Tag Archives: radon

Radon Risk

I’ve been on a home safety kick recently. I think it is because I keep hearing about all of these issues with people I know and dangers in the home. Just this week, a boy in my son’s class witnessed his house burning down while he was waiting for the school bus because of a chimney fire. A neighbor suffered extensive wind damage to her home. And now, one of our dear friends just announced that he has been breathing in radon for probably the last few years. So if you will bear with me on another post about home … Continue reading →

Home Inspectors: Caveat Emptor

In my own personal experience, I have had home inspections and used home inspectors exactly twice, and both times I should have hired a hit-man instead. On both occasions there were problems that were not brought to my attention and should have been before I purchased the houses. In both cases, I had to replace heating and cooling systems and in one instance, a very expensive roof as well. Their modus operandi (my choice of criminal words is no accident here) seems to be that if they turn whatever it is on and it works, or if it isn’t falling … Continue reading →