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Your Home Inspection Report Is In… Now What? Understanding the Findings Without Losing Sight of Your Dream Home Your offer was accepted, your home inspection is complete, and now the report has arrived in your inbox. You open it and discover 45 pages of photographs, observations, recommendations, and deficiencies. Suddenly, your excitement turns into anxiety. A home inspection report isn't a list of reasons NOT to buy a house. It's a tool to help you understand the home you'r

You probably walk past your water heater without giving it much thought. It heats the water, you take your shower, wash the dishes, and go about your day. But attached to that water heater is a small component with a very important job. It's called the Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve, commonly referred to as the TPR valve. And while you may never see it operate, it's designed to help protect the water heater—and the people around it—when temperature or pressure reaches

Walk It. Know It. Protect It. Putting It All Together Before Winter Welcome to the Eagle Vision Homeowner Series Welcome to Day 5—the final day of Eagle Vision Inspection Services' 5 Days of Fall! We started on the roof, followed water to the ground, examined the protective envelope around our homes, prepared our HVAC systems for cooler weather, and checked the safety equipment protecting the people inside. Today, we're bringing everything together.

Welcome to Day 4 of Eagle Vision Inspection Services' 5 Days of Fall Over the past three days, we've been preparing different parts of our homes for the changing season. Day 1: 💧 Down. Out. Away. Day 2: 🏡 Find the break in the barrier. Day 3: 🌡️ Test it before you trust it. Today, we're turning our attention to something even more important. The people inside the home. As temperatures begin to fall, the way we use our homes changes. Heating systems come on. Fireplaces may

What Are Those TEST and RESET Buttons For? The TEST button allows you to verify that the GFCI's protective function operates. When pressed, a properly functioning device should trip and interrupt power. The RESET button restores power after the device has tripped—assuming there isn't another problem preventing it from resetting.If a GFCI will not trip when tested, won't reset, repeatedly trips, feels damaged, or otherwise isn't operating correctly, it deserves attention.