by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
What is included in a home inspection? You should always ask this before hiring a home inspector, as different home inspectors include different things. Also, their level of thoroughness differs from one inspector to the next as well. So what is included on one of OUR...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Engineered wood flooring is now becoming one of the most common floorings in homes these days. Why is this so, and is it for you? Well for starters, any type of engineered wood flooring is any type of wood flooring that is not solid wood. For instance, plywood is...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | May 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
With all the threats of bad weather we’ve been experiencing lately, its good to think about ways we can avoid, at least to a certain extent, water from entering our basements. Water damage and moisture is a big issue with basements and no doubt if you have one, you’ve...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Apr 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Although we will feel concerned when there is lead in our home, we have options and there are steps we can take order to reduce the effects of lead. There will be things we can do ourselves, but there are also times when a professional will need to be called. Things...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Mar 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
A historic home doesn’t automatically mean it’s not energy efficient. We may find, however, that we want to improve the homes energy costs. How can we do this successfully, while maintaining the homes beautiful old features? We will consider just a few examples...
