Tom Breslawski

I've been inside Chad's home a couple times. Words and photos don't do it justice. This is a cool article and a well deserved award.

Funny because it's true. Pretty sure I know what firm you're talking about Chad.

Hey, I'm a Tom!

Who's the guy in the picture? Who is on the inspection team? Where do you do business?

Dirt in the vent hose?

I'm about the same as last year as far as number of inspections. Gross and net are up due to price increase. Business should be much better. Same area as Chad. Nearly every 250k and below sale is waiving contingencies. We are one of the hottest real estate markets in the country right now.

1/4 inch hardware cloth.

Holy crap. I can't believe anyone would write that. It's just a bunch of poorly articulated thoughts about insulation. Textbook definition of "bad boilerplate."

Link added to signature.....

A tandem breaker is one throw. Do you have a picture of the panel with the cover off?

There was no fire suppression system. The CMU wall separates the units but doesn't extend into the attic. Doesn't look like there was a sprinkler system. There may have been a payoff though......

I inspected this townhouse today (6 units, the one I inspected was an end unit). There was no fire wall or fire separating in the attic. I've never seen this before. Is it ok? Building was built in 1974. 6 units all share a common attic.

We bought a house last year. The insurance inspector contacted me three times by email (no phone call, no letter, just email). I deleted the first two emails because they were one poorly written, non-punctuated sentence asking for an inspection. No mention of the company or any credentials. Turns out the barely literate inspector was being paid a whopping $27 to come and "inspect" our house. He promptly reported that we have two unlisted wood stoves in the house and flagged our policy for cancellation. One phone call and two pictures of the data plates on our brand new, permitted wood stoves solved that problem. Long story short; if that's what they're paying, it's no wonder the inspector was so bad. I'd rather flip burgers than be associated with that type of work.

I have the same Fenix flashlight that Chad has and have been using it for the past 5 years with no problems. Just recently added a Craftsman headlamp that I use in basements and crawlspaces. It's rechargeable, 500 lumens and keeps my hands free.