Porch Light Home Inspection

Porch Light Home Inspection Porch Light is a residential property inspection company located in Central Oregon.

08/31/2026

What We Do at Porch Light

Residential inspections. Commercial inspections. Radon testing. Sewer scopes. Full property evaluations. And plenty of drainage issues along the way.

Different properties, different systems, same goal: helping people better understand what they’re buying and what needs attention.

Clarity Before Close.

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Completed a commercial property inspection in Bend, Oregon on an office space featuring a TPO membrane roof, metal roofi...
08/29/2026

Completed a commercial property inspection in Bend, Oregon on an office space featuring a TPO membrane roof, metal roofing components, and rooftop packaged HVAC units. Commercial roofing systems like TPO require careful evaluation of seams, penetrations, and drainage to ensure the membrane is performing as intended and protecting the building envelope below. Rooftop packaged HVAC units add another layer of inspection detail, as their placement and condition directly affect both the roof assembly around them and the comfort and air quality of the occupied space below. Porch Light Inspection brings the same thorough approach to commercial properties that our residential clients have come to expect across Central Oregon.

08/18/2026

When the AQI climbs above 150 the air inside your home becomes a real concern, even with windows and doors closed.

This is where a Corsi-Rosenthal box comes in.

It is a DIY air purifier built from four 20x20x1 furnace filters and a box fan. Air is drawn in through all four sides, filtered and pushed clean out the top. It costs about $50 to build, takes around 15 minutes to assemble and outperforms many commercial air purifiers when it comes to filtering wildfire smoke particulates.

In this video we build one from scratch and show exactly how it works. This is not a permanent fixture — it is something you build and deploy when air quality gets bad and put away when conditions improve.

Use MERV 11 rated filters or higher for best results during smoke events.

If you missed part one we covered replacing your HVAC filter, setting your fan to run continuously and plugging your foundation vents. Start there first.

Porch Light Property Inspection and Porch Light Home Maintenance. Built in Central Oregon since 2015.

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08/11/2026

Wildfire smoke season is here. Three things every Central Oregon homeowner should do right now.

Replace your HVAC filter. Then go to your thermostat and set the fan to run continuously — not auto. This keeps air moving through that fresh filter all day long even when your system is not heating or cooling. Most homeowners skip this step.

Last — plug your foundation vents. The vents along the base of your home are a direct pathway for smoke and embers. Temporarily plugging them during active smoke days is simple and effective.

Part two covers how to build a Corsi-Rosenthal box — a $50 DIY air purifier that works better than most store-bought options. Stay tuned.

Porch Light Property Inspection and Porch Light Home Maintenance. Built in Central Oregon since 2015.

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Completed a new construction inspection in Bend, Oregon and noted some unusual settlement cracks in the concrete garage ...
08/11/2026

Completed a new construction inspection in Bend, Oregon and noted some unusual settlement cracks in the concrete garage slab. Hairline cracking in new concrete is not uncommon as it cures and settles, but cracks that fall outside of normal parameters on a brand new home are worth documenting and having evaluated before the builder's warranty window closes. New construction inspections exist precisely for moments like this, catching conditions early while the responsibility still clearly sits with the builder. Do not assume new means perfect — an independent inspection protects your investment from day one.

07/24/2026

Loose Ends in New Construction

A newly installed engineered roof truss was loose and missing proper bracing and blocking in the attic.

Even in new construction, the details matter, especially when Central Oregon snow loads enter the picture.

Clarity Before Close.

Ran a sewer scope at a home in Sunriver, Oregon where the sewer cleanout access was located inside the crawlspace, which...
07/24/2026

Ran a sewer scope at a home in Sunriver, Oregon where the sewer cleanout access was located inside the crawlspace, which meant suiting up in a hazmat suit and full face mask and working flat on my back to get the camera into the line. The difficult access was worth pushing through because the scope revealed a significant root intrusion obstruction in the drain line severe enough to prevent the camera from advancing past it for a full inspection of the underground pipe. Tree root intrusion of this severity is a serious finding that points toward potential line damage, blockage, and costly repairs if left unaddressed. The access was tight and uncomfortable but our client needed to know what was in that line, and that is reason enough to get it done right.

Completed a buyer's home inspection in Bend and flagged a missing metal flashing at the deck ledger board connection on ...
07/22/2026

Completed a buyer's home inspection in Bend and flagged a missing metal flashing at the deck ledger board connection on the front exterior. No deterioration was visible at the time of inspection, but without flashing in place the wall assembly behind the ledger board is left exposed to trapped moisture every time it rains or snow melts against it. It is the kind of detail that looks fine today and becomes a wood rot repair tomorrow. A straightforward fix now is far less expensive than what moisture intrusion behind a ledger board can turn into over time.

07/14/2026

🏠 Unfinished Business…

This half bathroom sink had one job: send water to the drain.

Instead, the drain connection was completely missing, sending every drop straight into the crawlspace. 💧

Water and crawlspaces rarely make good roommates. Left unnoticed, a simple plumbing oversight like this can lead to moisture damage, damaged insulation, wood decay, and mold concerns.

The lesson? Sometimes the biggest problems aren’t what’s leaking. It’s where the leak is going.

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06/29/2026

Completed a home inspection in Sisters, Oregon and found an active plumbing drain leak in the crawlspace tracing back to the fiberglass shower pan above. Fiberglass shower pans are a common leak point that often go unnoticed because the damage happens out of sight beneath the floor. When the unsupported area around the drain is stepped on repeatedly over time, it can flex enough to loosen or fully disconnect the drain seal, allowing water to escape directly into the crawlspace below. It is a slow and silent problem until it is not, which is exactly why getting into the crawlspace is a non-negotiable part of every inspection we perform.

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