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What lies beneath?

What lies beneath? No I’m not referring to the movie were Harrison Ford plays the adulterous, murderous husband. I’m referring to the crawlspace your house is sitting on. Most people have no idea what’s going on in their crawlspace. They’ve never been down there and have no intentions of going down there.

Now stop and think about this. The crawlspace is the area between the ground and the first floor of your house. The air quality in your crawlspace affects the air quality in your house. The very supports that your house is built upon are in your crawlspace. Now take a look at the picture below.

complete crawlspace decay - JTHIS-Professional Home Inspection Team

What do you see? Would you feel safe in this house? Is this the air quality you want your family to breathe? Of course not, but without a home inspection how would you know “what lies beneath”?

A Little Morning Inspiration From Roy Kelley

This morning I logged into the Rain as I try to every morning. I saw a post by Roy Kelley titled: Are you ready?. What I like most about his post was the beautiful array of colors in the photographs, so I left a comment. Roy in turn visited my blog to find that I haven’t posted a single thing since early December 2010 and spoke right up. He told me to get my daily posts up for 2011. Even if it was just going out into my neighborhood and taking a few pictures I could post for localism.

Now, while I’m not going to promise Roy a daily post I feel he was offering me some good, friendly, sound advice. So I took a walk a three-minute walk down to the falls off my backyard and snapped this picture to share with Roy and all my friends on AR. I hope you enjoy it.

Ice Over the Falls

Morgan Gallery Of Fine Arts | Cheryl Korb – Folk Art Painting

The Morgan Gallery of Fine Arts has a wonderful collection of paintings by Cheryl Korb. I happen to be a fan of both her art and the Morgan Gallery. In fact I like her work so much that I purchased this piece to hang over our fireplace mantle.

Cheryl Korb - Morgan Gallery of Fine Arts

Cheryl's worked is described as Folk Art Painting. She masterfully depicts the little details of rural life with the broad view of the landscape. Using tiny brush stroke in place of words she paints a story in scenes and activities that are both familiar and enchanting.

The artists describes herself as one who's painting to save the farm she grew up on in Dalton, Pa. Cheryl tells how as a child she used to sell farm fresh corn on the cob for her farmer father. Back then the cost was 50 cents for a dozen an ear.

Her three children were also raised on the family farm and are now grown and out on their own. She now shares the farm with her dogs, horses, chickens, goat and wonderful artistic imagination.

As I said before, I'm very definitely a fan, but don't take my word for it ... have a look for yourself.

 

If you happen t be down my way, don't forget to stop by the Morgan Gallery of Fine Arts. (570) 646-5333

 

Moisture and Carpenter Ants: A Recipe For Disaster

Moisture and water beat away at wooden siding. That's why it's so important to trim trees and branches away from your home. It's also important to keep your siding properly painted and caulk around areas of possible water intrusions.

Once the wood soaks up sufficient moisture carpenter ants are mysteriously attracted to the wood. It's almost like bears to honey. Gone unnoticed and improperly maintained your perfect home can turn into this faster than you think.

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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

Name That Photo: Remember To Think Like A Home Inspector

I took this picture during a home inspection this past summer. Can you tell me what I took a picture of?

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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