General Inspection & Consumer Articles - Temple Texas Professional Home Inspections

December 19, 2022

Adobe Inspection

Adobe is a natural building material made from clay and sand mixed with water and an organic binder, such as sticks, straw or dung. Adobe structures are more common in inhospitable climates and where lumber...

December 17, 2022

Adjustable Steel Columns

by Nick Gromicko, CMI®, and Kenton Shepard Adjustable steel columns, also known as screw jacks and beam jacks, are hollow steel posts designed to provide structural support. An attached threaded adjustment mechanism is used to...

December 16, 2022

Acid Rain and Inspectors: Buildings at Risk

by Nick Gromicko, CMI® and Kate Tarasenko “Acid rain,” like “global warming,” is a phenomenon whose very existence is disputed by some. In fact, evidence of acid rain has been observed in industrialized cities around...

December 16, 2022

Abrasive Blasting for Mold Remediation

Mold what is involved with mold remediationin the Home Health concerns related to the growth of mold in the home have been featured heavily in the news. Abrasive Blasting for Mold Problems ranging from itchy...

December 16, 2022

A Garage Inspection

This is the exterior of a town home I was asked to inspect. During the inspection, I ran into a neighbor who told me that the roof of another garage, identical to the one pictured above...