Why does moisture form in attics? There are two main causes of attic moisture: outdoor air humidity in the fall and indoor living space air humidity throughout the fall and winter. For the sake of this conversation, we are looking at a standard flat interior living space ceiling with a sloped trussed attic roof. First, moisture in the attic can be caused from outdoor air humidity. In the fall, lots of rain in September and October creates high humidity in Read More …
2020 has been a great year for the Home Inspection industry here in Alaska. I was up in Utqiagvik (Barrow) this year doing Home Inspections and AHFC Energy Audits. Utqiagvik (Barrow) is a great town with its own natural gas field for heating and electricity. It is the northern most city in America and a settlement that has been populated for a few thousand years with amazing people. While I was there the towns folks landed their first whale of Read More …
How to keep your home healthy Living in a clean environment can reduce the risk of infection from the flu, salmonella, mold, dust mites, mice and other indoor contaminates. A healthy home is a clean and dry home that is properly ventilated. The following are the basics for a healthy home environment. Anything we touch after entering our home each day we should clean with a disinfectant. You can use soap, chlorine, alcohol, vinegar, peroxide and so on depending on Read More …
This hose was left attached to the shut off faucet outside which caused the system to freeze and split the copper pipe in the walls between the faucet and the actual shut off valve inside the home. When hoses are left on the faucet, water can back up into the system and FREEZE! This can cost you a few hundred dollars to repair, not to mention the potential flooring and Read More …
Brrr.. Why the house so cold? In Alaska, we should have warm, cozy homes that don’t cost an arm and a leg to heat! Homes that don’t feel drafty like a sea breeze on the beach in Homer or be as dry as the Arizona desert during the cold months! Unfortunately, we don’t build energy efficient homes, unless the builder decides to construct a Five Star Energy rated home, or we do it ourselves after the home is already built. Read More …
