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Indoor air testing
Are There Any Benefits to Having HVAC Ducts Cleaned?
There are benefits to having your air ducts cleaned, although it depends on several underlying conditions and the objective you hope to achieve in having the ducts cleaned.
Homeowner Insurance
Why Are Insurance Claims For Water Or Mold Damage Denied?
There are two primary reasons your insurance carrier may deny your claim: You declined the endorsement, or it wasn’t offered to you. Your damage was caused by a chronic/systemic leak regardless of whether you knew about it.
new construction inspection
What Does A Builder Warranty Cover?
For most of us, our homes are the most expensive purchase we will ever make. Many people opt to buy new construction in the hope they will have a new home, free of defects and with the latest in energy efficiency. We assume if problems are found, the builder will fix the issue promptly and […]
Stucco Inspection
Stucco Cracking – What Does It Mean?
The first thing we need to understand is the difference between “cracking” and “delamination” and it is not always readily apparent. Delamination will always cause “cracking”, but “cracking” will not cause “delamination”.
Home Inspection
HVAC Inspections
People often ask us what brand of HVAC is the best and frankly, due to consolidation in the industry, what was once great may be not so great today.
Home Inspection
Seller’s Inspection Checklist
Odds are favorable that the buyer of your home will hire a home inspector to conduct a pre-purchase, due diligence home inspection as a condition of purchase. The home inspector will also prepare important insurance reports required by insurance carriers. While your buyer may be willing to accept some repairs or obsolescence in the home, […]
Tips
We Wish You A Joyful Holiday Season
Be mindful of fire safety and carefully decorate your home with these safety tips from Property360 and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). According to the NFPA, an average of 790 homes incur structure fires each year due to decorations, and 160 fires start on the Christmas tree. Don’t let your home contribute to these […]
new construction inspection
Why You Should Order a Builder One-Year Warranty Inspection
The single most important reason new homeowners should have their home inspected before the end of the first year of ownership is to document deficiencies and/or concerns before the builder transfers the warranty to a 3rd-party warranty provider. The builder is required to notify the 3rd-party warranty provider of any known issues. Depending upon the […]
Jacksonville Mold Inspection
Don’t Let Mold Take Over Your Home!
Air leakage in our Florida homes is a major cause of indoor mold and poor air quality yet most “mold assessors” or “mold testers” fail to identify, or even inspect, for air leakage when they conduct indoor air quality or mold testing. Advising you have elevated spore counts of some specie of mold without identifying […]