NEV-CAL Home Inspections

NEV-CAL Home Inspections advises keeping vegetation trimmed away from any house or building structure not only to maintain the integrity of the structure as a whole but to maintain fire…

Local ASHI Home Inspector continues education by attending largest conference for professional home inspectors NEV-CAL Home Inspections receives Continuing Education (CE) credits toward Nevada required licensing or certification. ASHI offered…

Is is finally snowing today at Donner summit after a long dry spell thus far. A NEV-CAL first, having to be taken to our inspections today by snowmobile into Sugar…

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) receptacles and circuit breakers are to help prevent accidental shock in potentially wet areas such as bathrooms, kitchens, exterior receptacles and garages.   Should the…

As the temperatures drop in the mountains, it is time to prepare your outdoor watering systems for winter.   Yard irrigation systems and hose bibs need to be ready for freezing…

The cold temperatures are coming quickly. Now is the time to make sure your furnace is in tip top shape. If you notice rusting or corrosion around the flue pipe…

To keep this from happening plus to conserve energy unused refrigerators should be unplugged.

If your smoke detectors look like this, it’s time to replace them. The NFPA recommends replacing smoke detectors that have ten years of service.

Part of being a good home inspector is continuing to learn new things.  New building practices, updated codes and changing products in the industry make continuing education a must.  This…

You never want wildlife in your crawl space.  Much of the time we see squirrels, mice, the occasional raccoon, but yesterday, it was all about frogs.  The picture below was from…