Have You Heard of a HERS Index Related to Real Estate?
It stands for HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEM and it is a nationally accepted standard used to measure the efficiency of a house. It is based upon a scale where a score of 100 is the baseline reference point of a home built to code in 2006. If you score a 90 then your home is 10% MORE efficient than the s
Fiberboard Basement Waterproofing
The key to keeping any basement dry is keeping water off the basement wall. If water can’t get to the wall it logically follows that it won’t get in. This is why builders go to great lengths to properly grade lots, apply various kinds of waterproofing to walls, install sump pumps and footer drains a
Asbestos Floor Tiles
If you have original floor tiles in your home and it was built from the 1950’s to 1980 there is a good chance they contain asbestos. Here in the Dayton OH area the 9 x 9 tile size is what most inspectors flag as possibly containing asbestos. However, they can also be found in 6 x 6 and later in so
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