Luxurious and expansive homes can often distract buyers from many of the serious issues that the property might have. While a buyer is establishing an emotional connection and is in awe of their potential new dwelling, it’s easy to overlook very significant flaws. This is one reason why it’s very important to hire a home inspector that takes the time …
Can stucco cracks found in a home inspection leak? Can stucco cracks found in a home inspection leak? Absolutely. Case in point. As a water intrusion specialist and testing agency, we’re asked to test all sorts of things. Items such as stucco walls, windows, decks roofs… the list is quite long actually. For Santa Clarita home inspectors, we find that …
Top Santa Clarita Home Inspector Gives Advice On How To Choose An Inspector Buying a home can be a very time consuming and stressful experience. Especially if its your first time buying a house. There are a great many decisions you must make during this time. And to complicate things even further, none must perform all these tasks in a …
As Santa Clarita home inspectors, we get asked a lot of questions. The most popular being, “How did this pass inspection with all of these things wrong“? My replay is usually something like… “it most likely was not inspected. As a contractor myself having had water heaters permitted in Santa Clarita, I know many of the water heater the codes. …
In case you’re one of the many, searching for a “Good home inspector near me, thorough home inspectors near me, meticulous home inspectors near me, or certified home inspectors near me”, well, unfortunately the Pickens are pretty slim here in Santa Clarita. That is, for all of those things in one single person. Look, I’m just being honest. I know …
Grandfathering | Home Inspection | Building Code | Santa Clarita Grandfathering as most of us understand it… is acknowledging that a building component is, for the most part, installed in a substandard manner. That is when compared to a newer more modern standard or requirement. As a General Contractor and Residential inspector for over 25 years, it still amazes me …
Will Digital Disruption Upend the Traditional Real Estate Model in Santa Clarita? Digital disruption is fundamentally rewriting the business landscape, creating new business models, and changing the way individuals run their business and personal lives. Consider the travel industry. There was a travel agency in every town 25 years ago. Now, most people book their travel on a tablet. You …
What is the building code? What exactly are building codes? While there are many different types of codes and countless codebooks, there are some specifically just for California. But to be clear, for those of you out there who think these codes are essentially laws, although enforceable, they are not. Let’s first start with zoning. In a nutshell, zoning dictates …
Updated:4/8/2020 Garage to Single-family home separation is not a “FIREWALL” | Santa Clarita For many of us who are living in our Santa Clarita single-family or multi-family homes, we go about our day to day activities without knowing that there are literally thousands of building codes that make up your building’s structure. Many of these codes will pertain to protection …
CA Bus. & Prof. Code Sect.7191(a)(1) – What is a home inspection? Effectively, there are no California Home Inspector Requirements. Anyone can be a home inspector in California. According to section 7191, A home inspector who performs a home inspection includes evaluations of a home’s systems and structures. Inspections must be completed in person, and they are done by home …
