Home Inspection Blog

I Appreciate the Effort, But Please Don't Do This to Your House Tales of DIY Disasters: Exploring the Top 10 DIY Home Repairs Gone Wrong. As a home inspector with Midwest Inspect, I want to start by saying something important: I love DIY projects. Some homeowners are incredibly talented. I've seen beautiful decks, impressive renovations, custom woodworking, and repairs that rival professional craftsmanship. And then... I've seen the other stuff. The repairs that make me stop,

Are Houses Actually Being Built Out of Cardboard? If you've walked through a new construction home lately, you've probably heard someone say: "They don't build them like they used to."Usually followed by: "This place feels like it's made out of cardboard." As a home inspector, I hear this all the time. And after crawling through hundreds of attics, squeezing into thousands of crawlspaces, and spending more time staring at framing lumber than any normal person should, I can te