What do you do when your beautiful home is beautiful, but has a 90s floor plan? When the interior walls are structural but the home isn't open? And when you can't move?

I was hired to assess the structural damage in a garage fire. Here is what I learned

It's a trend. My client at noon is renting his basement. So was the client at 10 am. It's that kind of world now. Here's how I helped him move forward on that goal.

Thank goodness for home Inspectors. They are generalists and have to know everything about everything. And thank goodness for the guys who acknowledge that they don't. That's excellent service .

Stairstep Cracks in masonry are always unsettling. Here is what I told the client

I visited on office warehouse today. 3100 Sq ft and built in the 50s. Crazy Walls and mazey configurations. What's Structural? We got that answered

Note to contractors everywhere: stay away from the top and bottom 2 inches of the joist

Sometimes it's about the structural stuff. And sometimes it's about providing greater value

Sometimes getting the drainage right can save a lot of grief.

She called me to talk to her about the saggy roof line and falling garage. She didn't like it when I told her there was Asbestos.