I C It Home Inspections

11/26/2025

HUD 203K Consulting
Expert guidance for HUD 203K rehab loans, including property evaluations, inspections, and step-by-step consulting to make your renovation process smooth and successful.

11/26/2025

At I C IT Home Inspections, I provide thorough, reliable, and honest home inspections to help you make confident decisions when buying, selling, or maintaining a property. With detailed reports, clear communication, and a customer-first approach; my goal is to insure you fully understand the condition of your home or the home you're going to purchase.
Whether you are a first-time homebuyer, a seasoned investor, or a homeowner planning ahead, I deliver professional inspections you can trust.

11/19/2025

Where should smoke detectors and Carbon monoxide detectors be located? The answers listed below depend on the city or municipality where the property is located; below is a list for smoke detector placement:

Every level: Install at least one on every level of the home, including the basement & attic.

Inside every bedroom: Place one inside each bedroom to alert occupants in case of fire.

Outside sleeping areas: Place one in the hallway or other common area directly outside the bedrooms.

Location within a room: Mount on the ceiling or high on a wall, no more than 12 inches from the ceiling. Avoid placing it in the corner of the room.

Keep away from heat sources: Keep detectors at least 10 feet away from cooking appliances like stoves and ovens to prevent false alarms.

Carbon monoxide (CO) detector placement:

Every level: Place one on every level of your home.

Near bedrooms: Position a detector in the hallway outside of bedrooms, as CO leaks can happen at night.

Height: Install on a wall about five feet off the floor or on the ceiling.

Acoustic reach: Ensure the alarm is loud enough to wake you and family members.

Avoid: Do not place within 15 feet of a fuel-burning appliance like a furnace or stove, or in a garage or kitchen. Avoid bathrooms and other humid areas.

Important tips for smoke & carbon monoxide detectors:

Follow manufacturer's instructions: Always check and follow the specific instructions for your device.

Interconnect alarms: Consider an interconnected alarm system so if one alarm goes off, they all sound.

Test regularly: Test your alarms monthly to ensure they are working properly.

11/14/2025

More tips to get your home 'Winter Ready':
6. In wood burning fireplaces, creosote buildup from burning wood can cause fire hazards inside the chimney if it's not cleaned - have your fireplace cleaned if it's frequently used.

7. Keep driveways and sidewalks clear of debris.

8. If snow should fall, avoid shoveling or blowing snow against the foundation of the home as it could lead to foundation issues.

9. Inspect your roof for damaged shingles, deteriorating flashing, or debris.

10. Have overhanging tree branches cut back to prevent damage to the roof, shingles, or gutters.

11/10/2025

Below is a partial list of things, per FEMA, you can / should do to get your home 'winter ready':

1. Make sure the gutters and downspouts have been cleared of any leaves or debris.

2. Drain the water from outdoor garden hoses. Disconnect hoses from faucets. Cover the faucets and store the hoses.

3. Keep interior water pipes from freezing by wrapping them in heat tape and insulating them with foam insulation.

4. Install and maintain battery powered or battery back-up carbon monoxide detectors & smoke alarms. Carbon Monoxide detectors should be installed on each floor and smoke detectors installed in each bedroom.
Note: Carbon monoxide incidents are more common during colder months; these incidents commonly occur between the months of November and February. This is likely due to usage of furnaces, boilers, portable heaters, and generators in the colder months.

5. Have your furnace of boiler serviced and cleaned every year by a qualified professional. Make the following repairs as needed.
* Clean furnace filters once per month or as recommended.
* Keep anything that can burn at least 3 ft from all heat sources.
* Ensure vents are clean and not obstructed.

Check back for additional 'winter ready' tips.

11/09/2025

11/09/2025

Now that we are well into the fall season, now is the perfect time to have your furnaces and boilers serviced for the upcoming winter months. Also, check or replace the batteries in your smoke & carbon monoxide detector s.
Please check back with me for my checklist of items you can do to get your entire home winter ready.

11/09/2025

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03/30/2020

Even though the country is in a lockdown mode due to the Coronavirus, below is a list of just a few 'Techy" projects you can perform during the lockdown:

1. ORGANIZE YOUR PHOTOS - now is a fine time to look through your photo collection, make sure it’s properly backed up, and maybe even create some albums that you can share or print. If you have an iPhone and are tired of paying for iCloud storage, you can move your images over to Google Photos for free.

2. BACK UP YOUR DOCUMENTS
As long as you’re backing up photos, you might as well create a backup system for your documents as well, preferably one that doesn’t involve manual copying and pasting to an external drive.

3. PROTECT YOUR PASSWORDS
It’s easy to say that you should use a password manager—and we often do—but the reality is that programs like LastPass and Dashlane take some time to set up and learn. You’ll need to get in the habit of saving credentials to your password manager for every site you log into, and you’ll want to go through your password list to replace weak passwords with stronger, randomly generated ones.

4. STRAIGHTEN UP YOUR EMAIL
We sometimes realize that we lose track of too many important emails. Go through the past few weeks of emails, address all the important ones, and archived everything else.
Of course, that’s not the only way to organize an inbox. You can also set up folders based on deadlines, rethink the way you triage emails in the first place, or turn your Gmail into a Trello-style to-do list.

5. CREATE A SYSTEM FOR NOTES AND LISTS
No disrespect to paper, but if your notes and to-do lists are a mishmash of paper planners and disparate smartphone apps, it might be time to reorganize.

6. REPURPOSE OLD TECH
Have an old phone or tablet stashed in a drawer somewhere? Try giving it new life as a single-use device. Example: Keep an old tablet permanently plugged in at your desk as a second monitor, using either Apple’s Sidecar feature (for iPads and Macs) or Duet Display (with any other device combination). You could also turn an old phone into a Chromecast remote.

***** These are suggestions only, if you' are computer or technically challenged, seek wise counsel before starting any project listed above.

03/10/2020

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03/09/2020

Welcome to I C It Home Inspections! Don't forget to like or follow us so you can get valuable information on how to maintain your current property or property you might be purchasing. Thanks for visiting I C It Home Inspections and we hope to see you soon!

03/05/2020

Spring is just around the corner so it is time to get your home ready for the temperature swing with the following checklist:

Inside Your Home

Interior Electrical Outlets – Check electrical outlets for potential fire hazards such as frayed wires or loose fitting plugs. Make sure outlets, fuse boxes and extension cords are not overloaded.
Fire Extinguisher – Check your fire extinguishers. Ensure that they are filled and ready for operation. Ensure that are in a location that is accessible and all residents know how to access them.
Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors – Check your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors to see if they are in good working order, replace batteries.
Water Heaters – Check your water heater for leaks and corrosion.
Filters – Clean or replace the filters in your furnace and AC in your units.
Dryers – Clean the clothes dryer exhaust duct and space under the dryer. Remove all lint and dust.
Check the light bulbs in all your fixtures (be sure they are the correct wattage as recommended by the manufacturer).

Exterior of Your Home

Air Conditioner - clean heat exchangers, inspect refrigerant lines, and check pressure (professional only).
Windows - Check caulking seal for cracks
Doors - Inspect weather stripping
Masonry - Look for cracks
Sump Pump - Clean out the sump bucket and test the pump with a bucket of water
Gutters - Remove debris and clean the downspout strainers and check for leaks.
Roof - Look for damaged shingles
Prepare Garden Beds for Planting Cover soil with a layer of well-aged compost, mix with a garden fork.
Prepare the Lawn Check for any dead or damaged areas, cultivate and reseed; aerate if necessary.
Reactivate Outdoor Faucets Remove any insulation around them, and turn on the water supply. Hook up hoses and test them; patch any holes or replace hose if necessary.
Remove Protective Winter Mulch from Garden Beds
Service the Lawn Mower; Fill Gas Tank

This document is provided for informational purposes only. It is not intended to, provide legal, technical or other professional advice.