When making one of, if not the biggest, investments of your life it is important to choose the right home inspector. With over 20 years of construction experience and training through Carson Dunlop an Internachi, I am confident that I will be the best, most reliable, certified and insured home inspector in Calgary and surrounding area you can hire.

Attic rain is a phenomenon that occurs when water leaks from the attic of a building. It is due to frost build up on the sheathing or other areas of the attic. Most attics in our climate will experience some frost in the attic during very cold temperatures, a well ventilated attic should naturally get rid of the frost build up as the temperature gradually gets warmer. Unfortunately our climate experiences drastic changes in temperature where it can fluctuate from -30 to above 0 in 24 hours. When that happens the attic ventilation doesn’t have time to get rid of the frost buildup and it will melt and can cause water damage to your home.

Between approximately 1965 and 1973, single-strand (solid) aluminum wiring was sometimes substituted for copper branch-circuit wiring in residential electrical systems due to the sudden escalating price of copper. After a decade of use by homeowners and electricians, inherent weaknesses were discovered in the metal that lead to its disuse as a branch wiring material. Aluminum will become defective faster than copper due to certain qualities inherent in the metal.

No fire extinguisher can be safely and effectively used for every type of fire. Some contain chemicals that are ineffective in certain situations and can even cause harm to the operator if misapplied. To prevent confusion, extinguishers are classified by the type of chemical agents they contain. A few of the most common extinguisher types are listed below: