Our Wabi Sabi Life on MSN
Inspectors warn: These 10 electrical add-ons are illegal - yet homeowners keep installing them
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 ...
Fix It Homestead on MSN
Why inspectors flag this outlet setup immediately
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 ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results