Being safe around your electric panel is critical as a home owner, but even more critical as a home inspector. For the vast majority of home owners, most will never access their electric panel. For others, checking breakers and resetting them are a regular occurrence...

Carbon Monoxide is a silent killer as it has no odor and cannot be seen, and so attacks without warning. Many instances of Carbon Monoxide poisoning occur in the home, this is largely due to faulty, fuel burning appliances found in the home. What are some ways that CO...

Electric panels are relatively easy to figure out once you know what you are looking at. Since I want to keep this post relatively basic, we are going to use basic number (110 VAC, 220 VAC, 12/2 awg, etc). First, the service entry cable enters the electric panel at...

Many times when the real estate market is busy and there are multiple offers on homes, people sometimes choose to skip the home inspection to make their offer look better – but this is a dangerous thing to do. Likely you are already paying top dollar for the property...

Many of my clients are concerend about flooding (or the opposite, drought!). Over the past 10 years, changes in the weather have made flooding a real possiblility in areas not previously affected. So if you are buying a home, how can you be sure you are not in a flood...

After the dust has settled from the real estate transaction and you are finally in your new home, what comes next? The video below will show you some of the next steps you can take after your home inspection and moving into your home.

Are you building a new home in Rockwall Texas or any of the surrounding areas? Many people tend to skip on a home inspection when it is a new home. Because its new, it should be perfect... right? Many times on newer homes builders can cut corners, code enforcers can...

When thinking about your Spring maintenance list this year, be sure to take some advice from your local Rockwall Home Inspector - Master Spec. The video below will show you a few tips on what to include on your Spring maintenance list this year.

Denim insulation is a great product that I would love to see more of here in Rockwall. But you may ask why a home inspector from Rockwall TX is blogging about denim insulation in the heat of summer. Well, it's because this product is great - even in the summer. Here...