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Even brand-new homes can have hidden moisture traps! 🚨🚿
During a recent new construction home inspection in Springdale, AR, I uncovered a major installation error that could have cost the homeowner thousands down the road: the shower pan drain weep holes were completely sealed shut with grout. ​🔍 Why is this a big deal? Tile and grout are naturally porous. Water gets past the surface tile and is designed to trickle down the waterproof liner toward the drain, exiting safely through tiny weep holes. When tile installers accidentall
Cid Herlein
Oct 211 min read
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Spot the missing $500/month on your energy bill. 📉👇
​"Move-in ready" is a bold claim when the builder forgets the literal blanket over your house. 🥶🔥 ​Walked into this brand-new construction inspection in Northwest Arkansas expecting the usual finish work checks. Instead? Open up the attic access and find zero blown-in insulation. None. Zip. Just bare ceiling joists waiting to cook the house in July and freeze it in January. ​If this home had closed without an independent inspection, the new homeowner’s first clue would’ve b
Cid Herlein
Sep 21 min read
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