What are the Options for Insulating a Home
Home insulation is not a common item to upgrade in a house in San Francisco. But if you’re renovating your house and opening up some walls, it might be an easy place to help lower your energy bills and increase the comfort level of the home. Quick Summary of the...
LAW UPDATE: Multi-Family Buildings with Balconies Require Inspections
In 2018, California passed a new law requiring building owners of 3 or more residential units to have all balconies or decks on premises inspected every 6 years. It is a fairly comprehensive law which is intended to prevent another balcony collapse like what happened...
4 Tips for Finding a Construction Contractor
How to properly vet a contractor? Finding and vetting a contractor for a home renovation can be difficult and expensive if you pick the wrong contractor. Most home owners usually have little experience with construction and can easily be bamboozled by a slick talking...
Top 10 things to do to Prepare a House for an Inspection
San Francisco is one of the few places in the country were seller inspections are more common than buyer inspections. However, very few prepare their house for an inspection. With a little bit of effort you can prevent those nagging comments from common building...
Welcome to the PCA Inspections Blog
Thanks for Visiting PCA Inspections.Welcome to our Industry related inspections blog, where you can read about the following topics and categories. Exterior Inspection Roof Inspection Plumbing Inspection Electrical Inspection Foundation Inspection Appliance Inspection...About Author
bob emmett
Over 15 years of construction and real estate experience. Speicalized in Construction Investigations. Received a masters degree in Construction Management from Drexel University. Certified Master Inspector with ASHI and Certified CREIA Inspector.