Ask the Home Inspector

I was inspecting a new home in this particular subdivision, and when I drove around the corner I got a big surprise. Not as big as the builders got later! For an unknown reason some of the roof truss' fell over. Several of them were damaged and I'm really glad that no one was in the portable toilet as it got knocked over too.

This sprinkler pump has bearings that are going bad. They will get louder until a neighbor complains then someone will need to spend some $$$ to get it repaired or replaced.

Part of home maintenance here in the south is to get ready for hurricane season. We never know when the next one will hit. We can help be better prepared by trimming trees off and away from our homes. Most of our local power companies are busy trimming limbs back from the power lines. We should take their advise. Falling trees are a huge part of damage concerns here. This video shows a Magnolia tree in need of some help before it causes more damage to the roof and beyond. They grow 40 to 80 feet tall with a spread of 30 to 40 feet, that is HUGE!