Kyle, I have a home inspection happening on Friday which I plan to ask about this question, but I would like to get some of your thoughts on this. I am getting multiple different answers from some of my very handy friends so I would like to get to know if this is per code and if this is normal

Just had a home inspection done and all things considered it went quite well. The two main concerns are the furnace which is 26 years old and has rust in the housing (inspector recommended getting into an insurance plan for 20 dollars a month). And the cold cellar ceiling under the front porch has a very rusted beam.

What are your thoughts with these items? Thanks!

Just did a home inspection for a place in Ohio. The inspector called out a vertical crack in the garage. He thought it looked okay, part of normal settling. My understanding vertical is better than horizontal. Is this normal or should an engineer be consulted?

Hi, I'm trying to be a proactive homeowner and also enjoy fun gadgets (currently have a GQ Geiger counter), but would prefer something relatively affordable/reasonable (<$1000).

What are your detection device recommendations regarding:

• Moisture
• Thermal
• Electrical
• Gas
• Radon
• Circuit Breakers
• Anything else?

Thank you!

Hey all. This house is 8 months old and has 2 locations where there were old house borer exit holes. The inspection report and insect report called it out but said they appear to be inactive. Anything else I need to do here or since it’s inactive am I good to go? No other spots were called out.

Got quoted $20k for a retainer wall to support the fieldstone foundation in my house. Any thoughts on if it’s necessary based on the pics?

I’m looking to purchase this foreclosed home. Today was this first visit. I found these items listed.

The home is $249,900, great area. Floor plan: The Cade by Stanley Martin.

I know nothing about home structures or plumbing etc. would any of these images give you pause on purchasing? There seems to interior wall water damage in one of the upper bedrooms. Also, there is structural damage I guess on both windows downstairs.

I've got water getting behind two gutters at corners. Starting to negatively impact the wood. Thought maybe they were missing drip edge but looks like someone added a ton of sealant to the corner around the drip edge. I'm guessing the previous owner had the same issue and tried to fix it with a lot of sealant or they were careless and the sealant is causing the issue.

What would you do to fix it? Aside from taking it all off, my first thought was to add a small piece of drip edge, turned 90 degree, all around the corner to pull water further from the shingle before going into the gutter.

Hi everyone. We've unfortunately had a brush with dry rot in the last couple of years in our front room. Luckily that's all been sorted and the water ingress stopped. Unfortunately, we've found some more lovely mycelium on some wood in the attic. We're thinking it's more dry rot as it's not a well ventilated area although there aren't any signs of water ingress and the wood also still feels quite sturdy and not particularly weakened. Any opinions on what else it may be would be greatly appreciated as we had another scare that turned out to just be mine fungus. Thank you!

Noticed this spot on the ceiling of my kitchen (attic above) after yesterday’s rain. There are a few other spots on the ceiling that I’ve noticed before but I can’t tell if this has always been there. The spot does not feel damp or soft. My house is an older home but we moved in about 3 months ago.