A-Z Home Inspections Lafayette

05/29/2026

Saw this window today at my inspection. Saw it on the listing when I was scheduling the inspection and thought, wow that looks big. I measured it out at about 6’x12’. It is way bigger than it looks in the picture. Very impressive. I’ll never get to say “ I’ve seen it all “.

05/28/2026

How cool is this? Old school stove. Was working fine at time of inspection. I’ll never get to say “I’ve seen it all “.

05/25/2026

Remembering all of the service people who gave their all.

05/22/2026

I always test the smoke detectors on my inspections. Well today I tested one that was connected to the security system of the home. A few minutes later my client and I heard a fire truck close. My client looked out the window and said “they are stopping here “. Well I guess it worked properly. The firemen were understanding and was actually glad it wasn’t a real fire. Big sorry to the Wea township volunteer fire department. I’ll never get to say “I’ve seen it all “.

05/15/2026

This is my receptacle tester that I use every day. So if you’re not a professional journeyman electrician this is how Professional Home Inspectors test receptacles. To try to explain, two green lights means the receptacle is good. If there is only one green light in the middle it means the receptacle is showing open ground which is a safety issue. If it shows one green and one red it means that the receptacle has reverse polarity which means the hot and neutral are reversed and is a safety issue. So today I saw all of the lights lighted. Not sure what this means but it can’t be good. Any professional journeyman electricians out there can help me understand what is happening here? I just know it’s not good so I can explain to my clients. Thanks in advance.

05/10/2026

05/03/2026

Ok flippers. I know water heaters are not pretty and you want to hide them but don’t put it 2 inches away from the front of the furnace. I was able to get the front cover off of the furnace to get the date code but if it needs to be serviced the water heater will have to be removed. Also the relief valve extension pipe is missing. Not a good idea here. I’ll never get to say “I’ve seen it all “

05/02/2026

04/29/2026

Proud to be a sponsor for Food Finders Food Bank Blue Jean Ball fundraiser.

04/28/2026

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about CSST ( Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing) gas line and manifold safety issues. This is a very common issue in homes early 2000,s to mid 2010,s and beyond. The issue is that if your home was struck by lightning the CSST gas line doesn’t have enough mass to carry an electrical load so it could potentially explode. It’s an easy fix and I find this many times if the home hasn’t been sold in the last ten years or so and that it was not caught by an inspector on an earlier inspection. Please Google CSST gas line safety for more information. There are simple fixes for this issue. Please look in your home and if you have the Yellow CSST gas line please contact an HVAC technician or a professional journeyman electrician to evaluate and take care of your home. This can be easily made safe by grounding the gas meter line and bonding the CSST gas manifold. I’ll never get to say “I’ve seen it all “.