David Lelak with IHI Home Inspections, an Atlanta Home Inspection company reaveals issues that is found with a furnace and a water heater in this home. There is three different issues to worry about in this one video.

IHI Home Inspections serves Canton, Alpharetta, Roswell, Cumming, Woodstock, Atlanta and all of North Georgia. You can schedule your own home inspection today at www.ihihomeinspections.com
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David Lelak, an Atlanta home inspector helps to improve your comfort today and lower your energy costs while increasing the value of your home with a home energy tune-up.

Why every homeowner wants a home energy tune-up?

When buying the older home, upgrading the energy features of the home with a home energy tune-up is a source of revenue. The cost of the improvements can be rolled into your mortgage and can be paid for each month from your energy savings. TUNE-UP is the only energy audit that identifies the group of improvements, whose monthly energy savings exceed the monthly cost when financed. What does to you to provide information on which improvements are best for your home-based on an inspection by Certified Energy Inspector. Investment grade savings and cost estimates for each improvement - calculated with the home energy tune-up software. Also included in the report is a list of maintenance tasks tailored to your home.

A home energy tune-up will help you put your home in top operating condition and make your home more comfortable - warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Reduce your energy caused by an average of 25%. Increase the value of your home. Improve the environment.

David Lelak, an Atlanta home inspector, is providing home energy tune-ups in the following cities: Alpharetta, Canton, Woodstock, Cumming, Roswell and all of North Metro Atlanta. Call today at 404-788-2581, for more information and to schedule your home energy tune-up today. Ask about our special deal when you and your neighbors schedule on the same day.

Prepare Your House for Sale from the Ground Up
(ARA) - The housing sales slump continues. From Sacramento to Detroit to Atlanta, housing sales have taken a dive. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) predicts that a soft market for existing home sales will continue through the first half of the year.

Although home sales remain weak, some homeowners are willing — or are compelled — to roll the dice and plant the “for sale” sign on the front lawn. Whether you’re selling now or decide to settle in while waiting for the housing market downturn to end, a few interior updates can do much to enhance your home’s appeal in either situation.

If you’re planning to put your house on the market, some sprucing up can make your house stand out from the other homes for sale in the neighborhood. By spending a minimal amount on a few easy-to-do updates, your house can take on a new, refreshed look and have greater appeal. Or, if you’ve decided to wait out the housing slump storm, these simple home makeovers can make your current home far more habitable.

New Style at Your Feet

Nothing dates a house more than old, cracking linoleum or an outdated floor pattern. Starting from the ground up, a new floor can lend fresh vitality to a room. With so many choices in flooring available today — from authentic looking wood-grained laminates to nature-inspired vinyl styles such as stone and tile — a homeowner can turn any room into an attractive and comfortable oasis.

“With the new flooring options being offered today, a floor not only can look good, but it can offer added comfort beneath your feet,” says Lise LeBreton, creative director of Tarkett Residential, a leading international hard surface flooring manufacturer. “Today’s flooring offers high performance while being stylish at the same time. If you’re looking to make an easy update while adding value to your home, a new floor can be a quick and affordable option.”

Less expensive than ceramic tile, vinyl — also known as “resilient” flooring — offers an attractive option for a high-end appearance. The newest vinyl styles and patterns feature a wide array of colors, designs and textures while providing added beauty to any room.

In addition to good looks, vinyl’s durability makes it a smart flooring choice. As an example, Tarkett’s FiberFloor resilient flooring provides what consumers desire most – overall warmth and comfort; repels water and moisture; is scratch, scuff, stain and indentation resistant; and is easy to clean.

Other Quick and Easy Updates to Give Your Home Added Appeal

Freshen up with a coat of paint — Once the old flooring has gone, removing that faded wall paper or covering up marred walls is important to make that great first-impression. Consider painting every room in the house to infuse a new freshness into your home’s interior, but first and foremost, be sure to paint the kitchen. A high-traffic area, the kitchen is the one room where the walls usually take an added beating. Use a good quality paint that will cover with one coat and stand up to fingerprints and the occasional food splatters.

Don’t get sunk by the old sink — Old-fashioned kitchen and bath fixtures can attach an expensive price-tag to your house — giving the potential buyer thoughts of impending pricey remodeling jobs. Adding a new sink and faucet to a kitchen or bath can be a do-it-yourself weekend project or a simple and fairly inexpensive half-day job for the local plumber.

Facelift for your cabinets — Re-facing existing cabinets or simply repainting them with a high gloss finish will give your kitchen a sleek new appearance. Add new knobs and drawer pulls and you have an entirely new look overall.

Whether you decide to stay or go, it’s easy to update your current home so it can become an attractive and comfortable dwelling that you come to love and potential buyers just can’t resist.

For more information on Tarkett Residential’s FiberFloor resilient flooring, visit www.tarkett.com.

David Lelak of IHI Home Inspections serves Canton, Alpharetta, Roswell, Cumming, Woodstock, Atlanta and all of North Georgia.

You can also schedule your own home inspection online today!
We create Peace of Mind ONE Home Inspection at a time.

Also download our free report “How To Avoid The Blind Home Inspector” and a sample of our inspection report.

David Lelak, an Atlanta Home Inspector just wanted everyone to know the dangers of radon. Most people have no clue about radon and in this instance what you don’t know can kill you. Most people who die because of lung cancer that have never smoked and never been around the second hand smoke has been because of radon gas. You can’t smell it, you can’t see it, it is an unnoticed silent deadly gas. I personally wouldn’t live in a home that has not had a radon test. We suggest that every person that gets a home inspection done by a home inspector has a radon test performed at the same time. The type of radon test that we perform is a continous radon monitor that takes a reading every hour over a 48 hour period. Call us today at 404-788-2851 to schedule your radon test.

Here is a video produced by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Even if you already own your own home and have lived in it for years, you don’t have be selling to get a Radon test done, IHI Home Inspections will do a radon independently.  I have done several for family members and for myself.  To schedule your Radon Inspection today call 404-788-2581

Did you know that an Atlanta Home Inspection can help you protect your future investment if the home owners are still living there?

The way this happens is when the owners still live in the house and you have the home inspection scheduled ask your home inspector to take pictures of anything “unique” in the home. Once there was a home owner that tried to switch out a really nice shower head and refrigerator out for cheaper ones. So if you communicate with your home inspector the items that are unique he can then add that into your report for security purposes and then take your report to your final walk through.

David Lelak, an Atlanta Home Inspector takes plenty of digital photographs, he may not include everyone in his report but he does average 30 to 40 photographs per inspection.

IHI Home Inspections serves Canton, Alpharetta, Roswell, Cumming, Woodstock, Atlanta and all of North Georgia.

You can also schedule your own home inspection online today!
We create Peace of Mind ONE Home Inspection at a time.

Also download our free report “How To Avoid The Blind Home Inspector” and a sample of our inspection report.