Central Florida Building Inspectors Learning Center
Welcome to the Central Florida Building Inspectors Learning Center. Our blog is focused on home inspections and other home and safety related subjects. The topics are based on our experience providing home inspections in and around Orlando, FL.
How to Identify Dry Rot
Introduction Serpula lacrymans or as its more commonly known, dry rot, is a fungus that attacks wood and timber throughout most parts of the world. Dry rot is most common in timber forests, but also known for its powerful ability to destroy timber, and eat away at the...
Tips in Finding the Right Home Inspector
When looking to choose a home inspector, you should research and take the time to know what to expect, and be able to choose a trusted professional. A home inspection is a great way to prevent the usual headaches that come with buying or selling a home. For instance,...
3 Elements on your Home that need Regular Inspection
Homeownership can be overwhelming when you consider the upkeep and constant need to check the structure is continually safe to live in. The best way to make certain all is right is to be diligent in your efforts to check the following elements on your home regularly....
The Sellers Guide to Preparing to Sell a Home
When the time comes to sell your home, there are a number of ways you can do this; you can sell the property privately or you can do business with an agent. In any case, you will need to make sure that the property is ready for being placed on the market. Below are...
Why a Pre-Purchase Home Inspection is the Right Thing to Do
The service of a home inspection is a wonderful thing, it’s a great and effective way of knowing the true condition and real shape in which you’re home or potential home actually is. The reason you need a pre-purchase home inspection is because your new home used to...
Don’t lean on your own Expertise, Hire a Professional Home Inspector
In the past, a home inspection service was not really looked at, or considered as a necessity by those in the process of buying a home, or those going through a real estate transaction. Past buyers simply leaned on their own understanding and knowledge as the primary...
Why should you pay for a radon test?
For those who do not know, Radon is a colorless gas, which is radioactive, and is the second main cause of cancer in the USA today, the first is smoking. Radon is undetectable to the human nose as it has no odor, and as mentioned above, is colorless making it...
Why should I care about Indoor air quality?
The air quality of your home should be at a safe and healthy level and needs to be free from pollutants. Therefore, it’s essential you are diligent to get to the bottom of and learn the cause of any air defects that are within your home, because it could be causing...
Important Information about Termite Infestation
There are countless cases of termite damage and infestation found throughout Florida and across the US every single day. Most cases include people afraid of termites causing damage to their homes and invading their private living space, both of which are not nice...
How important is a home inspection?
Most people understand the value and importance of hiring a professional home inspector to carry out an inspection on the home they are looking to buy. Statistics show that between 70% - 90% of all homes that were sold in previous years all had a professional home...
Why do I need a home inspection?
Did you know that a professional home inspection would give you the information that you need to make an informed decision regarding the purchase of a new home? On the other hand, if you are looking to sell your home getting a home inspection helps determine the...
2 Major Issues that cause House Sales to Fall Through
Looking for your dream home can take some time so it’s important you choose the right home instead of living the rest of your days in a house of horrors! It’s important that once you have found that dream home you don’t sign anything until you have a home inspection...
Help in finding the right home inspector
One of the benefits of a home inspection is that it can prevent many of the headaches that come with either buying or selling a property. If it’s the case that you are looking to buy a home then a home inspection service is essential and is an excellent way to find...
Are you in Need of a Home Inspection?
When you start looking to buy a home, one of the most important things to do before the purchase is complete have it checked over by a professional experienced home inspector. For those going through the process of buying it is crucial that they fully understand it is...
How Vulnerable is your Home to Termite Infestation Damage?
Florida is a beautiful state, hot temperatures, blue skies, and sunshine pretty much all year round. There is, however, a real menace attacking homes up and down the state of Florida and that menace is termites. Testing for termites is not always included in a...
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