Spring has sprung in the beautiful Okanagan, and for many homeowners, it’s time to complete some home maintenance! To keep your home efficient, safe and ready for the coming seasons, we recommend following these spring maintenance tips from our home inspection services experts. Kelowna Home Inspector Suggestions for Exterior Spring Maintenance There are many home…
Unfortunately, bathroom mold is one of the most common household problems that homeowners face. Due to the fungus being drawn to damp, dark and isolated places, there’s a good chance you’ll experience mold in your home at one point or another especially if preventative measures aren’t taken. But don’t let the ugly “M” word scare…
When we have pets, we treat them like we would our own children. After all, they’re special members of our family. Our babies! However, with pets tend to come household damages to our furniture, clothes and even interiors such as our carpets. With cats, those little felines LOVE to scratch whatever it can get its…
Fixing guttering problems is not as expensive as it once used to be. You only need to replace and work with areas that need work. This article looks at some of the common ways we can use to repair our guttering at lower costs. Those who do DIY home maintenance inspections will be able to…
If you have never cut down a tree with a chainsaw before, it is always a good idea to get some help from someone who has experience. Never tackle a large tree on your first attempt. If you don’t have the help you need, start by working on smaller trees. In this article we look…
While dishwashers were designed to be a convenience, it's not long before most of them turn into an inconvenience, or don't get used at all. There are lots of reasons why a dishwasher stops washing properly, and most of them are really easy to fix. These easy DIY home maintenance tips provided by the chief…
Nobody likes a list of work. There are always reasons to put off home maintenance. Every home owner should create a home maintenance schedule. It is a way of breaking up the work you have to do over a whole year. It's all to easy to delay or find a reason to to put off home…
While many of us are more concerned about what we eat and how much we exercise, keeping healthy is also related to you home maintenance -- would you believe that? Home maintenance is greatly related to your health. Here are some of the top things to you can do to keep your home's environment healthy.…
Simple home maintenance and proper management will do more than save you on the cost of expensive repairs and expensive utility bills. Considering the average Canadian home owner will spend more than $2,100 over 2014 on utilities (source: Canadian Consumer Information Gateway), it really makes dollars and cents-sense to do what you can to reduce…
The are plenty of reasons not to skip a new home inspection. There are a lot of costs associated with buying a new home and many buyers are tempted to skip the cost of a new home inspection. New home inspections are often called "unnecessary" by home builders because they will provide you with a…