Coming soon
Notes from the field.
Our inspectors repeat the same handful of explanations on almost every job — what fails first in northern housing, what a finding actually means, and what is worth fixing before the snow arrives. We are writing those down. They will live here.
- Seasonal maintenance
- What we find most
- Reading your report
- Buying up north
What will be here
Written by people who go into the crawl space.
Not filler, and not an article farm. Each piece will come out of something our inspectors see repeatedly across Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota — the kind of thing a buyer only learns after they own the house.
If there is something you want explained, tell the office and we will put it on the list.
PlannedFirst pieces
Seasonal maintenance
What to check before the first freeze, and what to leave alone.
What we find most
The recurring failures in northern housing stock, by decade of build.
Reading your report
What the priority flags mean and how to hand it to a contractor.
Buying up north
Wells, septic, log walls, lake-effect roofs and seasonal shutdown.
In the meantime
Questions cannot wait for an article.
Call the office and ask. The frequently asked questions page covers most of it already.