Smart prospective homebuyers know a house inspection is an important part of the experience. A good inspector will let a buyer know if the house has defects and what it may take to fix them; ...

How to Inspect Your Own House, Part 1: Roof and Chimney While a professional home inspector will provide the most thorough and accurate home inspection, there are a number of things that homeowners ...

Q: My house has a hip roof with a large chimney at the end of the house. No matter how much goop I put on the roof at the chimney, it always leaks after a year or two. Can you help me? A: What you ...

With the onset of colder weather and as we begin to fire up our fireplaces, it is important we take a few steps of precaution before we light that first match. First of all, fireplaces and chimneys ...

We have written many columns about home inspections and the high hurdle they present in getting a home sale to settlement. Sometimes buyers are unwilling to tolerate even the smallest flaws in a ...