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Of course, the leakage that caused the issue should be repaired by a licensed plumber.

Don’t let someone else’s problems become your problems. Have your home inspected by a professional Home Inspector before you buy the home because…You just never know what conditions might be present!

Just What Is A Home Inspection Worth? Raleigh Home Inspection InspectBits Podcast Episode 002

As a Raleigh Home Inspection firm, when our office telephone rings, one of the first questions we are asked is “How much does a Home Inspection cost?”. And while this is a very fair question, we suggest that a more appropriate question might be “How much is a Home Inspection worth?”. In this Episode 002 of our InspectBits podcast series, we examine that issue.

Thank You so much for your time in viewing our video……know that we appreciate you. Please take one more moment and leave us a comment….we look forward to hearing from you.

Quality Residential Inspections……serving all of the greater triangle region of North Carolina to include Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, and Clayton

Melted Vinyl Siding – InspectBits Podcast Episode 001

While performing Home Inspections in the Raleigh, NC area, we sometimes find issues that are……unique. That is to say that some issues are not your “run-of-the-mill” issues that we find during a majority of inspections. InspectBits Episode 001 addresses one of those issues. Reflected energy is reflected heat and when that heat is reflected onto the vinyl siding wall cladding of a home, the vinyl siding can suffer warping and deformation as a result.

We hope that you have found this video informative……come back and visit us often. And do please leave us a comment…….we do appreciate them.

Quality Residential Inspections……serving all of the greater triangle region of North Carolina to include Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, and Clayton

16th Annual Run For Life

Wanna get out and be healthy while supporting a terrific event…..Then the 16th Annual Run For Life fits the bill perfectly. This yeas event is being held Saturday August 28, 2010 at the Wake Med Soccer Park (formerly SAS Soccer Park) in Cary, NC. Events kick off at 8:00 AM and include a 5K race and a 1 mile run for the kids.

For more information, visit the Run For Life website or click here and get signed up today

The Run for Life event was established in 1994 in Raleigh, NC by Mary Angelini to help pro-life organizations raise additional funds for operation and to raise public awareness of the sanctity of life and the many pro-life organizations that are available to assist women faced with an unplanned pregnancy. Help comes in many forms— pre-natal care, life skills training, budgeting, job placement, — and can continue long after the baby is born.

Here It Is, Finally…InspectBits Podcast Episode 000

Welcome…….

Its been awhile coming but here we are……presenting Episode 000 of our InspectBits podcast series. The time between the idea and the inception was pretty much a product of my having to learn most every “nook and cranny” detail about video production, file structures, codecs, etc., etc., and etc………But now that we’re here, maybe we can keep the momentum going. As you will learn, what we are trying to do is provide some relevant, helpful information about homes, Home Inspections, and some of the things we see on a routine basis. We see allot of different things during any particular Raleigh Home Inspection……and many of those things are interesting… to us anyway… and we hope that you find them interesting as well.

We at Quality Residential Inspections welcome you….. and hope you perceive some value from our little production.

Oh, and right here in the beginning, I want to throw out a heap of appreciation and thanks to Chris Kim for all of his assistance with InspectBits.

If you have any thoughts or comments, then please do share……let us know what you think!

Gary Gentry
Quality Residential Inspections

Raleigh Area Local Events and Happenings

This is where we’ll post and highlight local community events and happenings.