Roberta H writes, I have been living in my new home for some time now & have been asking for the contractor to clean the brick because it is obvious that they never were. Well, last week they finally sent someone to clean the brick with a pressure...
Topics: Ask a Home Inspector, bad mortar, brick, pressure washing

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Dan H writes: We recently moved into a new home & although the showers get warm enough for me to take a shower, my wife would like to be able to take a “hot” shower or bath. The water at the bathroom & kitchen faucets is considerably..
Topics: anti-scald fixtures, Ask a Home Inspector, bath scald-guards, scald-guard adjustments, shower scald guards

{"title":"Lukewarm Shower Water","post_url":"http:\/\/www.clarksvillehomeinspection.com\/luke-warm-shower-water.php","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.clarksvillehomeinspection.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2008-06-01 05:39:36","summary":"Dan H writes: We recently moved into a new home & although the showers get warm enough for me to take a shower, my wife would like to be able to take a “hot” shower or bath. The water at the bathroom & kitchen faucets is considerably.."}

Ben D asks, We had a hot water recirculating system installed recently & now we are having rusty looking water on the hot side. Do you have any idea of what would be causing this?It sounds like someone installed a recirculating pump meant for a...
Topics: Ask a Home Inspector, hot water recirculating pump, hydronic heating pump, rusty hot water

{"title":"Rusty Hot Water","post_url":"http:\/\/www.clarksvillehomeinspection.com\/rusty-hot-water.php","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.clarksvillehomeinspection.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2008-05-19 19:37:49","summary":"Ben D asks, We had a hot water recirculating system installed recently & now we are having rusty looking water on the hot side. Do you have any idea of what would be causing this?It sounds like someone installed a recirculating pump meant for a..."}

Rhonda L writes:My laminate floor suddenly started making a “crackly” sound when we walk on it.The only things we can think that caused it are using too much cleaner, (ourhousekeeper may have used something other than the made-for-laminate...
Topics: Ask a Home Inspector, cracking sound from laminate, laminate flooring, laminate flooring installation

{"title":"\u201cCrackly\u201d Sound In Laminate Flooring","post_url":"http:\/\/www.clarksvillehomeinspection.com\/crackly-sound-in-laminate-flooring.php","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.clarksvillehomeinspection.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2008-05-18 16:55:54","summary":"Rhonda L writes:My laminate floor suddenly started making a “crackly” sound when we walk on it.The only things we can think that caused it are using too much cleaner, (ourhousekeeper may have used something other than the made-for-laminate..."}

Donnie J says, my bathroom is gutted to the studs, & I’ll be tiling the bathtub surround. Should I drywall this area & then put up cement backer-board, or dose the backerboard go directly over the studs? Do I need felt paper?Don’t put.
Topics: Ask a Home Inspector, installing cement backerboard, tile backerboard, tile bathtub surround, tile surround

{"title":"Bathtub Surround Preparation","post_url":"http:\/\/www.clarksvillehomeinspection.com\/bathtub-surround-preparation.php","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.clarksvillehomeinspection.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2008-04-26 14:15:26","summary":"Donnie J says, my bathroom is gutted to the studs, & I’ll be tiling the bathtub surround. Should I drywall this area & then put up cement backer-board, or dose the backerboard go directly over the studs? Do I need felt paper?Don’t put."}