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The Best DIY House Inspection Checklist [2024]

July 23, 2024April 25, 2024 by Steve Rodriguez

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I’ve been a master home inspector since 2003 and in the 15,000+ home inspections I’ve personally performed, there are 5 areas inside a home that cause more disappointment, heartache, and broken dreams than any other. You’ll learn about these areas below but an even bigger reason I wrote this house inspection checklist is because I’ve … Read more

Kansas City foundation types – The Complete Breakdown [2024]

August 6, 2024October 23, 2023 by Steve Rodriguez

Everything You Want to Know About Foundation Types There are 5 major areas in every home: 1. Foundation2. Plumbing3. Roof4. Electrical5. HVAC These 5 areas make up our Major-Items Inspection and are so important, they get undivided attention at the end of every inspection. And depending on its age, the foundation of a Kansas City area home … Read more

Is your wet basement sucking you dry?

December 27, 2023December 15, 2015 by Steve Rodriguez

A WET BASEMENT IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN MANY KANSAS CITY HOMES. But before we go sloshing around knee-deep dankness, we begin our wet basement banishment in an unexpected place: The roof. Because lousy grading is hard to see when you’re right on top of it, but there’s no hiding when you look down from above. … Read more