Fred Hernden's Blog

I did an inspection last week on a house that has been a rental for some time. I could tell when I was driving up it was going to be a lovely couple hours ahead of me. The place looked run down, as did the others in the surrounding area. I noticed that the attic access was on the gable end of the...

Toasted... a word that comes to mind when you see a roof surface from a distance, and you already know what's happening up there before you climb that ladder. This one the other day was that way, or so I suspected as I arrived at the location. This house was built in 1936, and had the looks of a ...

Probably every Home Inspector here on Active Rain has run across and blogged about Federal Pacific Electrical Panels. Well, I run across them here once in a while and last week was no exception. What is a Federal Pacific Electrical Panel and why are they so bad? Federal Pacific Electric Company (...

I have seen some really creative ways to run a dryer vent. We all know the dryer vent must discharge outdoors... right? Not into the garage, another room, the attic, it must be outdoors! Why? One of the most important functions of a dryer is the elimination of moisture recovered during the heatin...

Well, today I must report another casualty, one in which a Swamp Cooler, or Evaporative Cooler was mounted on a roof surface. I recently wrote a blog about mounting these things on a roof - here. It may not be very timely because we are in winter, but this one caused a major defect and I see it a...

I done an inspection on an abandoned home the other day. I say abandoned because the home had been sitting empty for many many months, maybe over a year, how long I'm not even sure. I can say though that my inspection of said home has been delayed and rescheduled several times whilst the bank and...

We had our Active Rain meetup today here in Albuquerque! It was a great time seeing the regular members, and three new prospective members! We chose to meet at Black Angus, and it was a great choice(thanks Debbie)!! We had our own little booth area that gave us just enough privacy so we could tal...

I did a Pre-Listing Inspection last week for a very nice older couple. They listened to their Realtor and realized it is a great idea to get a Pre-Listing Inspection! They didn't want any surprises when they buyers Home Inspector does his inspection and finds stuff they didn't even know about!It ...

Good Monday morning folks! I want to remind everybody that we are having our meetup here in Albuquerque this coming Wednesday, January 27th @1PM at Black Angus Steakhouse,  2290 Wyoming Blvd. NE! I am looking forward to seeing everybody!I also would like to say that if you are thinking about join...

Time for the winter meetup here in Albuquerque, The Land of Enchantment!! After long diliberations... we have chosen to meet Next Wednesday the 27th @ 1PM at Black Angus Steakhouse. The address is 2290 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112 Phone:(505) 292-1911. We are trying to build up members...