Home Inspector The Sky Is Falling

Home Inspector Chilly Nights

Thursday, 15 November 2007 00:00 Not specified

What can we say, it is now November and it has already been cold; cold like late December when the chill in the air sends us under the covers at night. Yes we sometimes wonder why the house is so cold and how can I keep the house warmer.

Home Inspector

Sunday, 14 October 2007 18:00 Brad Grieve

Seller's Overture

After giving advice to buyers, while buying in a foreign country, it only seems fair to discuss the issues for a seller in a foreign country.

Home Inspector

Friday, 14 September 2007 18:00 J. Brad Grieve

Buyer's Overture

What has struck me a few times this summer have been some of the minor conflicts that could have been resolved easily and earlier than the last minute. Sometimes these conflicts are the result of miscommunications, ignorance or misunderstandings. It is sometimes difficult to decipher answers and understand whether the answer is the truth or a convenient and/or incomplete truth.

Toilet Paper... Do you know Origami?

Tuesday, 14 August 2007 18:00 Not specified

The debate among friends in high school was whether the toilet paper should be scrunched or folded when used. But here in Mexico, the debate includes whether or not the toilet paper should even be discarded into the toilet at all. The answer is a definite maybe.

Home Inspector the Sky is Falling

Friday, 15 June 2007 00:00 Not specified

After two strong rainfalls in Guadalajara, I was up on my father-in-law’s roof last weekend to help a contractor from Chapala, clean and reseal his roof. Typical of many older roofs, there was peeling sealant, missing base coat, mold and mildew stained tiles and even a series of vines climbing up the wall and over the flat roof area. The two storey house has a flat roof area that covers the stairway, hallway, four bedrooms and two bathrooms on the upper level: a total of about 150 m2 (1,600 ft2).