I first shared news of the Minnesota Radon Licensing Act on my blog over a year ago, but a fair amount has changed since then.
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I put together a short little video compilation showing a bunch of video clips of various defects that we've captured during home inspections.
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More updates to the new Minnesota State Building Code that was updated in January of this year. These are the first major updates to our code since 2007, so there's a lot of stuff to discuss.
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Last week I posted an update on Diamond Pier footings, and since then I've had a number of people ask me whether or not Diamond Pier footings are approved for use in this city or that city. The best way to get the most accurate, up-to-date answer to that question is to contact the building inspections department for the specific city and ask.
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I asked Kurt to write this guest post as a warning for anyone buying a new construction model home, or as a heads-up for anyone who already owns a model home.
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I blogged about how saddle valves are illegal products in Minnesota nearly five years ago, and it's time for an update on that topic with some more information.
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I'm writing this post as somewhat of a rebuttal to that document because while many of the points made by the builder are valid, many of them aren't.
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Minnesota will be adopting the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC) on January 24th, 2015. I've put together a list of the most notable changes from the 2007 code.
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Maintenance Inspections for Homeowners
Read MoreThe sellers of the home questioned the accuracy of my report and hired another company to re-test the house. This other company did their testing from the interior rather than from the exterior as I had done. Their report to the home owners? “Every place we tested was dry”.
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this particular issue seems to completely befuddle folks... majority of the comments were questions from readers who were trying to troubleshoot their own leaking TPR valves
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For this third part, I'll be discussing a home that had the stucco completely torn off, and the entire house re-sided with fiber cement siding.
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stucco repairs can be categorized as "minimal", "moderate", or "full replacement". In last weeks blog post, I discussed a retrofit stucco repair which I consider "minimal"... not to be confused with "minor".
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Moisture testing on relatively newer stucco houses (mid 1980s - late 2000s) has become standard practice when buying a home in Minnesota, and a lot of those tests reveal problems with moisture intrusion.
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