Many homeowners will be faced with seasonal threats to their safety, such as a wildfire that is too close in proximity or rising floodwaters that…
Commonly used in North America from about 1880 into the 1940s, Knob-and-Tube (K&T) wiring was an early method of electrical wiring in many buildings. Nowadays,…
Carbon monoxide (CO), a poisonous gas that is both colorless and odorless, generates from incomplete combustion of certain fuels, such as coal, wood, oil, or…
Improving attic ventilation: We will be evaluating the existing attic venting in the home you are purchasing during New Jersey Home Inspections. Proper attic ventilation…
Backflow can be considered the change in direction of the normal flow of water in a system. Back flow preventers are devices that help to…
Wood is the most commonly used building material in residential homes. There are several methods of framing but we will consider the most predominant which…
Although the majority of roofing material used in New Jersey is asphalt based there are some homes that have slate roof coverings. A requirement of…
Urea-formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI) was used in residential Homes until the early 1980’s. It was determined that this type of expandable foam insulation emitted high…
The Federal Pacific Electric Company was a very popular manufacturer of electrical panel boxes and breakers during the time period of the middle 1950 to…
The purpose of a sump pump is to remove ground water before it enters the living space of a building. The two common areas where…