Proper Drainage After Foundation Repairs

Proper Drainage After Foundation Repairs

Drainage is an Issue Do you ever think about the drainage conditions around your foundation and how they might affect the performance of your foundation? Poor soil grading at repair piers can cause foundation settlement. Prevention of poor drainage allowing water to...
Getting a C.L.U.E….. Report

Getting a C.L.U.E….. Report

Information on Your Home Is Available I receive a lot of advertising emails daily and one I recently received was selling access to historical property condition information on homes assumably to be used by a potential buyer.  I don’t know anything about the company...

Poor Tape Flashing Application

Poor tape flashing application is common in residential window installation in new construction.  This can result in water entry.  In the video water entry was found to be occurring even during framing stage because it rained pretty hard during the...
Nail Holes In New Construction Roof Systems are Common

Nail Holes In New Construction Roof Systems are Common

Nail holes in a new construction roof system are common.  They most commonly occur where scaffolding anchors or toe boards are nailed through the roof system to apply siding at or above the roof.  They can be difficult to detect during inspection and are often...
Tensioning Residential Foundation Cable Late

Tensioning Residential Foundation Cable Late

Most of the home foundation construction in the Houston area today is post tensioned slab on grade foundations. This type of foundation is not reinforced with conventional reinforcing steel bar but is reinforced using tendons that compress the concrete in two...
Knob and Tube Wiring

Knob and Tube Wiring

During inspection of older homes in the Houston area it is not uncommon to find Knob and Tube (K&T) wiring.  In Houston this type of wiring is typically found in buildings constructed in the 1940s and before.  Knob and tube wiring was an early standardization of...