Florence of Florence and the Machine recently wrote a song with the lyrics: "Whatever you do best hurts the most!" Telling for these...

Murphy beds have at most a six-inch foam mattress; they take up a whole wall or fold into a cumbersome cabinet and have to be completely...

Love this job. Always new friends to make and new mysteries to solve. This happy, huge fellow graced my inspection the other day. Very...

Everyone has strong feelings about how to cook. Those old electric coils that rattled around were certainly awkward. However, electric...

Not having such a great day. Normally I would call it the Februaries but two years into Covid it's at a whole new level. Did you see the...

My Home Inspector recommendations are to set the HVAC fan to "On" instead of "Auto" to ensure fresh air in the home, and to add new...

Did a 1930's house today that will get a new life soon. These poignant photos share a beauty in the decay.

This plastic lufa-like substance can be used inside or outside the tub to prevent slipping and provide a pleasant experience for your...

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Delta-Flynn-Tilt-Mirror-1-per-pkg/1003011622 This Flynn tilt mirror allows for a good view of your whole head:...

Just because it's a new build and costs over a million bucks doesn't mean there will be fewer problems. This unit had only two...

Psychedelic Skeletor?

Did you catch this in the Real Estate section of the Washington Post this week? I have taught at some of the classes mentioned and...

Inspecting at Paws veterinary office on Connecticut Avenue.

Piece from Channel 9 on preventing evictions, (click on image) yet this is only part of her work. Melanie is head of outreach for Christ...

What a wild time! Masks we can't breathe through and that fog our glasses. Thank Goodness we have work and are managing to stay healthy....

This is Bella, our quarantine grandchild proxy. She's full of affection and enthusiasm and rarely watches the news... Watch her cruise...

Yes that's sweat on my bald pate and the shirt is soaked through for the second time that day!

Note the overlap of shingles on the ridge. Today we would cover the ridge with cut flaps from asphalt shingles or with metal flashing. ...

Back to color in appliances. Please, no avocado, harvest gold or dusty rose! The retro look in this new kitchen hides lots of advances...

Here is a Rodin sculpture in the Kreeger Museum (we have him to thank for GEICO) with failed seals in the windows behind.