Q. Need some help. My niece recently had a home inspection done to sell her home. The inspector noticed that one floor joist which lined directly up with the plumbing stack had been cut from day one over forty years ago. She bought the house last year and is now moving. The joist was spliced [...]

Filed under: Home Inspections, Joist, Structure | Comments Off

Q. Hey Mark, I have read the postings about vermiculite and that you should not disturb it. We only have 6 inches of insulation in our attic and need more [for] our cold winter weather. How do we add more insulation to the attic without disturbing the vermiculite and causing a health hazard? Will a [...]

Filed under: Asbestos, Home Owner, Insulation, Vermiculite | Comments Off