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Charlotte Home inspector Preston Sandlin was recently inspecting a new home in sFort Mill SC when he noticed that the facia board on the front left corner of the porch was not primed and painted.  When the wood is exposed like this it is porous and suseptable to moisture intrusion.  No raw wood unprimed and […]

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See and download the full gallery on posterous Home Inspection Carolina inspector Preston Sandlin was recently inspecting this Charlotte home in the Chantilly section of Charlotte NC when he noticed thes electrical lines down in the crawl space.  Electrical lines that are down in the crawl are a shock hazard due to the fact there […]

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While performing a recent Charlotte NC home inspection Preston Sandlin from Home Inspection Carolina noticed a shocking situation.  A waterheater that was double tapped to a breaker and the the line ran directly with no support or conduit straight to the water heater.  It amazing that whoever did this did not kill themselves.  If you […]

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Charlotte Home Inspector Preston Sandlin says high moisture in a crawl space is like cancer for house if not corrected.  High moisture over 20% causes wood decay and is conducive for mold and termites.  The moisture in the crawl space in this picture is over 26%.  You can tell their is high moisture in this […]

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See and download the full gallery on posterous Home inspector and Marketer Preston Sandlin has made it easy for other home inspectors to market in real estar offices with home inspection flyers Preston was making his own unique sales flyer to compete against his competition in his local market when several inspector in other markets expressed […]

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See and download the full gallery on posterous While performing a home inspection in South Charlotte home inspector Cliff Crowe found a duct down in the crawl space blowing cooled and heated air directly into the unfinished unconditioned crawl space.  Although this made for a comfortable inspection of the crawl space it didn’t help the […]

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See and download the full gallery on posterous A home inspector from Home Inspection Carolina was recently inspecting a home for a new buyer in the Firethorne Subdivision between Waxhaw and Cahrlotte NC when he noticed a leak under the master bathroom where the jacuzzi tub drain connects to the main sewer line of the […]

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See and download the full gallery on posterous Charlotte home inspector Patrick Waddell of Home Inspection Carolina was recently inspecting a home off Farm Pond Ln in East Charlotte when he noticed a huge temperature anomaly on the left wall of the house.  It was about thirty four degrees outside and 60 degrres inside.  Turns […]

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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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