Home Owner Maintenance Tip
from Lem McSpadden and Brian McSpadden A+ Inspection Services
(Member of the Integrity Inspection Group, LLC)
We enjoy trying to make sure that your home stays your most valuable asset. One of the best ways we know to help, is to pass along some simple maintenance tips that most people don't know could save thousands of dollars.
You Need To Check Your Roof After Every Storm
After a storm you should always check your roof for missing shingles, missing rain caps on furnace and water heater vent stacks, as well as any natural gas appliances that require vents.
You don’t necessarily have to climb on your roof to check those vents. Using a good pair of binoculars works just as well and is much safer.
Make a habit of looking up at your roof whenever you approach your house, either from the front or back yards. This way you will notice immediately if something is wrong.
Furnaces are expensive and a missing rain cap on the vent stack can shorten the life of the heat exchanger by more than half.
Note: Not all those pipes on your roof need rain caps, some of them are plumbing vent pipes.
We encourage you to look at your roof as you are driving up to your house. Since you can get a good view of the roof that way.
Checking the roof can save you thousands of dollars. Leaks are expensive. If you are in doubt – Call an Expert!
Please feel free to forward this maintenance tip to your friends and/or family members so they too can maintain their real estate investment.
Lem McSpadden and Brian McSpadden "Your Property Consultants for Life"
A+ Home Inspection Services
548 N Willow Ave, Suite D-E
Phone: 931.520.1700
Fax: 800.520.3387
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