Here is another wonder you don't see every day! The humidity was so high in one house we inspected, that mushrooms had begun to spring up on the carpet.

Every now and then in this line of business you come across something really special. The picture below is graphic.

At one home inspection I came across a  dead mouse in the breaker panel. Who knows how long the carcass had been there. The panel had holes for which wires are introduced into the panel , and from there the mouse had
entered . Fortunately, limited damage had occurred within the panel.

This demonstrates that the electrical panel must be sealed for safety.

Some houses just beg for an inspection, like this one outside of Spencerville. After a decade or so of neglect, the prior owner lost this 130-year old farm house to the bank. A young couple decided to take a chance on it, but wisely put in their offer conditions for not just one inspection, but four.

Fortunately for them, the house was structurally very sound. There were spots on the roof that suggested it might need replaced or at the least repaired. A couple of joists were rotted in the basement. On the whole, the floors had been remarkable even for a house of that age.

Even if your house seems solid, however, an inspection can help uncover those secrets the building is keeping from you.  A rotten joist won't stand out to everyone and can impact the structure of your home considerably.