As we rapidly approach winter, homeowners and renters may start to feel colder in various areas of their residences. There are typically multiple causal factors for homes to become colder and less energy efficient, but there is a base cause that drives the rest of the sources – stack effect. Stack effect is a result…
As fall begins, people start to think about things associated with this time of year and if you have a fireplace in your home, you may be thinking about having a fire in the fireplace. While the warmth of a fire can be comforting, a fire outside of the fireplace would be a disaster. In…
As we are experiencing the final warm days of summer, I was reminded of moisture problems that can occur even during warm dry conditions.
Imagine coming home one day and discovering your ceiling is on the floor. This happened recently to one of my clients and I was contacted to find out why this occurred. Apparently there had been cracking on the ceiling that preceded the collapse and similar cracking was found in the bedroom. Ceiling failures like this…
Unfortunately, it is not unusual to run across inspectors and builders who refuse to go any further than what is legally required of them. While they may perform inspections which conform to the minimum legal requirements and meet basic Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), they are too often content to stop there. Instead of seeing the…
In 2018, an estimated 154,050 Americans will die from lung cancer [1]. While many of them are current or former tobacco users, approximately 30,000 individuals will have never smoked or used any form of tobacco [2]. So, how did these people, who had taken a significant precaution, develop lung cancer? According to the US Environmental…
MYTH: The realtor says radon does not exist in my area. FACT: Some areas of the Chicagoland area have been shown to have lower radon levels on average than others, however, serious problems have been found throughout Illinois. The only way to know if radon is present is to test. MYTH: The home I am…
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