Home Inspection Blog

To help identify and hopefully prevent wood damage to doors and jambs, keep wood cleaned and painted especially from the bottom hinge down. Just a certified tip from Glenn McMillan with American Certified Home Inspections.

Asphalt sealant for roofs should be checked at least every 3 years. A good Shingle Roof Coating penetrates and forms a protective roof coating that extends the life of old asphalt roof shingles. Easily applied, Let the first coat dry for 3-4 hours and then apply the second coat.

Glenn McMillan with American Certified Home Inspections wants to warn you about this missing item for water heaters. He finds way too many water heaters that are sitting in areas that when they leak, they may damage surrounding walls. There are pans made for water heaters to sit in to minimize the risk for more […]

Glenn McMillan with American Certified Home Inspections did a inspection today and found faulty GFCI outlets. This is a newly renovated or flip house. You should check your GFCI and AFCI outlets from time to time. Today more than ever homes are equipped with important electrical safety devices to help protect people and property. Most […]

Glenn McMillan with American Certified Home Inspections found this issue in a service panel of a home. This is a missing grommet that protects the wire from coming in contact with the metal of the box. This is considered a fire hazard. Not too difficult to fix, but very expensive if a fire happens.