It was the Saturday before Christmas and I had one final inspection to do before taking a few days off. The inspection was north of Birmingham, so I gave myself plenty of time to get there. It was raining, so I was not looking forward to inspecting the exterior in the rain. As I traveled north on I-65 near Trussville in a light rain, the back tires of my car lost traction and the car began spinning down the interstate. Fortunately, traffic was light and there were no other c

Many houses in Central Alabama have decks at the back of the house. In many instances, these decks are high off the ground. That makes it very important that the deck be carefully inspected. The most common problems that The Home Inspector sees are: The ledger board is not bolted to the house. Instead it is nailed or screwed to the house. This could cause the deck to pull away from the house and could lead to a catastrophic failure of the deck. This is one of the most common