by Matt Hawley | Oct 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Major Mistake #1: Thinking you can’t afford it. Many people who thought that buying the home they wanted was simply out of their reach are now enjoying a new lifestyle in their very own homes. Buying a home is the smartest financial decision you will ever...
by Matt Hawley | Sep 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Doing home inspections across Brevard County, over the last 11 years I have seen many situations where a pre-listing inspection would have saved the deal. A pre-listing inspection is as the name describes. The seller has their home inspected prior to putting it up for...
by Matt Hawley | Aug 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Anti-Tip Brackets for Freestanding Ranges One of the common finding I come across doing home inspections in Brevard County is free standing ranges that lack anti-tip brackets. Anti-tip brackets are metal devices designed to prevent freestanding ranges from tipping....
by Matt Hawley | Aug 13, 2015 | Home Safety
Doing home inspections in Brevard County, I often come across home that have dryer ducts that are routed through the attic space and are connected to a roof-top vent. Many times there is a large lint build-up in the attic space around the dryer duct. This lint build...
by Matt Hawley | Aug 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
During a home inspection in Brevard, the other day the home had a clothes dryer that vented to the attic space. While inspecting the roof, I observed there was not an exhaust vent on the roof. This could only mean one thing…… the dryer duct was venting in...