Dormant Wasp Hives Are A Reminder     While tearing apart some deck railing yesterday, I came across some dormant wasp hives. In this 5 foot section of railing there must have been 10-12 hives, one was small and active. It was a reminder of a couple of things.   During the hotter month we will ... 03/24/2015

Sometimes You Don’t Need a Ladder to See You Have Dry Rotted Fascia Boards   A woman had called wanting a dry rot expert to come look at her home for dry rot damage in her North Sacramento Home. Since this is what we do, repair dry rot in Sacramento, I returned her call for more information. We ... 03/14/2015

  So What is Involved In Replacing a Beam?   I recently posted about a deck that had signs of movement and cracking in Sacramento. The cracks were in the stucco covering the wood support beam and need to be looked at. Upon opening the area of the beam support, we could see that the wood beam was ... 02/10/2015

  That “Musty” Smell Could Have Been Your First Clue   In Sacramento, a common spot for water to leak and create rot is under the kitchen sink; we see this in many apartments and homes. The trouble is that many store a lot of things under the sink and getting a good visual look is impossible with... 09/18/2013

    I have been looking at more and more jobs with these sorts of signs in the window, not For Sale signs on the lawn. Many of the homes are bank owned, foreclosures and other special situations. The type of sale doesn’t have too much of an effect on me and the work we do. As a general rule the h... 07/13/2013

  Is That Daylight That I See Shining Through? It Doesn’t Look Watertight.   Okay, so I’m looking at the inside of an attached storage area on the backside of a building checking for signs of water damage. There were many areas that you could actually see daylight shining through the walls. As a ... 02/16/2013

Photos - 9/12 Tea Party Rally in Sacramento, California Yesterday, Bob and I rode our bike to the 9/12 Tea Party Rally at McClellan Park in North Highlands, near Sacramento, California. The weather was a perfect 85 degrees during the ride and until about 1:30pm or so...then it felt like 95 degree... 09/13/2010