tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557781812707077242024-03-04T23:48:31.391-08:00Inspections RodriguesInspections RodriguesHome inspectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896977655893015109noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855778181270707724.post-66556412090959262042016-06-13T17:00:00.001-07:002016-06-13T17:00:42.197-07:00Some Issues are Easier to Spot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some defects are much easier to spot than others. This
exterior plug won't be very useful with this new balcony railing completely
impeding the plug cover from being opened.</div>
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Unfortunately not all defects are this obvious. That is why
we at Inspections Rodrigues Inc. take care to point out the obvious defects and
more importantly the not so obvious defects!</div>
Home inspectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896977655893015109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855778181270707724.post-82037793878243437892016-06-13T16:59:00.002-07:002016-06-13T16:59:42.474-07:00Baseboard Heating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Baseboard heaters are common place in many homes as an
efficient and cost effective installation. However not all baseboard heaters
are made equally and certainly are not all installed properly. </div>
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This baseboard heater in impeding the use of the bottom drawer
of these bathroom cabinets, not the most convenient. More importantly is the
damage it is doing to the wall above indicating that the baseboard heater while
being improperly installed is also defective, putting the house at risk for
fire.</div>
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Finally we at Inspections Rodrigues Inc. are of the opinion
that baseboard heaters that are open vertically like the model above are a much greater risk for fire. To many times we
have found combustible objects such as children's toys, pencils or other
foreign objects just waiting to burn in the exposed fins of the baseboard
heater.</div>
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Home inspectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896977655893015109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855778181270707724.post-33318992605455543542016-06-13T16:57:00.003-07:002016-06-13T16:57:44.627-07:00ABS Plumbing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since their introduction, ABS drains have provided plumbers
with an easy to install, efficient and reliable product that saves the plumbers
time and homeowners money. </div>
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Unlike older drain installations that required joining cast
iron, steel or lead together with soldered joints, pastes and waxes, ABS simply
''glues'' together at its joints. ABS
also will never corrode over time like its metal counterparts. </div>
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The downside of having a product that installs easily, and
is readily available to anyone at their local hardware stores, however makes
the presence of non professional plumbing installations much more common. </div>
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The picture above as odd as it seems is not as uncommon as
you might think. We at Inspections Rodrigues Inc. are always on the lookout for
these non professional installations both easily apparent like the picture
above and those not so easily spotted by the untrained eye. </div>
Home inspectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896977655893015109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855778181270707724.post-64668642797535485662016-06-13T16:56:00.002-07:002016-06-13T16:56:13.438-07:00Halogen Pot Lights and Clearances to Combustibles<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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Wood and heat over time creates fire, great for sitting
around the fireplace on those cold nights in the fall and winter. It's not so
great when it's an interior door with inadequate clearances to a 50w halogen
pot light putting the house at risk for fire.</div>
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Not taking into account the amount of heat recessed halogen
lighting can give off is dangerous business. Halogen or incandescent recessed
lighting can reach temperatures well above 100 degrees Celsius. Over time if
installed too close to a combustible material like the wood door pictured above
it will begin to char and burn. The wood subject to heat over time under goes
pyrolysis making it much more likely to ignite,
starting a fire that at best will damage the building, and at worst
cause loss of life.</div>
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Other clearances should also be taken into account with any
lighting as well, low ceilings, closets and stairways can lead to contact with
combustibles or a person's body causing burns.</div>
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The introduction of LED lighting has helped fix these issues
as they give off less heat than halogens and incandescent bulbs. </div>
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Our clients safety at Inspections Rodrigues Inc. is our top
priority, we always recommend proper manufacturer clearances to combustible
materials be respected when installing any lighting fixture. </div>
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