I built that sundeck 30 years ago, using composite materials for the sundeck railing. It still looks like new!
After a home inspection recently, I drove by our first home in Surrey. We lived in it from the late 70's until the late 80's. It's where our family was born and began to grow up. While there, I did a lot of small renovations. Of course I was there for the building of the home as well.
One of the renovations included putting up a sundeck railing and cover on our large sundeck. The rail...
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A lovely old timer in New Westminster. This one has obviously gone through some renovations and restoration. There's always a few things you can do to save some valuable energy dollars.Generally speaking, most of the homes I inspect in Metro Vancouver, (from White Rock through West Vancouver, Richmond to Chilliwack) are 40 years old or newer. But there's always a few old-timers that still grace our neighbourhoods, especially in New Westminster and in areas such as Shauhgnessy and Ladner. My wife...
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We live in a rainforest in the Lower Mainland, and it's a real important part of the inspection process to ensure that the roof that I inspect in Surrey to West Vancouver is going to do its job! Sometimes it's on the borderline, where a year or two are left on the shingles, or the repair wasn't done properly, and a re-repair can fix the problem.
I've found that roofing problem is now so common that you need to consider it on a routine basis. With the storms we get here in Greater Vancouver, wit...
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People are definitely on the move in October! Houses are selling, people are moving in and moving out. I’ve been busy doing home inspections from as far away as Chilliwack or West Vancouver, and doing home inspections for folks as close as walking distance from my house in Newton, in Surrey.
Ah, October. Temperatures are dropping, the days are growing shorter, and the pumpkin spice latte is, in a word, inescapable, which makes the wife happy. And Thanksgiving is this weekend (Canadian thanksg...
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Home Inspection
Fireplaces
Carbon Monoxide
Surrey
White Rock
Vancouver
Chimney
Even though woodburning fireplaces are more rare (especially in the Lower Mainland and Greater Vancouver) when I'm inspecting these days, they are an important feature of many homes built 15 years or older.
The Metro Vancouver rules about wood stoves/fireplaces
Metro Vancouver (formerly known as GVRD, Greater Vancouver Regional District) of Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, the District of North Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond (where the international airport is located), New Westminste...
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You've put the offer on the home, you've gotten the inspections. And now you're moving in. What now?
Although I do home inspections all over Surrey, Langley, White Rock, well, everywhere in the Lower Mainland, there are a few things in common with all of them.
Families that want to connect. Neighbourhoods. And the opportunity to create great memories.
Once upon a time, there were neighbourhoods where the kids roamed free, neighbours knew each other by their first names, and looked out for ea...
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There's a hidden culprit when I inspect houses in the Lower Mainland and Surrey. Especially when they are newly renovated, or newly built. Inspectors don't carry the devices to monitor them, but there's one strong indication that there's trouble. And the strange thing is — the indication is one that most people like. That new house (or new car) smell.
THAT NEW HOUSE SMELL MIGHT BE HURTING YOU!
One sure path to energy efficiency in houses is eliminating air leaks. If you cut down the amount o...
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