New Home Inspections
With new home inspections becoming more popular it is very important that the inspector reviews manufacturers installation instructions. One would assume that builder’s would be installing products to manufacturers specs and current B.C. Building Code but unfortunately it’s just not the case. In this new home the specifications were reviewed which found the manufacturers installation […]
Moisture Ingress & Efflorescence
Do you ever wonder why there is white staining on your brick chimney and other building materials? The holes in the mortar were allowing water to penetrate behind the bricks on the top section of this chimney. The white staining is called efflorescence which is the migration of salt to the surface of porous building […]
Depreciation Reports
Recently, I was reviewing a depreciation report for a client and I found a glaring error. The depreciation report stated that the water supply piping was copper and had a 50 year life expectancy. However, during the inspection I noted that the supply piping was NOT copper but polybutylene pipe. This was an important detail […]