You might think that quick fix looks harmless. Maybe you've walked past it a hundred times without a second thought. That ...
Q: As a fellow home inspector, I think you go overboard with electrical issues, such as ungrounded two-prong outlets in old homes. Ungrounded outlets should not be reported as a defect unless found in ...
Home inspectors are trained to treat a sketchy outlet setup as a potential emergency, not a cosmetic flaw. When they see the ...
Q: We recently purchased a 70-year-old home and no one mentioned the two-prong, ungrounded outlets. They weren't disclosed by the sellers, and our home inspector didn't list them in his report.
Q: We recently purchased a 50-year-old home, and no one mentioned the 2-prong, ungrounded outlets. They weren't disclosed by the sellers, and our home inspector didn't list them in his report. Shouldn ...
Back in 2009, I wrote a blog post giving some basic information on how to fix ungrounded three-prong outlets. The information in that post is still mostly applicable today, but there are few ...