Martindale Home Inspections LLC

04/27/2022

Taking a break from home inspecting to remodel my kitchen and living area. Stay tuned.

08/05/2020

What’s in your crawlspace?!

07/07/2020

How do you confirm that the in-floor heating system under the bathroom tile works? Infrared camera.

05/23/2020

What’s in your electrical panel?

Yikes! 220 Volts 40 Amps!

05/21/2020

Yikes! 220 Volts 40 Amps!

05/03/2020

Third in a series...

So, you’re selling your home and you have a signed contract on it. The buyer wants to have it inspected. Here is a helpful tip to make the process go smoother for everyone involved: Let’s talk about pets. Just because your 110 pound Fido is sweet and cuddly to you and your family doesn’t mean he’ll be sweet and cuddly to a stranger coming through the door or into your backyard when you are not home. I have had to reschedule. Also, if your indoor pet likes to dart out the door and run off, you might want to confine them some way just for a few hours. Had a deaf dog dart out of a fenced backyard once. Couldn’t call that dog and he didn’t know sign language. Stay tuned.

A second in a series.
So, you’re selling your home and you have a signed contract on it. The buyer wants to have it inspected. Here is a helpful tip to make the process go smoother for everyone involved: Make sure that the inspector can see all the plumbing underneath your kitchen sink and bathroom vanity. I have moved towels, hair dryers, lotions and potions to inspect the plumbing. However, I’m not always comfortable doing it.
Stay tuned for more tips.

04/25/2020

A second in a series.
So, you’re selling your home and you have a signed contract on it. The buyer wants to have it inspected. Here is a helpful tip to make the process go smoother for everyone involved: Make sure that the inspector can see all the plumbing underneath your kitchen sink and bathroom vanity. I have moved towels, hair dryers, lotions and potions to inspect the plumbing. However, I’m not always comfortable doing it.
Stay tuned for more tips.

12/10/2018

How long has it been since you changed your HVAC filter?... If you can’t remember, it’s time.
An ounce of prevention.....

11/08/2018

When was the last time you changed your HVAC filter? ....can’t remember? It’s probably time.

10/27/2017

Friendly Reminder: Disconnect those garden hoses. Even if it is a freeze proof faucet, water left in the hose that fills the faucet will freeze and burst the faucet.

If you have foundation vents that close, now is the time to close or cover them. Open them up next spring.

07/30/2017

Find out exactly what you're buying.

05/24/2017

...because you need to know.