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What is Laminate Flooring and How is it Made?
Laminate Flooring It’s an amazing manufacturing process by which four layers are fused together in a single press operation at high heat at over 300˚F using direct-pressure laminate (DPL) construction. DPL is the most typical fusing method used to manufacture residential laminate flooring. Let’s review each of the four layers starting with the bottom layer […]
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Laminate Flooring Hype
Are your laminate floors a threat to your health? The 60 Minutes episode on March 1, 2015, has our phones ringing off the hook. Homeowners, home buyers, and realtors are suddenly concerned with laminate flooring. Home sellers are wishing they had installed tile. Folks, we have a new public concern which is an old concern […]
Home inspection
Seller Disclosures and The Home Inspector
Should seller disclosures be provided to the Home Inspector? Sellers are required, by law, to properly disclose known issues with the home as a part of the listing. Roof leaks, termite infestation, faulty plumbing, mold, structural issues or deficient appliances are common issues which the potential buyer must be aware of. Some refer to this as […]
Jacksonville Mold Inspection
Common Mold in Your Florida Home
Common mold in your Florida home What you and your realtor should know about mold and mold testing A few home inspector associations and their laboratories are pushing home inspectors to sell mold sampling and mold warranties to homebuyers. As if the internet based, mold testing scammers were not enough, these companies have decided […]
Florida Home Inspections
A Business Owner and a Service Animal – What Are the ADA Expectations?
A Business Owner and a Service Animal – What are the ADA Expectations? Why be proactive? As a business owner, you strive to make your contact with the public an enjoyable and satisfactory experience – that is what leads to repeat business. Customers have diverse needs and backgrounds; this would include those who bring […]
Florida Home Inspections
Blisters in Built Up Roof
Blisters in Built Up Roof Blistering is a common problem found in many commercial built-up or EPDM roofs. A blister is a raised surface area over voids which contain entrapped air and/or moisture. As the surface temperature rises, the pressure inside the blister rises and the adhesion of asphalt weakens. Blisters occur in all […]
Florida Home Inspections
Electric Service Capacity
Electric Service Capacity Determining the Capacity of a Residential Electric Service This article will provide an understanding of how to determine the capacity of a residential electricservice. Quite often we are asked the seemingly simple question “What is the size of my electric service”? In most cases this is a simple question to answer, as […]
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Florida Lien Law
Florida’s Construction Lien Law Florida Statute 713, Part 1 What the Florida homeowner should know about: * Notice to Owner * Construction Lien Release According to Florida law, those who work on your property or provide materials, and are not paid-in-full, have a right to enforce their claim for payment […]
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New Construction Inspection
NEW CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION Should you hire an independent inspector? If you hired an architect to design the home, you should always require the architect to conduct phased or progress inspections with written reports. Now, your architect and your builder are equally responsible for correction of latent defects in design and workmanship. It is especially important […]
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Hiring a Home Inspector Should Take More than Three Minutes
Hiring a home inspector should take more than three minutes… Hiring a home inspector is no different than hiring any other professional you need. Yet many people make the decision by calling two or three and simply taking the lowest price quoted. You assume all home inspectors are the same. They are not. The low cost or barely qualified home […]