The Building Consultant, Mark Parle, reviews some of my field slides of Fiber Cement Siding Installations and we discuss a few common fiber cement siding issues ..read more

Check out our interesting conversation with Reeves Clippard of A and R Solor as we learn some good tips for looking at solar installations ..read more

Interview with Brent Loya of ID Energy In this episode of House Talk with Dylan Chalk, we discuss the value of the home energy score program for homeowners, home inspectors, and real estate agents. If you are unfamiliar with the home energy score, you should be. The program has been expanding and has been finding great success in cities such as Portland, Oregon, and Denver, Colorado. The program trains home inspectors to quickly rate a residential house with an energy score. This is akin to a fuel mileage sticker for your car, but this is for your house. Homes with energy scores allow hom ..read more

In this episode, we speak with Charles Buell and Don Hester about emergency escape and rescue openings and we discuss why we should not be referring to bedroom windows as egress windows. We review the codes that surround the requirements for emergency escape and rescue openings and we discuss some important exceptions in the code. We also discuss what egress really means and we discuss the conundrum of older houses that do not meet modern standards for emergency escape and rescue openings. There are some valuable nuggets here about important home safety could save the life of you or ..read more

In this podcast, we talk with Don Hester of North Central Washington Home Inspection. Don is a Washington State licensed home inspector #647 and a structural pest inspector #80050 and he is an instructor at the Bellingham Technical College home inspection program ..read more

In this podcast, we discuss strategies and techniques that real estate agents and brokers can use to get out in front of the home inspection with Seattle’s own Windermere real estate broker, Bruce Phares ..read more

Conversations with Scott Reynolds, the founder of UpCodes In this podcast, we discuss the amazing service now offered by UpCodes where you can look building codes up online and even from a mobile app ..read more

Conversations with Windermere Broker and Sales Expert with the Grow Condominiums on Bainbridge Island: Joie Olson ..read more

Conversations with Charles Buell Regarding Seasonal Condensation Issues In this podcast, we discuss finding and reporting on signs of seasonal condensation in an attic. This is a common home inspector trap and a subject which, in many climate zones, we are still struggling to get our heads around as a building industry. The building code has really not addressed this problem adequately in some climate zones, which is leaving consumers with new houses that are built to code and have seasonal moisture problems. We look at why seasonal condensation happens and see a diagram that explains air mov ..read more

In this podcast, we discussed Failed seals or “blown IGU’s” Melted vinyl window frames The myth of windows and energy efficiency Window coatings ..read more