Archive for August, 2008
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
By William Kibbel, Old House Inspector
Never heard of a pent roof? That’s okay, my spell check doesn’t even recognize it. They were rather common on the early homes around my area. Now they’re almost extinct.
A pent roof is a small single-slope roof that is attached to a house just above ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
By William Kibbel, Old House Inspector
There’s a quaint late 19th century town not far from my home. I’ve inspected a lot of the old homes there and some really cool old shops and manufacturing buildings. My wife loves driving through it and seeing the really well preserved historic buildings. It’s ...
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
By William Kibbel, Old House Inspector
Old-house folklore -- I hear it everywhere. Unfortunately, some home owners believe it if they hear it from people that hold themselves out to be professionals.
In a Canadian newspaper, the Toronto Star, a home inspector was interviewed as the sole source for a piece titled ...
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