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With a good home energy audit report, you should get a scope of work that prioritizes the improvements you could make based on their cost effectiveness. Air sealing and duct sealing are usually at the top of the list of energy improvements, though combustion safety issues trump energy efficiency.

Home energy inspections by a certified inspector Consider hiring a Professional Home Inspection Company and get a grip on your monthly energy costs.   Included in your home inspection may be basic home energy audits like checking for door and window trim insulation the rubber gaskets that help closed doors and windows maintain a tight seal. There are a lot of little things to look for as well.   Any access to the interior of a home such as a cable TV wire going from outside to inside should...

You wouldn’t see a healthcare professional without confirming their credentials and license, would you? The same should apply for a home inspector.

In the last week I have been to many suburbs of the Twin Cities to evaluate and trouble shoot water problems and mold.

Don’t agree to buy a home — especially an older one — until you’ve completed a professional home inspection, a standard contingency within a selling agreement.

Having new construction inspected independently may help uncover some costly building errors.

If the prior owner of a house you bought knew of the presence of mold and was required to disclose this information under state real estate disclosure rules, but did not do so, the owner may be liable to you for failure to disclose.

Inspections Plus performs inspections on residential as well as commercial properties. If you are purchasing a commercial property or if you are the owner of a commercial property Inspections Plus has many years of experience working with these types of properties.

I have inspected homes with fairly new roofs, ridge venting is installed on the exterior of the roof, but when I get into the attic, I come to find that the roofer never cut holes in the roof sheathing to allow the ridge venting to serve any purpose.

Although it may seem we spend a lot of time talking about mold that is because mold can have such huge ramifications on a property.