This is what greeted me a couple of night ago when my 92-year old neighbor called me in the middle of the night after a circuit breaker in his house blew.
It was raining out that night so I was a bit wet, had to climb down a home made wooden ladder that wasn't attached to anything. Dropped and broke my flashlight and was standing in a dark, cluttered basement with only the light from my cell phone trying to find the breaker panel.
Really, why would anyone take the faceplate off the main panel and leave it on the floor? Didn't it dawn on this idiot that someone else might have to access that panel in the dark and might just get shocked or worse yet electrocuted? Folks be careful, the main panel can very easily kill you.
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Hi all, my name is Suesan Jenifer Therriault and you can find me in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania or here on the Active Rain Real Estate Network just about any day of the week.
I'm a Home Inspector, and a Systems Engineer in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania.
I hope you read my blog, and get to know a little about me. If you have any Home Inspection, Computer Related or Contracting questions or concerns feel free to drop me an email or give me a call. I'll do my best to help you out.
JTHIS Professional Home Inspection Team
Computer Services NEPA
MT Contracting
Call me if I can help you or someone you know.
(570) 262-7551

I took this picture during my first inspection today.
I'm always amused by what some seller will and won't do when trying to sell their home. Sometimes it just seems to me like they prefer to ignore some of the most obvious things that are going to come up during the course of the inspection. This one really caught my attention.
Can you tell me what's missing in this photo?
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Hi all, my name is Suesan Jenifer Therriault and you can find me in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania or here on the Active Rain Real Estate Network just about any day of the week.
I'm a Home Inspector, and a Systems Engineer in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania.
I hope you read my blog, and get to know a little about me. If you have any Home Inspection, Computer Related or Contracting questions or concerns feel free to drop me an email or give me a call. I'll do my best to help you out.
JTHIS Professional Home Inspection Team
Computer Services NEPA
MT Contracting
Call me if I can help you or someone you know.
(570) 262-7551
During a recent crawlspace inspection I wanted to find a way to convey to my absentee that the box beam on the house he wanted to purchase had some very serious decay, but I didn't think that mere words would get the message across. This is one of many reasons I always encourage my clients to be present during the inspection.
First I tried this, but I didn't really feel it was saying enough.

Then I tried this.
By eliminating the light in the crawlspace the light from the outside showed that the beam had decayed completely through. Sometimes less is better.
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Hi all, my name is Suesan Jenifer Therriault and you can find me in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania or here on the Active Rain Real Estate Network just about any day of the week.
I'm a Home Inspector, and a Systems Engineer in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania.
I hope you read my blog, and get to know a little about me. If you have any Home Inspection, Computer Related or Contracting questions or concerns feel free to drop me an email or give me a call. I'll do my best to help you out.
JTHIS Professional Home Inspection Team
Computer Services NEPA
MT Contracting
Call me if I can help you or someone you know.
(570) 262-7551
We all know that mushroom can and do grow wild, but has anyone ever seen them grow on someone's front yard?

Does anyone have any idea what type of mushrooms these are?

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Hi all, my name is Suesan Jenifer Therriault and you can find me in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania or here on the Active Rain Real Estate Network just about any day of the week.
I'm a Home Inspector, and a Systems Engineer in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania.
I hope you read my blog, and get to know a little about me. If you have any Home Inspection, Computer Related or Contracting questions or concerns feel free to drop me an email or give me a call. I'll do my best to help you out.
JTHIS Professional Home Inspection Team
Computer Services NEPA
MT Contracting
Call me if I can help you or someone you know.
(570) 262-7551

Congratulations, you finally took the plunge and purchased that perfect get away home. So why are you being unkind to your new investment. Branches, shrubbery, flower beds and over grown vegetation against the siding of your home will eventually lead to structural damage. Especially if your home's siding consists of T1-11.
Wood siding will decay if kept in direct contact with moisture. Carpenter Ants will also move in and start building galleries through your foundation beams and joists. Trim all branches, shrubs away from the siding. Keep grass mowed and never stack firewood in direct proximity. These are just a few simple things you can do to help prolog the life of your home's siding and save you money.
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Hi all, my name is Suesan Jenifer Therriault and you can find me in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania or here on the Active Rain Real Estate Network just about any day of the week.
I'm a Home Inspector, and a Systems Engineer in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania.
I hope you read my blog, and get to know a little about me. If you have any Home Inspection, Computer Related or Contracting questions or concerns feel free to drop me an email or give me a call. I'll do my best to help you out.
JTHIS Professional Home Inspection Team
Computer Services NEPA
MT Contracting
Call me if I can help you or someone you know.
(570) 262-7551
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