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Condo Partial Rainscreen North Vancouver

March 19th, 2013
On Saturday March 16, I completed a Condo Inspection in North Vancouver, Lower Lonsdale East 2nd. The Condominium/Strata was constructed in 1978. The Exterior siding/Building Envelope had been partial Rainscreened in 2009 to 2011. The original Stucco siding and Stucco balconies on the North and East wall had been replaced with a formal Rainscreen System. The West and South walls have not been ...

Old Time Home Inspection

March 12th, 2013
On Saturday, I had the chance to inspect a Home in Burnaby, that was 103 years old. I love inspecting old homes. They are challenging in terms of the differenet building methods and materials the home has experienced over its lifetime. The many renovations the home has gone through in the last 100 years. Some examples: Does the home have a buried Oil tank? old Knob & Tube Wiring, Abestos Ma ...