South Charlotte 411: February 2013

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Huntersville Home Inspector Finds Roof Problems on Roosevelt Way

Home Inspection Carolina home inspector Dek Nance recently inspected a home on Roosevelt Way in Huntersville NC. The shingles are hanging past the drip edge/shingle molding to far at the bottom of the front gable area

and are starting to curl or bend. This will eventually cause the shingles to start cracking along the drip

edge. The shingles should be only 1 to 1 1/2 inches past the drip edge to prevent bending or curling.

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Charlotte Home Inspector Finds Fin Damage on AC Unit.

There were multiple damage fins noted in the exterior compressor unit. The fins are used to allow

air to flow into the unit keeping the unit cool. If the fins are damaged it may obstruct the airflow and

possibly reduce the efficiency of the unit. Have a licensed HVAC contractor further evaluate and make and

additional repairs as needed.

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Charlotte Home Inspector Finds AC Trouble

Charlotte Home Inspector Chip Sprague of Home Inspection Carolina found Evidence of

prior leaking at the a/c coil area into back up drain pan in attic. Have a licensed HVAC contractor further

evaluate the entire system and make any additional repairs as needed.

Charlotte Home Inspector Explains Why CSST Piping Needs to be Bonded

The gas piping in this house includes corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST). There is no electrical

bonding connection between the gas piping system and the electrical system, other than connections at the

gas appliances that utilize the grounding conductors for the appliances. The lack of strong electrical

bonding may increase the potential for lightning strikes to cause arcing at the CSST gas piping that may

result in perforation of the piping, gas leaks, and fires. For safety, it is recommended that this installation

be further investigated by a licensed electrical contractor.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Charlotte Home Inspector Finds Chimney Problems

Charlotte home inspector Chip Sprague was inspecting a home in Dilworth when he ran into a chimney with many problems. First of all there is no chimney cap an rain cap. This allows moisture to get down inside the chimney and cause spalling and weathering. Chimneys need a a chimney cap and rain cap. This was also causing damage to the wood framing around the chimney as well. Home Inspection Carolina recommends having your chimney checked and cleaned regularly to insure safety.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

How to Inspect an Attic

How can you tell you have a roof leak? Well there is the obvious water coming down through the ceiling. Unfortunately you can have a leak for a long time before you ever see a drop of water. So how exactly do you know you have a leak or what do you look for? Wel inspect your attic regularly paying particular attention to flashing around around chimneys and vents. Also pay close attention valleys. Obviously look for water but many times it just shows up as dark stains like you see in the pictures.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Charlotte Home Inspector Finds Rusty Flue

While inspecting a home near the South Park area Chip Sprague of Home Inspection Carolina found a dangerous condition on a furnace flue. The flue isn't venting properly which is causing rapid condensation on flue. The water from the condensation caused rust which is now causing the flue to leak CO. This dangerous and needs to be fixed ASAP. CO is the silent killer.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Have You Checked Your Ducts Today

Most homes have quite a bit of energy loss and don't even realize it. Home Inspector Patrick Waddell of Home Inspection Carolina in Charlotte NC show 4 different places where there is air loss on house today that he just inspected in South Charlotte. Ducts are highly suseptable to leak at the joints. Over time the seals break down and leaks develop. The heat or AC winds up leaking into the crawl space. The home owners bill winds being more usually unknown by the owner. Get you ducts checked regularly for leaks.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Charlotte Home inspector Finds Cause for Energy Loss

Home Inspection Carolina inspector Chip Sprague of Charlotte NC was inspecting a home in the Dilworth section of Charlotte when he found a duct that was pieced together with garbage bags, tape, paper clips and staples. This duct was losing air all over the crawl space and causing the owner unecessarry power bills. The sad part is that this had been going on for years. This needs to be fixed.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Charlotte Home Inspector Finds Missing Insulation With Infrared Camera

Charlotte NC home inspector Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina was inspecting a home in Lake Norman that the owner complained of being drafty dicovered many places of missing insulation by using a thermal infrared camera. One of the places you can see here is in the ceiling where the duct is just lying on the drywall with no insulation. You can see it here in the thermal infrared image. If you hire Home Inspection Carolina do perform your next home inspection they can literally see things other inspectors can't by the use of the latest equipment like thermal infrared cameras like you see. here.