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Fireplace Safety and Maintenance
December 1, 2016Fireplaces – is yours safe and in good shape? The overwhelming majority of fireplaces in our part of the country…
Is your House Ready for a New President?
November 1, 2016Is your house ready for a new President?! As citizens of this great country, we have the privilege of voting.…
Foundation Corner Cracks
October 1, 2016Mitchell writes and asks, “Why are the corners of the foundation of my house cracked? Is something wrong with my…
Ask the Inspector – a Question about Flooding!
September 1, 2016The first one appeared in 1690 in a London publication called The Athenian Gazette. The name of the publication was…
Giving Your House a Haircut!
August 18, 2016During the years of my upbringing in southwest Houston, my dad owned a number of small rent houses in the…
Clogged or Unclogged – that is the Question!
June 3, 2016Both my Irish great-grandfather and grandfather (we called them both “Bampaw”) were heavy pipe-smokers. I grew up smelling the aroma…
Peaks and Valleys on the Roof
June 2, 2016Peaks and valleys. Life is full of them. Not “literal” peaks and valleys, but metaphors for highs and lows, joys…
Does Your Home Have a Clogged Artery?
June 1, 2016Every human being has a heart with arteries which carry blood away from the heart to other tissues and organs.…
Historic Flooding – Who Do You Call?
May 1, 2016Historic flooding all over the Houston area again… streets turned into rivers… overflowing bayous and creeks… people stranded… dramatic rescues……
The Attic is Not a Dumpster!
April 1, 20162016 marks the 80th birthday of the first commercial use of the word “dumpster.” The word came from two brothers…