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Charlotte home inspector Preston Sandlin was using his new fluke TIS thermal camera today and it is a good thing too as he found a leak adjacent to the fireplace coming fom the chimney.  This was not visible to the naked eye.  If you live in the Charlotte NC and you want a good home […]

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Charlotte home inspector Preston Sandlin was recently inspecting a house in York SC when he found live termites in the garage.  The termites came up and expansion crack between the garage foor slab and the veneer wall.  Termites come from the ground and have to return to the ground for moisture.  Check around the edge […]

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During a recent Charlotte NC home inspection in the crawl space the home inspector from Home Inspection Carolina noticed a disconnected dryer vent.  This is a bad situation because it is blowing warm moist air into the crawl space raising the moisture level.  By raising the moisture level in the crawl the chance for mold […]

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  See and download the full gallery on posterous During a recent home inspection in Charlotte NC , the inspector from Home Inspection Carolina found a clogged gutter.  the gtter was fuul of debris which clogs up the downpouts and causes the gutters to overflow into the facia and soffit board causing damage to them.  […]

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Charlotte home inspector Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina was recently inspecting a home in Mint Hill NC when he found damage at the bottom of the grarage framing.  The problem here is that the wood runs all the way to the ground and it is not primed or painted on the back side so […]

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Charlotte Home Inspector Preston Sandlin was recently inspectimg a home in Rock Hill SC when he found a tree to close to the house.  The roots can be a problem when a tree is this close to the house.  The roots will usually extend to the drip edge of the leaves. Preston Sandlin and Home […]

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One of the home inspectors from Home Inspection Carolina was recently inspecting a home in the Ballantyne area of Charlotte NC when he notice a problem at the rear door.  The grade at the rear door had a negative slope meaning that water would drain back towards the door.  The grade at the door should […]

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Charlotte Home Inspector Preston Sandlin recently inspected a home in Denver NC, when he found an iron gate with a larg gap underneath it.  The reason there was a gap under this gate was that there was a step hill and walk way where the gate had to open.  The only way the gate would […]

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Chrlotte home inspector Preston Sandlin was recently inspecting a home Piper Glen when he noticed a damaged plumbing boot on the right side of the house.  The plumbing boot is a rubber piece of flashing used to make the transition from the plumbing vent pipe or stack to the roofing shingles.  The problem is that […]

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See the full gallery on posterous Home Inspection Carolina of Charlotte NC donated $423.84 to Jane Cacchione of Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Awareness on Nov 2, 2010.  Preston Sandlin the owner of Home Inspection Carolina pledged that he would give 25 % of Home Inspection Carolina’s net for the month of October to Susan […]

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