Attached Garage Fire Hazards

The purpose of this article is twofold. First, at Inspec-Pro home inspection, we’d like you to take measures to keep your garage free from fire.…

Dream Home Become Nightmare for Family Who Passed on a Home Inspection

An Ontario family who purchased their dream home said their experience has become a nightmare because of what they learned after waiving a home inspection.…

Spring, Home Maintenance Tips

What does spring mean to you? For many, it’s a time to get back out there and rediscover the world after being cooped up indoors…

Snow retention systems…

Snow guards, Avalanche guards, Snow retention systems are protruding metal or plastic devices (or lengths of bars) that are installed in intermittent locations on a…

The Difference Between Air Barriers and Vapour Barriers

The job of a vapour barrier is to prevent vapour diffusion, and the job of an air barrier is to stop air leakage through differences…

Brick Veneer

For centuries homeowners and builders have chosen brick as their cladding of choice. Brick meets the balance between beauty and durability. There are hundreds of…

What is Thermal Bridging?…

To put it simply, thermal bridging is what we call the movement of heat across an object that is more conductive than the objects surrounding…

Noisy baseboard heaters-yeah, it’s a thing…

Over the years we’ve had many questions about ticking, humming, popping or even banging or clicking noises coming from electric baseboard heaters or hot water…

What to burn in a fireplace or wood stove (and what to avoid…)

Fireplaces and wood stoves are designed to burn only one type of fuel. Used as all-purpose incinerators, these devices can pose the following hazards: Harmful…

What is an eyebrow dormer?

An eyebrow dormer, also known as a roof eyebrow, is a wavy dormer that protrudes through the slope of a roof. It contains a window…