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12/19/2025

Restore Your Plastic Laminate Countertop
After twenty years of soft drinks, coffee and wear and tear, a plastic laminate kitchen countertop can become discolored and worn. Small scratches dull the finish. It’s impossible to fully restore the color and eliminate scratches from plastic laminate (better known by common brand names like Formica).
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12/17/2025

15 Tools Every Homeowner Should Own
The following items are essential tools, but this list is by no means exhaustive. Feel free to ask an InterNACHI inspector during your next inspection about other tools that you might find useful.
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12/12/2025

10 Easy Ways to Save Money & Energy in Your Home
Most people don’t know how easy it is to make their homes run on less energy, and here at InterNACHI, we want to change that. Drastic reductions in heating, cooling, and electricity costs can be accomplished through very simple changes, most of which homeowners can do themselves.
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12/10/2025

To increase humidity in the winter, water houseplants regularly and keep them well sprayed with water.

12/05/2025

Home maintenance done easy! Take advantage of the free time with these DIY projects that are under 50 dollars!

You don’t need much cash to spruce up your property.

12/03/2025

Building Orientation for Optimum Energy
by Nick Gromicko, CMI® and Ben Gromicko from InterNACHI
Building orientation is the practice of facing a building so as to maximize certain aspects of its surroundings, such as street appeal, to capture a scenic view, for drainage considerations, etc. With rising energy costs, it’s becoming increasingly important for builders to orient buildings to capitalize on the…
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11/28/2025

If you’re first time home buyer, here are a few things to look out for during a home inspection:
1- Faulty wiring.
2- Bad plumbing.
3- Unstable foundation.
I’ve got your back 👋🏻

1- 👉🏻 Check your builder’s credentials.
2- 👉🏻 Book your inspection.
3- 👉🏻 Ask for a warranty.
4- 👉🏻 Hire a good inspector.
5- 👉🏻 Read your contract

11/26/2025

Building a Home
From InterNACHI
If you want to build a new home, there are things you need to know before you begin. Learn about construction standards and about buying land, so you know your rights. MPS Supplementing Model Building CodesThe Minimum Property Standards (MPS) establish certain minimum standards for buildings constructed under HUD housing programs. This includes…
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11/21/2025

Home inspections help with the home buying process. View more on home inspections at the following link. Receive professional home inspection services from the team at NextDay Inspect! Our team is passionate about educating our clients on the different aspects of their home.

11/19/2025

Child-Proofing Your Home: 12 Safety Devices to Protect Your Children
by Nick Gromicko, CMI® and Kate Tarasenko from InterNACHI
About 2.5 million children are injured or killed by hazards in the home each year. The good news is that many of these incidents can be prevented by using simple child-safety devices on the market today. Any safety device you buy should be sturdy enough to prevent injury…
https://nextdayinspect.com/child-proofing-your-home-12-safety-devices-to-protect-your-children/

11/14/2025

Fix That Wobbling Ceiling Fan
Wobbling ceiling fans are not safe to use. If a ceiling fan in your home shows excessive wobble, stop using it until you can get it fixed. Fans are dangerous if not installed and operated correctly. Many fans wobble because they have loose parts or need to be balanced.
https://nextdayinspect.com/fix-that-wobbling-ceiling-fan/

11/12/2025

Let dishes air-dry instead of using the drying feature of the dishwasher. Not using the drying feature of your dishwasher reduces its energy usage by about 50%.