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Suesan Jenifer Therriault

Crawlspace Inspection

One of the most important and revealing part of the home inspection is the crawlspace. More often than not this is the part many inspectors dread most. Looking at this picture it's very easy to understand why so many inspectors feel this way

Unfortunately the condition of the crawlspace directly affects the entire house and as unpleasant as it maybe we would be doing our client a great injustice to rush through this portion of the inspection. This particular crawlspace is basically shot. All insulation, most of the box beams and sill plate, the entire girder and all the joists are decayed and need to be replaced. All could have been easily avoided with proper maintenance.

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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

What Caused This Deck To Collapse

This deck collapsed for various reasons. The first was that there was no proper ledger board installed or attached to the structure. The second was that the deck was built from improper sized material and that it was lacking proper support. These problems should have been revealed within the scope of the home inspection prior to purchase. Unfortunately this was not the case and now the homeowner is left holding the bag.

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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

Hospitals Change Visiting Rules To Prevent Flu

It seems as though the spread of the N1H1 Virus has everyone on edge. Just a few days ago President Obama declared swine flu a national emergency. As of Monday Geisinger Hospital will change its visiting practices. Other area hospitals such as Pocono Medical Center have also taken this initiative.

Geisinger Health System will begin screening visitors and restricting entrance with hope that doing so will help to limit the spread of both the H1N1 Virus as well as the seasonal flu. The new restrictions will apply to those experiencing fever with cough or sore throat as well as children 12 and under.

I don't know if any of this is really going to do much good. Just 3 weeks ago I was visiting at the hospital. On both the way in and the way out I noticed the entire waiting room was full to capacity. Most of the people waiting to be seen in the ER were displaying flu like symptoms. Although I agree that it's a good idea not to have someone with the flu running all over the hospital the truth is that we are more likely to catch the flu while visiting someone already there.

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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

Things Are Not Always What They Seem

One of the things about being a home inspector is being aware of our surroundings.

What appears to be an over grown unsightly backyard, is actually a septic system in danger of being damaged by the roots of overgrown vegetation. The homeowner had not had a septic inspection prior to the purchase of his home and was not aware of the problem.

The white pipe you see protruding from the ground is the tank's observation port. The septic tank and field should never be planted in anything other than grass. Trees and shrubs have roots, which intrude through the system and eventually cause structural damage and can eventually lead to system failure. Repairs of this nature are very costly and easily preventable.

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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

Sunday Afternoon On The Leigh River

These are two pictures of the Leigh River over behind my house. It rained Friday night straight through Saturday night causing the River levels and water flow to rise above normal for a brief while today. The bright Sunlight reflecting off the water caused for some interesting photo effects I thought I shared with you.


This picture was taken of the Leigh right in my backyard.


This picture was taken 20 feet down after the falls.

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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