Tag: Punta Gorda home inspection

Summer is Back!

Published on July 1, 2021 | Author: Chris Budd

Yesterday was a bright and sunny day. The outside temps topped out at 93 degrees.  Got to love this SW Florida weather sometimes. However, HomeSpec inspected a home that had no attic ventilation except some soffit venting. The temps inside the attic 150 degrees. The air handler was up there also and was struggling to cool the home down. I wonder why? HomeSpec Certified Inspections Serving all of SW Florida Charlotte, Sarasota, Desoto, Lee, Collier counties 941 270 1349 info@homespecfl.com

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Using all the good tools!

Published on April 24, 2021 | Author: Chris Budd

HomeSpec was called to a clients home to check to see if the water leak detected on an earlier inspection had been repaired and remediated. We try to use the latest in technology and equipment to do every home inspection.

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Preparing for a home inspection? Don’t stress, it will be OK

Published on February 15, 2021 | Author: Chris Budd

Preparing for a home inspection is no big deal. Really. The home inspector is in your home not to tear it down but to give the potential buyer a realistic view of the home they are about to buy. Exactly the same thing you will do possible when you shop for your new home. Preparing for the inspection is like preparing to have a noisy relative come stay for the day. Well, OK maybe not  exactly like that but close. […]

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Pool safety, Its your responsibility.

Published on February 15, 2020 | Author: Chris Budd

Unintentional Drowning: Get the facts. Every day, about ten people die from unintentional drowning. Of these, two are children aged 14 or younger. Drowning ranks fifth among the leading causes of unintentional injury death in the United States. How big is the problem? From 2005-2009, there were an average of 3,533 fatal unintentional drownings (non-boating related) annually in the United States — about ten deaths per day. An additional 347 people died each year from drowning in boating-related incidents. About […]

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GFCI are important and cheap insurance to a safe home

Published on February 14, 2020 | Author: Chris Budd

Frequently during my inspections I find older homes with no GFCI protection in the bathrooms and kitchen. Click here to see just what a GFCI outlet is if you dont know. Now its not a ding on the home most times. After all the electric code changes on occasion and as homeowners we are not required to upgrade our homes every time this happens. However, it is good insurance against future accidents. GFCI protected devices protect us all from accidental […]

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