The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is fighting new Department of Energy (DOE) requirements on the efficiency of furnaces which will effectively eliminate non-condensing furnaces used by most builders and installers in our area by December of 2028. The...
We get our first real cold front this week and I am reminded that bi-annual service of your HVAC system is a good idea. As I was working through an attic space a few days ago ran across a furnace flue separated in the attic. This was a foundation inspection, and I...
Professional Engineering Inspections has added thermography to our tools when performing building investigations. Edward Robinson the principal engineer at Professional Engineering has obtained his Level 1 – Category 1 Building Investigations certification as a...
New home buyers are losing countertop outlets in the kitchen, and in some cases adjacent rooms, because of changes in the rules for island and peninsula outlets. As of the adoption of the National Electric Code 2023 Edition and under the provisions of this edition...
Blistering of composition shingles is not uncommon in the Houston area. It tends to occur when there’s a defect in the manufacture of the shingles, causing moisture in the layup of the shingles to vaporize after installation and causing small blisters. These blisters...
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