Home Inspection Blogs for Akron and all northeast Ohio!

Looking for something that looks good, but will last for ever and is easy to maintain? Tile might be your answer. But that’s probably no surprise. Tile is amongst the most common flooring materials used around the world. It’s usually made of clay. Most tile here has...

Every young boy knows the joy of sitting by the campfire and sampling everything he can find to see if it will burn. The answer is yes. But we still try it anyways. Fun, childhood antics aside, what we burn, especially in our home, is extremely important. Fireplaces...

Is your AC costing too much to run? Is cost of solar or geothermal prohibitive? Maybe an evaporative cooler is an option for you. Evaporative coolers, or swamp coolers,  are relatively simple devices. Operation cost are limited to a water (3-20 gallons a day),...

Got a boring roof? Need more light? Want some fresh air? Have some extra cash just lying around? How about an eyebrow dormer! Eyebrow dormers are protrusions in the roof with a window. Primarily aesthetic, they provide a design option for bringing more light into an...

Have you ever been in a cold bathroom? The counter is cold, the toilet seat is cold... the floor is cold! Carpet would be a simple solution to avoiding cold feet in the bathroom. It would also minimize any slip hazards in the bathroom. But carpet introduces many...

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