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
This afternoon was boy's day out at the Therriault residence. After a full night of rain Friday night, followed by a full day and night of rain yesterday, the guys were ready to break loose today.

This is my husband Michael with our two dog's Patch and Shep. Patch is the white Sasquatch size dog weighing in at 172 lbs. and Shep is of course the German Shepard weighing in at 90 lbs.
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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
Around Easter we rescued 4 baby chicks. Our chicks did what all living things do and grew to full size. So we have been enjoying the company of our 4 hens. Now I know its hard to believe that chickens can actually be fun to keep, but just like dogs and cats they do make cool pets. We consider them pets with benefits.
See everyday we go out and feed and hang out with them twice a day. Once they got used to the routine they started to interact with us. We go out, they come over to greet us. They take food out of our hands. They follow us around and always leave us fresh eggs. We have 4 hens so everyday we get 4 fresh brown eggs. For anyone who might have missed it the eggs are the benefits I was referring to. Then today I went to pick up our eggs and found this.

Go figure, all I can think of is that climate change must be messing with my chickens.
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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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