Changing a low voltage razor plug to a GFI

  If you live in an older home chances are you will have a razor plug in you washroom. I would say about 40 % of the older homes I inspect will have a low voltage razor plug in place. There are several issues with these plugs which I will discuss below.   I...

How thorough should an inspection be?

The inspection business can be political at times. Ok lets be honest, it is usually political to some degree. Perhaps political is the wrong word.  Lets say controversial.  Often times a home inspector will discover issues in a home that are hidden and unknown to the...

Technology and protecting your home.

  Last week I went to a meet the teacher conference at my daughters high school. Was I in for a surprise when I walked through those doors. I used to be a high school teacher myself many moons ago and somehow had the idea that school was school and I knew what I...