Areas of field & lab services, building failures research, research & free public information we provide:
- Air conditioning systems inspection, diagnosis, repair
- Electrical systems inspection & repair; aluminum wire, FPE Stab-Lok, Zinsco, other hazards & products
- Exterior inspection, diagnosis, repair; defective products, paint failure diagnosis field & paint laboratory analysis services
- Heating systems inspection, diagnosis, repair; defective products, duct problems, asbestos ducts, boilers, furnaces, steam
- Home & Building inspection education,advanced techniques, theory
- Environmental inspection & testing; Indoor air quality, sick house diagnosis, toxic black mold, gases, odors, particle identification, fiberglass, airborne particulates, bacterial and sewage contamination, lead hazards in paint and water, and many others. Field and lab services provided.
- Insulation & Ventilation inspection, diagnosis, repair
- Mold inspection and testing; remediation plans, mold causation, mold age or mold "dating" investigations
- Roofing; inspection, product failure diagnosis; asphalt shingle defects, slate roof inspection & repair
- Plumbing supply, drain, wells, water supply
- Septic systems inspection, design, diagnosis, repair, replacement
- Structural foundation cracking analysis, sink holes, log homes
This website is for residential & commercial property owners, home owners, home buyers, home inspectors, engineers, architects, environmental inspectors, & industrial hygienists.
We conduct ongoing building failures research, develop education course material on building failures& inspection methodology.
We strictly avoid conflicts of interest: we do not work through realtor-referrals nor any other businesses which could present conflicts of interest with those of our clients.
We provide Reduced-fee or pro-bono work for the elderly or disabled.
