The quality of the air we breathe in our home is always a concern, as its a place we want to feel relaxed and safe in. Depending on the cause, bad air quality can result in possible health issues, sometimes serious ones. One risk is the chemical formaldehyde. This is...

When buying a home, it is important to make sure that a radon test has been performed. A certified home inspector usually does this as part of the seller's home inspection. You might ask yourself, though, what exactly is Radon? How dangerous is it? How common is it?...

Do you ever notice damage to your clothing or other pieces of fabric in your home? It is possible you may have a household pest called the carpet beetle. While adult carpet beetles are easier to spot and actually do not cause any damage to your household items, it's...

One of the most damaging threats that can exist for your home, especially structurally, are pests and insects. Some insects work silently however, and escape your notice until they've already caused a lot of damage to the structure of your home. The most common...

In our last article we looked at the potential causes of air pollutants in our home. In this article, we will look at ways to reduce and treat these pollutants. Here are a few suggestions: Make sure when using gas or kerosene heaters or even stoves etc that the room...

More and more people nowadays are being affected by pollutants in the air. These can cause many different allergies and respiratory ailments. It's important then, to analyze how good the air quality is in our home, especially as it's the place we spend most of our...

Buying a house that has been foreclosed on can be very appealing, as the price could be much lower than market value. However, there are many pitfalls that one can fall into if you’re not careful or experienced in the foreclosure home market. An ideal way to purchase...

Buying a home can sometimes feel rather overwhelming. Once you have finally found your home, you then need to deal with all those extra fees you incur, which are referred to as closing costs. These costs can really add up, so here are just a few things you can expect...

It's so important to be conscious of any potential fire hazard in our home, but what about our garage, especially when its attached to our house? Garage fires can occur very easily, this is because our garage is where we store most of our flammable liquids ( paint...

Cracks - They come in all shapes and sizes and I find them all the time on home inspections here in Rocckwall. When it comes down to it though, are cracks bad? If you watch a lot of HGTV, then you probably see a whole group of people genuinely break down when a crack...