Healthy Home and Mold Inspections

Hop to it, Northwest Arkansas! 🐰 ​Happy Easter from the team at Healthy Home & Mold Inspections. We're celebrating with a little festive fun in this sunset neighborhood scene. ​Can you find all five  Easter eggs hidden in the picture? 🥚 Let us know where you spotted them in the comments below! 👇 ​If you're buying a home or suspect mold in Fayetteville, Bentonville, Rogers, or anywhere in NWA, don't let it be a nasty surprise. Get a comprehensive home inspection by a truste

Even on brand-new homes, the smallest details can lead to the biggest headaches. During today’s inspection, I found several critical areas where Z-flashing and joint flashing were missing on composite siding. ​Why Does This Matter? ​Siding is designed to shed water, but flashing is what actually directs that water away from your home's structural framing. Without it: ​Wall Penetrations: Water can seep behind light fixtures, leading to electrical shorts or hidden rot. ​Horizon

Did you know that modern energy-efficient windows can actually act like a magnifying glass? 🔎 In this video, I’m showing you a concentrated "hot beam" reflecting off a window directly onto the exterior wall. ​While this home is brick and can handle the heat, this same reflection on vinyl siding can cause melting, warping, and permanent distortion. This often happens with high-efficiency, double-pane glass that has a slight "concave" flex, focusing the sun’s rays into a laser

Why "Good Enough" Grading Isn’t Enough. 🏠💧 ​In this video, you’re looking at a recipe for an oversaturated foundation. When new construction homes are built this close together, the grading between them is everything. ​As you can see, the water from the upper house—including all that gutter runoff—is being directed straight toward the foundation of the lower home. Without a proper swale or drainage system to divert that water to the street or a back basin, the lower homeown

Found this during today’s home and mold inspection. It’s in a spot most people would never think to check—and honestly, I’m still trying to figure out if this was a "creative" DIY cover-up or just a really unfortunate location for a leak to start. ​This is exactly why we don’t just look at the obvious areas. A little moisture here today could mean a massive repair bill tomorrow. ​Does this look like a "hider" to you, or just bad luck? Let me know in the comments! 👇 ​ #homein