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. Home Inspection As a General Contractor and Residential inspector for over 25 years, it still …
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 a 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. First things first Let’s first start with zoning. In a …
Garage to Single family home separation is not a “FIRE WALL” | 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 which make up your building’s structure. Many of of these codes …
CA Bus. & Prof. Code Sect. 7191(a)(1) – What is a home inspection? 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 inspectors in exchange for fees. An inspector may look at the home’s plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems. …
2018 | The Swimming Pool Safety Act SB 442 broken down As of January 1, 2018, in an effort to bolster the current law which has been untouched for over 20 years and to amend Sections 115922 and 115925 of the Health and Safety Code, the Pool Safety Act or SB 442 was signed into law. Henceforth, how home inspectors …
2018|Santa Clarita City Pool Barrier and Enclosure Policy In 2018, the city of Santa Clarita requires a homeowner who wishes to construct or remodel a swimming pool, spa or install a hot tub to protect anyone from drowning or otherwise become injured should they find themselves wandering into the (your) yard which possess a swimming pool, spa or even a …
