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Home Inspection Discoveries

It’s fascinating to see what homeowners, handypersons, contractors, and god knows who else do to homes. 

Here’s a selection of things that make this job so interesting. 

Interesting floor lamp design
Wall art covering thermostat
Opened the microwave to test it in this vacant home I was inspecting, and found this petrified abandoned burrito. Thanks, but I brought my own snack...
The GFCI reset for all exterior and garage outlets was at the garage ceiling! Tripped it? Good luck finding it. Hope you have a ladder.
PSA: Clean your dryer vents! This is a fire hazard!
Convenient drawer to store a little extra water, just in case...
Apparently the garage door looked too boring, so they put fake hinges and handles on it.
Bad grading/drainage leads to erosion, which led to this gaping void under the foundation of this home!
Nice job insulating the water main outside to protect it against freezing. But why did you insulate the handle???
"This light absolutely must go here! No compromise. Rafter in the way? Don't care. Cut it out." - The light might be brighter than the person who installed it.
A lonely small sledge hammer, abandoned on a roof, for reasons we will never know
Backyard fire hydrant for your pooch
After removing the swamp cooler from the roof, they capped the air duct with the cooler side panel, shrink wrap, and painter's tape.
Someone forgot to lock up the dog when pouring this concrete sidewalk
Duct tape fixes everything - even broken trusses
Inscription found at an attic truss - a couple memorialized their first house
Give me the matching skillet and I'll make pancakes
Stainless steel security spatula
Unique Texas-style drawer pulls
Funny sign cracked me up - not sure dogs can read it though...
If one is safe, two must be safer, right?
That's one way to support your window AC, I guess...
There is something wrong with the lock on this bathroom door. Can you tell what?
Tell me you have two dogs without telling me you have two dogs...

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