Ricky Ellis's (rickyellis) Blog

Being a Home Inspector In McKinney for many years I have seen that if home owners would just put a small effort in their maintenance around their home it could save them thousands of dollars in repair in the long run. This is the third of a four part seriesd on foundation maintenance Foundation M...

Being a Home Inspector In McKinney for many years I have seen that if home owners would just put a small effort in their maintenance around their home it could save them thousands of dollars in repair in the long run. This is the second of a four part seriesd on foundation maintenance Foundation ...

Being a Home Inspector In McKinney for many years I have seen that if home owners would just put a small effort in their maintenance around their home it could save them thousands in repair in the long run. This is the first of a four part seriesd on foundation maintenance Foundation Maintenance...

SEER Ratings are not as elusive as the "Loch Ness Monster" Rread on. To start with SEER ratings are a good thing for homeowners! But I have to follow this statement with a caution or warning. SEER ratings should be good for homeowners and the intent for establishing the method of SEER ratings to ...

As a Home Inspector in the Dallas Fort Wrth area for several years I just had to give this information to others out there that are hearing theses claims made by some companies. Homeowners there are literally hundreds of products and devices being promoted everyday in the HVAC industry that claim...

The condensing unit outside your home is where the heat that was inside your home at one time is now rejected to the surrounding ambient air. The condensing unit contains three major components and several small electrical components. The compressor (workhorse), the condenser coil (the part that ...

Topic-Reducing Home Energy Consumption (Which Lowers Costs) Homeowners are being targeted everyday with the latest new fangled gadget or fad that will reduce their energy cost by 50 percent or better! These claims are deceptive and fraudulent to say the least. And what is even more amazing is th...

Radiant Barrier systems continue to receive a great deal of attention these days. The effectiveness and actual savings realized for radiant barrier systems is still not understood. The contractors that are installing radiant barriers are not performing any type of real energy analysis for the hom...

Homeowners, One of the best pieces of advice I give homeowners that has literally saved them thousands of dollars and taken a lot of stress away during trying times with AC problems is simply this! Get a Hotel and Chill Out! Homeowners if the AC system in your home decided to go belly up on you i...

(Don't Let Your Plumber Read This) Great Sales Pitch We have all heard the great things that are being said about Tank Less Hot Water Heaters on the radio and on TV commercials. Let us look at some REAL numbers and decide if a Tank Less Hot Water Heater makes "Cents" for your home before spendin...