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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. 

Plantation shutter mounted on ceiling at skylight
A touching message from a daughter to her mother
Secret booze stash found in attic over garage
Extension cord at shower head? Why?
Signs of a lazy painter #2
Signs of a lazy painter
Bullet holes in an electrical main panel
Found in the crawlspace of an old home
Eek! This house has crabs!
Another house with a hidden underground bunker
Major defect: This roll of toilet paper is installed incorrectly
This "repair" was probably not done by a licensed plumber...
Not quite clear on this: Which one is hot and which one is cold again?
Another creative light installation
Really bad neighborhood or a canine Houdini?
Who needs a dishwasher? Priorities!
Credit for the clean filter - deductions for the installation method
Close but no banana
Perfect robot vacuum nickname
Dollhouse with incredible detail
Random find in back alley - Looked like an urn. Not sure I want to know...
Bedroom door upgrade - because why not?
Who needs drywall - HMB and watch this...
Professional blind repair

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