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English Mountain Home Inspections Independent construction expertise for homeowners, buyers and builders.

English Mountain Home Inspections lives to provide quality home inspections, code compliance inspections, and builder quality control inspections.

Something I see pretty regularly during home inspections… flex ductwork laying right on the ground in the crawlspace. “B...
10/25/2026

Something I see pretty regularly during home inspections… flex ductwork laying right on the ground in the crawlspace.

“But there’s a v***r barrier down there, so what’s the big deal?”

Fair question!

A v***r barrier helps limit moisture coming up through the soil, but it doesn’t eliminate every concern with ductwork laying on the ground.

I call it out every time.

How often are y’all finding flex duct laying on the ground? Seems like I run across it all the time!

How much square footage does a person REALLY need in a home?I’ve been thinking about how housing affordability is changi...
10/23/2026

How much square footage does a person REALLY need in a home?

I’ve been thinking about how housing affordability is changing the way we build. It seems like we may be trending back toward smaller, more practical homes — almost like the homes built during the Great Depression era, when people had to make the most of every square foot.

Not everyone needs 2,500–3,000 square feet to live comfortably. Sometimes a well-designed, smaller home can provide everything you need without the extra cost of building, heating, cooling, and maintaining all that space.

What do you think is the minimum practical square footage for a new home for:

A single person: _____ sq. ft.

A couple: _____ sq. ft.

A family with kids: _____ sq. ft.

And would you rather have a smaller, well-designed home that costs less, or a larger home with more room to spread out?

I’m curious where everyone draws the line between living comfortably and having more house than you really need.

What is the correct way to position a Sanitary Tee for this vent? Does it really matter?
10/20/2026

What is the correct way to position a Sanitary Tee for this vent? Does it really matter?

A missing patch of ceiling insulation acts essentially like a mini heater in the ceiling on those hot days. Thermal imag...
10/19/2026

A missing patch of ceiling insulation acts essentially like a mini heater in the ceiling on those hot days. Thermal imaging is a wonderful tool to save some big money on your energy costs.

I certainly understand this is not code compliant, but I honestly wonder if a deck has actually ever failed from this in...
10/18/2026

I certainly understand this is not code compliant, but I honestly wonder if a deck has actually ever failed from this installation method? What do you think?

10/05/2026

Here’s something homeowners don’t think about very often:

You can’t maintain what you don’t know exists.

A lot of the expensive problems I’ve seen aren’t necessarily things that suddenly happened.

They’re things that started small.

A little leak.
A little moisture.
A little movement.
A little deterioration.

Then five years later, somebody is wondering why the repair bill has four digits behind it.

Your house doesn’t need to be perfect.

But knowing what’s going on with it gives you a much better chance of staying ahead of the expensive stuff.

Homeowners, here’s a question:What’s the one thing about your house you’ve always wondered about but never actually aske...
10/03/2026

Homeowners, here’s a question:

What’s the one thing about your house you’ve always wondered about but never actually asked someone?

Could be anything.

The thing in the electrical panel you don’t understand.
That valve you’ve never touched.
The mystery switch that apparently controls absolutely nothing.
That pipe coming out of the ground.
That device I have no idea what it does.

Drop it in the comments. Post a photo of it.

I might make a future post about some of the questions that come up.

One thing I’ve learned from inspecting houses and working in the construction industry:“It’s brand new” doesn’t necessar...
10/03/2026

One thing I’ve learned from inspecting houses and working in the construction industry:

“It’s brand new” doesn’t necessarily mean “it’s perfect.”

New houses have issues too. Sometimes they’re little things. Sometimes they’re things you definitely want to know about throughout the build.

That’s not a knock on builders. Building a house is a HUGE process with a lot of different people, trades, materials and moving parts.

The point is simple:

New construction deserves thorough inspections throughout, and don’t simply rely on the jurisdiction to cover you.

I see this A LOT. . Think it’s that big of a deal?
09/26/2026

I see this A LOT. . Think it’s that big of a deal?

09/17/2026

🌟Realtors🌟

What’s your honest opinion on pre-listing home inspections or adding a preliminary inspection report to a house for sale?

With the changing market, does this now become a good strategy to leverage your seller?

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