Pronto Home Inspections, llc

11/17/2021

Found in a home I was inspecting. The original invoice for the house. Can you believe those prices? Amazing!

11/05/2021

There are so many great hacks for around the house in this video!

There are processes for which you need specific tools, but there are also ways to fix it with the ones you already have. Check out these ingenious solutions ...

11/26/2020

I always try to get up on the roof for the inspection, but sometimes the roof is to high, steep or risky and for that I use a drone. I have an FAA Unmanned Aircraft System Commercial license and am fully insured for drone operations. Look at the detail in these pics and you will realize what a great tool this is to have in your home inspection arsenal. By the way, that's me sitting on the front steps.

01/27/2020

In this clip Mike Holmes is calling in an engineer to make sure the job is done right. A good home inspector will do the same thing.

01/05/2020

Another good reason to use a Certified ASHI inspector!

A Savannah family is struggling to repair their home after they bought a house they said they believed had been newly renovated.

10/18/2019

I had a little time today, so I though I would post a few of the kinds of things I find while doing my home inspections.

03/21/2019

I went by the Tiny House Project in Savannah (that's me on the Lull) for an early sign up and talked to Tom Taylor (Project Mgr.) and Matt Mosier (Const. Mgr.) about the work day on Saturday. There are going to be about 75 skilled tradesmen and who knows how may real estate professionals there on Saturday. This is a great opportunity to show our appreciation for our military veterans and learn something about construction at the same time. If you come, you will be actively involved in framing, siding, window installation and if all goes well maybe even roofing. There will also be lots of lumber toting general housekeeping. This is going to be a fast paced day with an almost assembly line style of construction.

I don't know about you, but it sounds like a blast to me and you know it would look good on your Facebook, so let's get a great turn-out.

The planned work day is from 8am - 12pm, but you can stay longer if you want! It's best to get there early to get signed up and ready to go. The address is 75 Dundee St., Savannah, GA, 31401. They request that you wear appropriate clothing (boots preferred) and bring your own tools. Children under 18 are not allowed to volunteer on this one and you will have to sign a waiver.

03/19/2019

Many of my home inspection clients are unclear about what the difference is between a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt (GFCI) an Arc Fault Circuit Interrupt (AFCI), so I thought it might be a good idea to present a little information about these two potentially lifesaving devices.
A GFCI, which can be located either in the electrical panel or at the receptacles in the home that need them. They are used to protect the home owner from water related electrocution, so they are found in locations where there is a water source nearby. This would include the kitchen, the bathrooms, the garage, and the exterior of the home. If you are touching water and electricity at the same time, these GFCI breakers will trip and prevent you from getting electrocuted or shocked. Newer homes are required to have them in all the areas I have described, but older homes should have them also, because they can save your life.
An AFCI, is usually located in the electrical panel and they are there to keep fires from starting when wires overheat. They detect very small electrical fluctuations and trip the breaker before the wires can heat up enough to start a fire.
Very few older homes have AFCI breakers unless they have been through an electrical renovation, but new homes are required to have them on all 15 and 20 amp branch breakers providing power to outlets in residential family rooms, dining rooms, living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, sun-rooms, recreation rooms, closets, and hallways.
You can see why it is a good idea to have them in your home and why it might be a good idea to see about upgrading any home to have them, whether it is required by code or not.

As always, I welcome any questions you might have about your home or having your home inspected.

03/13/2019

Please not today.

03/08/2019

I just got this notice in an email from the Savannah Board of Realtors. They are looking for volunteers over the age of 18. Who knows, we might even learn something! The address says Dundee St, but it's the same location as my earlier post which said it was on Aberdeen. Those two streets are right next to each other, so don't get confused.