Coastal Home inspectors

03/11/2025

If one was to take the amount of money that I've had sellers capitulate after my inspection in as is contracts, and divided by the number of inspections I've done, I am confident I would dominate everyone in the area, at least be in the top 5%. This is due to abject honesty, and care about my job.

02/27/2025

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04/11/2024

Another great article from Chris Carter involving condo association issues:

https://thefloridarealestateblog.com/f/why-do-florida-condo-buildings-collapse-apathy-indifference

04/11/2024

I read a very informative article that explains the 50 % rule about rebuilding hurricane damaged homes in excellent detail.
The author reached out to me after watching my interview on NBC 2 which is sure to ruffle some feathers.
I recommend reading it to understand the current difficulties and the intentions of the program that pre-existed the storm.

Ever since Hurricanes Irma, Ian, and Idalia made landfall in Florida between 2017 and 2023, property insurance costs and availability are now front-page news. As a result, most homeowners are now aware of FEMA's 50% Rule...

04/30/2023

An excellent article explaining air conditioning systems if you're about to upgrade

https://www.pvhvac.com/blog/what-makes-an-ac-efficient-hint-its-not-just-seer-rating/

09/15/2021

If you need a new plumbing system please give me a call. I'm not a plumber but I'd be happy to give you some free advice. Same thing true with radon systems.

04/24/2021

04/13/2021

Never install PEX Plumbing with copper interconnects, especially if you're on well water

10/27/2020

Realtors-
A competent thorough inspector that you refer will likely have the same effect on your transactions as it does on your career
They both will last longer

04/06/2019

If your contemplating buying a older home, pay attention to the age of the roof and other potentially expensive systems even before you put an offer on it. There has been a massive increase in the cost of roofs from excessive demand brought about by hurricanes Irma and Michael.
Please bear in mind that Florida is a much harsher climate than much of the US when it comes to system degradation. Do not bank on a shingle roof lasting more than 20 years. A three tab non dimensional shingle will seldom last more than 15 years.
If you know someone about to install a tile roof, please have them call us...the new tile roof systems are failing much quicker than in the past.
If the home you are looking at was built prior to 1975, there is a good chance that there is cast iron drainage.
I strongly recommend researching this and drawing your own conclusions...
Every remediation company that I've spoken to acknowledges that when they do relining it is a temporary fix. Replacing drain lines is a major undertaking.
Replacing plumbing supply lines is pretty straightforward but a bit invasive, but not nearly as much as drainage lines which often involve cutting the slab

Replacement of air conditioners is fairly common due to their limited lifespan...
The biggest mistake people make when replacing air conditioners is to not replace their ductwork as it was often under-sized in the past. Newer systems tend to be more sensitive to excessive back pressure caused by ductwork being too small and will breakdown quicker if not matched to appropriate ductwork. This also decreases total system efficiency. Insist that a magnehelic test be performed after a system (including ductwork) is replaced to verify back pressure is within system design limits.

Homes built prior to 1965 often have poor grounding or no ground wire at all. The ground wire is the most important wire of an entire electrical system. While it is an accepted remediation of ungrounded systems to put a GFCI circuit breaker in the circuit, many know from experience that these GFCI circuit breakers fail regularly-especially in Florida- which would leave the circuit unprotected. Replacement of ungrounded wires is best.

Call Coastal Home Inspectors when you want an objective advocate.

09/22/2018

It's not often you get home inspector humor across your feed ;)