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House to Home; Inspections and Services House inspections by Bob Schierbrock, InterNACHI certified, 10 years!

Please share this for everyone’s safety! March is recognized as Fire Prevention Month and Daylight savings time(March 8t...
03/06/2026

Please share this for everyone’s safety!

March is recognized as Fire Prevention Month and Daylight savings time(March 8th) which is a great way to remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors!!

It’s very important to keep detectors in good working order.

Below is the National Fire Prevention Association recommendation on smoke alarm placement:

Install alarms inside every bedroom.

Place alarms outside each sleeping area (like hallways).

Have at least one alarm on every level, including basements.

In larger homes, you may need multiple alarms per floor for proper coverage.

Height and Mounting:

Ceiling-mounted: At least 4 inches from the wall.

Wall-mounted: Top of alarm should be 4–12 inches from the ceiling.

Avoid installing near windows, doors, or ducts where drafts can interfere with detection.

Distance from Appliances:

Keep at least 10 feet from cooking appliances to reduce nuisance alarms.

Also NFPA suggests fire extinguishers designed for home use to in your kitchen, garage, and basement! If you already have them make sure to inspect the gauge on each one that it is fully charged and ready for use!

Let us help with that purchase of your house by doing a full inspection from the foundation to the roof and everything in between. We utilize the latest technology with infrared scans of your electrical panel, drone inspection of the roof if it is to high to climb, sewer scope with video and more.

Call us today to help make that house purchase a home!

Spring is getting close and that means rain is coming!! This is the prime time of the year to have wet basements. Winter...
03/02/2026

Spring is getting close and that means rain is coming!! This is the prime time of the year to have wet basements. Winter may have knocked off those downspout extensions, these are very important to keep the water away from your foundation. Your downspout extensions should drain out into your yard 6 to 8 ft.
Keeping water away from your foundation is the best defense you can have to keeping a dry basement!

With spring also may come a new house purchase, let’s us help with that purchase by doing a full inspection from the foundation to the roof and everything in between. We utilize the latest technology with infrared scans of your electrical panel, drone inspection of the roof if it is to high to climb, sewer scope with video and more.

Call us today to help make that house purchase a home!

House to Home would like to wish you all a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year! If you’re in the market for that new hous...
01/04/2026

House to Home would like to wish you all a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year!

If you’re in the market for that new house or getting yours ready to sell we are here to help!

We can offer pre-inspections for the home seller!
We can do the inspection for the home buyers!

Your selling or purchasing the largest investment of your life make sure to know everything about it!

We will do a full inspection from the foundation to the roof and everything around it including radon, infrared, sewer scope, drone inspections etc!

You will get a fully written report going over each area of the home!

We’ve been doing home inspections for over 10 years!!

Call us today to talk with you about what your needs are!

319-470-5231

It's warming up!!! That is always a good feeling after the cold weather we have had!! With the snow melting quickly and ...
12/16/2025

It's warming up!!! That is always a good feeling after the cold weather we have had!!
With the snow melting quickly and possible rain this evening and tomorrow make sure to go out and uncover the downspout extensions!! This will help to get water away from your foundation and help to keep your basement dry!!

11/11/2025

House to Home Inspections would like to take this opportunity to wish all our Veterans a Happy Veterans Day!
Thank you very much for your Service, we as a country greatly appreciate it!
Enjoy your day you have truly earned it!

Very important, please share with your family and friends! Like our page for continued updates! Daylight savings time en...
10/27/2025

Very important, please share with your family and friends! Like our page for continued updates!

Daylight savings time ends this Sunday November 2nd. Why is that important, 2 reasons!
1. You gain an hours sleep!

2. It’s time to change the battery in your smoke detector! It is a good idea to change your smoke detector battery at least once a year or even twice a year and let Daylight savings help as a reminder.

Smoke detectors are one of the important life savings items you can have in your house! Make sure they are working!

The National Fire Protection Association recommends you have smoke detectors in the following locations:

In each bedroom
In the hallway outside of the bedrooms
On each level of your home (basement included)
At the top of stairways
If large areas approximately every 30 ft.

New construction should have all smoke detectors hardwired with battery back ups. (Batteries need changed in these also)

Smoke detectors should be checked monthly by using the test buttons and replaced every 10 years!

Let us help you when your buying or selling your home to do a full inspection of your largest investment!

Give us a call to schedule today! 319-470-5231

Buying Home? Please give us a call! The largest investment of your life deserves to be inspected from the top to the bot...
10/14/2025

Buying Home? Please give us a call! The largest investment of your life deserves to be inspected from the top to the bottom and everything in between!!
Call us today! 319-470-5231

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Winter is coming (YUK ) but let’s make sure your as ready as you can be. Make sure to remove your hoses from your outsid...
10/14/2025

Winter is coming (YUK ) but let’s make sure your as ready as you can be.

Make sure to remove your hoses from your outside spigots and drain them so water in the hose doesn’t freeze and rupture them.

If you have one of those splitters on your spigot it’s best to remove them as well since they don’t let the water drain from the spigot to keep it from freezing!

Remember to lock your windows! Not just for safety but to close the window as tight as it can be! During the nice weather when we have the window open the top sash can sometimes slide down, by locking the window this closes both sashes tight keeping the cold air out! Casement windows sometimes don’t shut tight when cranked closed by locking them pulls them shut tight.

If your buying a home in the future let us help! House to Home Inspections is here for you through the whole purchase of the house until you make it your Home! 319-470-5231

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Interest rates are edging down, are you ready to buy that first home, move up to a bigger home or are looking to downsiz...
10/03/2025

Interest rates are edging down, are you ready to buy that first home, move up to a bigger home or are looking to downsize?
Let us help!
A home inspection is a must to make sure the house you’re looking to buy can be your Home!!
We have 10 years of experience and hundreds of inspections. Let check your house from the foundation to the roof and everything in between.

Call us today 319-470-5231
House to Home Inspections and Services.

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September 22nd was the first day of fall!! Have you run your furnace yet? First of all of course change your filter if y...
09/09/2025

September 22nd was the first day of fall!! Have you run your furnace yet? First of all of course change your filter if you haven’t yet.
If your furnace does not run when you turn the thermostat to heat check your vents outside. These could look something like the vents in picture below. Both sides need to be open, this pulls air into your furnace for combustion and then vents the air back outside. If either are plugged by plants or possibly a critter the furnace will not run.

If you’re in the market to purchase a home or would like a pre inspection of a home you are selling we are here to help!

Call us today!!

Bob Schierbrock, House to Home Inspections and Services 319-470-5231

Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring fo 2024! If your in the the market for a house to buy this spring remember ...
02/02/2024

Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring fo 2024!

If your in the the market for a house to buy this spring remember to have it inspected by a qualified Home Inspector!
We are here to help you make that house purchase a home!

Give us a call 319-470-5231

01/22/2024

You survived the extreme cold and now comes the thaw!

Higher temperatures and rain are going to create a new hazard, flooding basements!!

To help avoid a wet basement your going to need to do a couple things.

Dig out the end of your downspouts! Yes, sorry more snow scooping, this wil give the melting snow and rain a chance to get away from your foundation!

Dig out the end of your sump pump hose, with the snow melt and rain your sump pump will be running and you need the end open for the water to flow!

Good luck to all spring is right around the corner!!

Remember if your in the market for a new home in 2024 have that home inspected by a qualified Home Inspector.

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