7 Places Where Mold Can Hide Inside Your Home Mold thrives in dark, moist, and warm environments, which means that issues in certain lesser trafficked areas of the home can easily get out of hand. Check and clean out these areas to cover some of mold’s best hiding spots inside the home. February 19, 2024 By Melisa Rana Cleaning Tips, Home Maintenance, Safety attic, basement, ceiling, chimney, floors, garage, home exterior, HVAC, landscaping, mold, plumbing, roof, ventilation, walls 0 0 Comment Read More »
What to Expect: How Long Does a Typical Home Inspection Take? Frequently, our inspectors are asked, " How long does a home inspection take?" Let's review some factors that can impact the duration of the inspection process. December 18, 2023 By sma Home Inspection attic, electrical, first-time homeowner, home exterior, HVAC, insulation, landscapting, mold, plumbing, radon, real estate, roof, ventilation, windows 0 0 Comment Read More »
How to be a Good Host During the Holidays In preparation for the holidays, here are a few extra things that you can do to go above and beyond making your out-of-town guests feel welcome! December 11, 2023 By sma Cleaning Tips, Holiday, Home Decor, Home Inspection, Home Maintenance, Just for Fun, Safety entertaining, home exterior, kids, living room, organization, roof, winter 0 0 Comment Read More »
Mountain Home Maintenance Advice According to Home Inspectors Whether you’re a new homeowner acclimating to life a little higher above sea level, or you’re a long-time mountain dweller, here are some primary maintenance concerns worth tracking. November 13, 2023 By sma Home Inspection, Home Maintenance, Safety home exterior, landscaping, mold, roof 0 0 Comment Read More »
Does a House Have to “Pass” Inspection to be Sold? To get a better idea of what a home inspection report is and how it prepares buyers for homeownership, let’s discuss the essentials of home inspections. June 26, 2023 By sma Home Inspection, Home Maintenance first-time homeowner, home seller, new homeowner, roof 0 0 Comment Read More »
Home Maintenance Items to Prioritize After Your Inspection To review the differences between which features should be addressed as soon as possible and which can be put off until later on, here are your home maintenance priorities post-inspection. May 22, 2023 By sma Home Inspection, Home Maintenance, Safety attic, electrical, foundation, HVAC, mold, new homeowner, radon, roof 0 0 Comment Read More »
Property Inspections Are Reaching New Heights With Drones In the property inspection industry, a tool that’s finding its way into many inspectors’ tool belts and may be revolutionizing the field is the drone. March 6, 2023 By sma Home Inspection, Home Maintenance, Safety home seller, moving, new homeowner, real estate, roof 0 0 Comment Read More »
Home Maintenance Tasks You Should Add To Your 2023 Resolutions This year, resolve to take better care of your home by practicing good home maintenance! Your home works hard to take good care of you, return the favor by starting with these simple steps. January 2, 2023 By sma Cleaning Tips, DIY, Home Maintenance chimney, home exterior, HVAC, lawn care, roof, windows 0 0 Comment Read More »
Tips to Prolong the Life of Your Roof (and Your Home) Due to rising concerns surrounding roof integrity in the winter, we thought it would be best to review some basic roof maintenance tasks that every homeowner should know. December 19, 2022 By sma DIY, Holiday, Home Maintenance entertaining, home exterior, roof 0 0 Comment Read More »
How to Storm-Proof Your Home from Inclement Weather A bad storm can bring about so many repairs. From broken windows to downed powerlines and trees. The best method of defense is to prepare for disaster before it occurs. May 16, 2022 By sma Home Maintenance, Safety home exterior, new homeowner, roof, spring, summer 0 0 Comment Read More »