Home Inspection Blog
What Is a 55+ Community? An Inspector’s Guide for Buyers
A 55+ community is age-restricted housing where at least 80 percent of the occupied homes have at least one resident who is 55 or older. You buy or rent a regular home, such as a single-family house, villa, townhome, or condo, and run your own household. Care and...
Load Bearing Wall: How to Spot One and Who to Call
A load bearing wall carries the weight of the roof, floors, or walls above it down to the foundation. A partition wall only divides space. You cannot tell them apart by looking, and a wrong guess can lead to sagging floors and cracked ceilings. At Harmony Home...
The Homeowner’s Guide to Maintaining Your Roof Year-Round
Maintaining your roof is the home maintenance responsibility that most homeowners acknowledge but don't actively practice. A roof that receives consistent, proactive attention performs significantly closer to its maximum expected service life than one that is ignored...
What Gets Checked on Your Home’s Exterior During an Inspection
Your home's exterior is the first line of defense against weather, and in North Georgia, that means intense summer heat, high humidity, heavy rainfall, and the occasional severe storm, all working against the same siding, foundation, and roofline year after year. A...
Inspecting Different Types of Homes
The main types of homes buyers encounter are single-family detached houses, townhomes, condos, duplexes and multi-family units, manufactured homes, and modular homes, and each one comes with a different ownership structure, a different construction method, and a...
Don’t Ignore These: Common Home Concerns Every Homeowner Should Know
Common home concerns are the conditions that most homeowners encounter at some point in the life of a property. The ones that cause the most financial damage are almost always those that were noticed early and addressed late. The gap between noticing something and...
How Long Should a Roof Last in Georgia?
In Metro Atlanta and North Georgia, most roofs last 15 to 25 years, shorter than the national averages you'll see quoted elsewhere. Georgia's combination of intense summer heat, high humidity, heavy rainfall, and frequent thunderstorms ages roofing materials faster...
What Is a WDI Inspection? A Homeowner’s Guide
A WDI inspection (Wood-Destroying Insect inspection) checks a home for termites, carpenter ants, carpenter bees, and wood-boring beetles, plus any damage they've left behind. Lenders often require one before closing on a home loan, especially for VA and FHA financing....
Stop the Standing Water: How to Improve Drainage on Your Property
The decision to improve drainage isn't just about preventing soggy lawn patches or muddy walkways. Water that doesn't drain properly accumulates where it causes the most damage: against foundations, under slabs, in crawl spaces, and in basements. The consequences of...
What’s Checked During A Pre-Drywall Inspection?
A pre-drywall inspection is a third-party review of your home's framing, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems. Inspectors complete it after rough-in but before insulation and drywall seals everything from view. Because it's the one point in new construction where...
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