Rebecca is the lead safety reporter and in-house expert for SafeWise.com. She has been a journalist and blogger for over 25 years, with a focus on home and community safety for the past decade. Rebecca spends dozens of hours every month poring over crime and safety reports and spotting tr...
How to identify, inspect, preserve or repair historic or old buildings: home page & index to key articles. This list of old-house inspection, diagnosis, preservation, restoration & repair articles provides information on how to inspect, evaluate, diagnose, and repair older homes. We also provide...
06/00395 Radon in soil gas: How to identify anomaliescaused by earthquakes: Zmazek, B. et al. Applied Geochemistry, 2005, 20, (6), 1106–1119doi:10.1016/S0140-6701(06)80395-4ELSEVIERFuel & Energy Abstracts
Connect with a home lending expert today! Find Your Local HLA Topics: home inspection homebuying What to read next Foundation inspection: What you need to know A foundation inspection helps identify foundation issues that may be in your home. Learn how a foundation inspection works and what ...
How to identify, evaluate, & repair shrinkage cracks in concrete floors,slabs, or foundations. We address these questions: Are concrete floor cracks a structural problem? How to recognize and evaluate shrinkage cracks in poured concrete slabs or floors. Do shrinkage cracks in poured concrete walls...
Answer to: What gases can be a threat when they are part of the air inside your home? How would you determine if they are present? At what level do...
No matterwhere in Florida you live, there are some important steps you’ll need to take before your home is ready to list. Apre-listing inspectionisn’t mandatory, but it can be a great place to start: A professional will examine your home and identify any issues with the property before...
If you have found condensation or mould growing in your kitchen it is important to deal with it before the problem gets worse. Book a free home survey from an EnviroVent ventilation specialist. They will visit your home to identify the causes of condensation and provide you with advice about...
Reactive risk control, on the other hand, involves responding to risks after they have occurred. While this approach is necessary in some situations, relying solely on reactive measures can lead to increased damage and recovery costs. Businesses need a balanced approach, combining proactive and react...
· Age and overall condition– yes, older models can have additional challenges, and more defects obviously take more time to identify and document. But don’t automatically assume that it’s faster with newer homes. Even though new components have less ‘mileage’ on them, they must still be...