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Topics and issues, stories and anecdotes, that you’ll hopefully find helpful.
Investing in New Tech Helps Clients: Eye-Stick Pole + Olympus Tough Camera
Sometimes roofs are too steep to safely walk and inspect. If I had it my way, every home would be designed with a 4/12 pitch roof, one story, which was easy to hop on and walk; this is not the case. As a licensed home inspector, I do not want to leave any “stones...
Tap Into Residential Wells
Well, this is a pretty deep topic, but let’s dive in… Residential wells are pretty common in rural areas and that is no different in rural Western North Carolina. Though inspecting the well system is not the responsibility of a home inspector, I do like to take...
Let’s Make The Home Buying Process Easier?
As a home inspector, my biggest focus is on my clients. The best thing I can do for my clients is make the inspection process easier, but why not the whole home buying process? Let’s dive right in by saying, I could not achieve this offering without my great home...
Thermal Imaging 101
What is thermal imaging? With a special camera, we can detect the electromagnetic spectrum of heat. Everything gives off heat, in varying degrees: your vehicle, skin, cat, everything. Hot and cold can be viewed in a color spectrum from red to violet. Of course, we...
The Truth About Radon Gas
In the U.S., an estimated 21,000 people die from radon-related lung cancer every year. Compare that number to 160,000 lung cancer deaths from smoking, radon is responsible for almost ⅛ of all lung cancer deaths. Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer, and...
Josh Finkler
Licensed Home Inspector
LIC# 4814
(828) 713-1512
Asheville, NC 28805
