Bank Owned Homes What They don’t Tell You Part 3


Bank Owned Homes, what they do not tell you, and what you need to know is discussed in videos Part 1-3 In this Bank Owned Homes PART 3, Jim Roby, Tom Jones and Marko Vovk discuses inspecting the underground ductwork, underground sewers, underground drain tile and underground storms lines with the use of a sewer camera. The trio discuses the proper way of cleaning ducts and proper way of cleaning the indoor air. Furthermore they discuses the topics of lead, radon, asbestos, HUD issues, building science, sump pumps, demolition, drywall removal, moisture issues, mold testing, air quality, air-o-cell mold testing, “non viable mold tests, viable mold testing and more. The trio meeting is an annual event on the Island Put-N-Bay Lake Erie Ohio. Below are the links for Back Owned Homes Part 1, and Back Owned homes Part 3.

LINK TO PART 2 Back Owned Homes What They don’t Tell You Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JausGboMw7g

LINK TO PART 1 Bank Owned Homes What the Don’t Tell You Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YpmvHkE3V4

JIM ROBY
You can contact Jim Roby at STS Technology (Steritec) (216) 410-1090, Phone: (216) 451-6653 Fax: (216) 451-5710 or website
http://www.steritec.com/

TOM JONES
You can contact Tom Jones at citomjones@att.net

K.T. Group, Inc. Troy, MI Phone: (248) 828-1603
Fax: (248) 928-5333 E-mail: ctomjones@k-tgroup.com

MARKO VOVK
You can contact Marko Vovk at Clevelandmold@aol.com
, or at http://houseinvestigations.com/

Moisture link http://houseinvestigations.com/moisture-survey/

Mold link http://houseinvestigations.com/mold/

Bank Owned Homes What They don’t Tell You Part 2


Bank Owned Homes, what they do not tell you, and what you need to know is discussed in videos Part 1-3 In this Bank Owned Homes PART 2, Jim Roby, Tom Jones and Marko Vovk discuses inspecting the underground ductwork, underground sewers, underground drain tile and underground storms lines with the use of a sewer camera. The trio discuses the proper way of cleaning ducts and proper way of cleaning the indoor air. Furthermore they discuses the topics of lead, radon, asbestos, HUD issues, Building Science, moisture issues, mold testing, air quality, air-o-cell mold testing, “non viable mold tests, tape lift test, viable mold testing and more. The trio meeting is an annual event on the Island Put-N-Bay Lake Erie Ohio. Below are the links for Back Owned Homes Part 1, and Back Owned homes Part 3.

LINK TO PART 1 Back Owned Homes What They don’t Tell You Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YpmvHkE3V4

LINK TO PART 3 Bank Owned Homes What the Don’t Tell You Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozt_1N4OBPM&feature=youtu.be

JIM ROBY
You can contact Jim Roby at STS Technology (Steritec) (216) 410-1090, Phone: (216) 451-6653 Fax: (216) 451-5710 or website
http://www.steritec.com/

TOM JONES
You can contact Tom Jones at citomjones@att.net

K.T. Group, Inc. Troy, MI Phone: (248) 828-1603
Fax: (248) 928-5333 E-mail: ctomjones@k-tgroup.com

MARKO VOVK
You can contact Marko Vovk at Clevelandmold@aol.com
, or at http://houseinvestigations.com/

Moisture link http://houseinvestigations.com/moisture-survey/

Mold link http://houseinvestigations.com/mold/

Bank Owned Homes What They don’t Tell You Part 1


Bank Owned Homes, what they do not tell you, and what you need to know is discussed in videos Part 1-3 In this Bank Owned Homes PART 1, Marko Vovk, Tom Jones and Jim Roby discuses the importance of inspecting the under ground sewers, storms and drain tile. This bank owned homes video also discuses “Black Mold” other mold, mildew, house odor, IAQ, HVAC, sewer camera, and poor IAQ indoor air quality conditions. The trio speaks how to inspect and identity major problems that are associated with bank owned, foreclosed, or condemned homes. Tom Jones takes part in a discussion about foreclosed homes, boarded homes, condemned homes and bank owned homes in Detroit Cleveland, Atlanta and many other USA cities. Jim Roby discuses mold cleanup, mold mitigation, mold remediation, mold cleaning supplies, black mold, peroxide, bleach, construction mold, house cleaning, and house dust cleanups. Furthermore, the trio discuses the important of using sewer camera to inspect sewers, storms, drain tile and ductwork. The trio meeting is an annual event on the Island Put-N-Bay Lake Erie Ohio. Below are the links for Back Owned Homes Part 2 and Back Owned homes Part 3.

LINK TO PART 2 Back Owned Homes What They don’t Tell You Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JausGboMw7g

LINK TO PART 3 Bank Owned Homes What the Don’t Tell You Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozt_1N4OBPM&feature=youtu.be

JIM ROBY
You can contact Jim Roby at STS Technology (Steritec) (216) 410-1090, Phone: (216) 451-6653 Fax: (216) 451-5710 or website
http://www.steritec.com/

TOM JONES
You can contact Tom Jones at citomjones@att.net

K.T. Group, Inc. Troy, MI Phone: (248) 828-1603
Fax: (248) 928-5333 E-mail: ctomjones@k-tgroup.com

MARKO VOVK
You can contact Marko Vovk at Clevelandmold@aol.com
, or at http://houseinvestigations.com/

Moisture link http://houseinvestigations.com/moisture-survey/

Mold link http://houseinvestigations.com/mold/

Carbon Monoxide Radio Marko Vovk Guest Speaker on “A Better World Radio” with Mitchell J. Rabin


This slide show was a small six minute segment from a 60 minute show that aired on 5-29-13 on carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon monoxide low level poisoning. To listen to the full 70 minute radio show, the link has been providing below. During the begging of this CO slide show segment, Mitchell J Rabin is speaking about the dangers of methane. The first set of slides is Marko Vovk’s symbolic interpretation of the dangers of methane. The photos show a strip center that was built on an old garbage dump in Garfield Heights Ohio. Marko Vovk has been photographing this site for the last 8 years. The parking lots have moved and settled roughly 20 inches. The garbage below is slowly turning into methane gas. Most of the strip center box tenants have left and most buildings are empty. The show takes a 90 degree turn and starts to discuss carbon monoxide problems with furnaces and hot water heaters. Below is some good information on Carbon Monoxide CO in you home. Please rate and subscribe to my Youtube Channel.
WHAT ARE SOME VISUAL SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE?
Absence of an upward draft in your chimney. Excess moisture found on windows, walls, or other cold surfaces. Excessive rusting on flue pipes, other pipe connections, or appliance jacks. Orange or yellow flames (should be blue) in your combustion appliances. Smoky smells. Do not assume your fire alarm works. Fallen soot in the fireplace. Small amount of water leaking from the base of the chimney, vent, or flue pipe. Damaged or discolored bricks at the top of your chimney. Rust on the portion of the vent pipe visible from the outside. Streaks of soot around fuel-burning appliances. You feel better when you are away from your home. Several people in the home get sick at the same time (the flu is usually passed from person to person). The family members who are most affected spends the most time in the home. Symptoms occur or get worse shortly after turning on a fuel-burning device (furnace, oven, and fireplace) or running a vehicle in attached garage. Indoor pets also are ill. (Human flu viruses are not transmitted to pets.) You do not have generalized aching, low-grade fever, or swollen lymph nodes. (These are typical of a cold or flu.) Symptoms appear at the same time as signs (described below) of inappropriate ventilation, maintenance, or operation of fuel-burning devices.

Mitchell J. Rabin, M.A., L.AC., is an international speaker and teacher, holistic psychotherapist, licensed acupuncturist, coach, mediator, entrepreneur, business consultant, environmentalist and writer. He has also been hosting and producing a NYC-based cable TV show since 1993 called A Better World. He has been on TV and radio numerous times and with a weekly radio show on Progressive Radio Network since 2006

Wednesday, May 29, 6pm EDT: The quest for health and wellness starts in the simplest of places: your own home. Based on several things, air quality in the home, from out-gassing carpets and walls to poor-quality paint and finishes, to a damp basement producing mold, getting educated about what’s in your home is essential to a healthy lifestyle.
Mitchell is convening a Roundtable on Indoor Air Quality & Healthy Homes which you don’t want to miss. http://abetterworld.tv/indoor-air-quality-roundtable-jim-roby-marko-e-vovk/

Guests are one of the country’s leading indoor air quality exports, Jim Roby.
Jim shares his story. You will enjoy learning about his journey and the relationships he has developed with others in the industry including other members of GIHN in the U.S. and the U.K. http://globalindoorhealthnetwork.com/index.html

The next member of the Roundtable is Marko E. Vovk
Of Ambassador Construction Consultants, which are a Cleveland Ohio based home inspection, residential investigation, and building science-consulting firm?
Its focus is helping prospective property purchasers gain knowledge of the conditions of their new home & identify other house problems or issues such as; the standard ASHI ( American Society of Home Inspectors) home inspection items which include electrical, plumbing, mechanical, structural, roof, grounds, exteriors interiors, pavements, and much more. http://houseinvestigations.com

http://abetterworld.tv/indoor-air-quality-roundtable-jim-roby-marko-e-vovk/

This Indoor Air Quality Roundtable will give you the education you need about identifying indoor pollution issues and what to do about them.

This was a small 5 minute segment specifically on CO carbon monoxide poisoning.
A Better World Radio and TV show produced this indoor air contaminants show segment on Wednesday, May 29, 6pm EDT 2013. The full 70 minutes can be seen and listened to at http://abetterworld.tv/indoor-air-quality-roundtable-jim-roby-marko-e-vovk/

You can also listen on-line at http://
www.abetterworld.tv” >www.abetterworld.tv

CFL Radio Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Marko Vovk “A Better World Radio” with Mitchell J. Rabin


SOME FACT on CFL’s
CFL Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb or bulbs

1. The “swirly” bulbs are roughly 75% more efficient than standard incandescent bulbs, and they last up to 10 times longer, saving users some money. This is a good thing.
2. CFL’s (all) contain mercury, which is toxic. This is a very bad thing.
3. CFL’s (many) do not like to be cold, so they operate slower and may suffer from shorter lifespan if they are placed in outdoor or unheated fixtures in cold climates. LEDs, are more tolerant of cold temperatures.
4. If you have rapidly switching CFL’s, it can decreases lifespan, by as much as 85%, according to certain experts. Halogens can be switched more frequently and can handle more cycles.
5. The glowing part of CFL’s is made of glass, which means it is relatively fragile. If that breaks, a small amount of mercury can be released.
6. CFL’s are relatively large and may not want them on boats, cars and other vehicles and they do not do well with cold or vibrations.
7. Many CFL’s are not dimmable
8. Finally what happens to our ground water after a zillion of these ends up dumps ?, you may have to pay to dispose of these in the future, according to German scientists you can be burned or even get cancer from CFL’s.
Mitchell J. Rabin, M.A., L.AC., is an international speaker and teacher, holistic psychotherapist, licensed acupuncturist, coach, mediator, entrepreneur, business consultant, environmentalist and writer. He has also been hosting and producing a NYC-based cable TV show since 1993 called A Better World. He has been on TV and radio numerous times and with a weekly radio show on Progressive Radio Network since 2006.

Wednesday, May 29, 6pm EDT: The quest for health and wellness starts in the simplest of places: your own home. Based on several things, air quality in the home, from out-gassing carpets and walls to poor-quality paint and finishes, to a damp basement producing mold, getting educated about what’s in your home is essential to a healthy lifestyle.
Mitchell is convening a Roundtable on Indoor Air Quality & Healthy Homes which you don’t want to miss. http://abetterworld.tv/indoor-air-quality-roundtable-jim-roby-marko-e-vovk/

Guests are one of the country’s leading indoor air quality exports, Jim Roby.
Jim shares his story. You will enjoy learning about his journey and the relationships he has developed with others in the industry including other members of GIHN in the U.S. and the U.K.
http://globalindoorhealthnetwork.com/index.html

The next member of the Roundtable is Marko E. Vovk
of Ambassador Construction Consultants, which are a Cleveland Ohio based home inspection, residential investigation, and building science-consulting firm?
Its focus is helping prospective property purchasers gain knowledge of the conditions of their new home & identify other house problems or issues such as; the standard ASHI ( American Society of Home Inspectors) home inspection items which include electrical, plumbing, mechanical, structural, roof, grounds, exteriors interiors, pavements, and much more. http://houseinvestigations.com

http://abetterworld.tv/indoor-air-quality-roundtable-jim-roby-marko-e-vovk/

This Indoor Air Quality Roundtable will give you the education you need about identifying indoor pollution issues and what to do about them.

This was a small 5 minute segment specifically on CFL Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb or bulbs . The full show 60 minutes included mold, mold mitigation, mold cleanup, asbestos, carbon monoxide, methane, fracking, CFL light bulbs, radon, radon mitigation, and other indoor pollution.

A Better World Radio and TV show produced this indoor air contaminants show segment on Wednesday, May 29, 6pm EDT 2013. The full 70 minutes can be seen and listened to at
http://abetterworld.tv/indoor-air-quality-roundtable-jim-roby-marko-e-vovk/

You can also Listen on-line at http://
www.abetterworld.tv” >www.abetterworld.tv

You can also watch this short Radon segment.
Radon Radio Marko Vovk Guest “A Better World” Radio with Mitchell J. Rabin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvH1ThFUhzM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUHxTpDpegk5Nbd4OuYJkKOg

Radon Radio Marko Vovk Guest “A Better World” Radio with Mitchell J. Rabin


Mitchell J. Rabin, M.A., L.AC., is an international speaker and teacher, holistic psychotherapist, licensed acupuncturist, coach, mediator, entrepreneur, business consultant, environmentalist and writer. He has also been hosting and producing a NYC-based cable TV show since 1993 called A Better World. He has been on TV and radio numerous times and with a weekly radio show on Progressive Radio Network since 2006.

Wednesday, May 29, 6pm EDT: The quest for health and wellness starts in the simplest of places: your own home. Based on several things, air quality in the home, from out-gassing carpets and walls to poor-quality paint and finishes, to a damp basement producing mold, getting educated about what’s in your home is essential to a healthy lifestyle.
Mitchell is convening a Roundtable on Indoor Air Quality & Healthy Homes which you don’t want to miss. http://abetterworld.tv/indoor-air-quality-roundtable-jim-roby-marko-e-vovk/

Guests are one of the country’s leading indoor air quality exports, Jim Roby.
Jim shares his story. You will enjoy learning about his journey and the relationships he has developed with others in the industry including other members of GIHN in the U.S. and the U.K.
http://globalindoorhealthnetwork.com/index.html

The next member of the Roundtable is Marko E. Vovk
of Ambassador Construction Consultants, which are a Cleveland Ohio based home inspection, residential investigation, and building science-consulting firm?
Its focus is helping prospective property purchasers gain knowledge of the conditions of their new home & identify other house problems or issues such as; the standard ASHI ( American Society of Home Inspectors) home inspection items which include electrical, plumbing, mechanical, structural, roof, grounds, exteriors interiors, pavements, and much more. http://houseinvestigations.com

http://abetterworld.tv/indoor-air-quality-roundtable-jim-roby-marko-e-vovk/

This Indoor Air Quality Roundtable will give you the education you need about identifying indoor pollution issues and what to do about them.

This was a small 8 minute segment specifically on radon gas. The full show 60 minutes included mold, mold mitigation, mold cleanup, asbestos, carbon monoxide, methane, fracking, CFL light bulbs, radon, radon mitigation, and other indoor pollution.

A Better World Radio and TV show produced this indoor air contaminants show on Wednesday, May 29, 6pm EDT 2013. The full 70 minutes can be seen and listened to at
http://abetterworld.tv/indoor-air-quality-roundtable-jim-roby-marko-e-vovk/

You can also Listen on-line at http://
www.abetterworld.tv” >www.abetterworld.tv

Radon
Radon invisible radioactive USA second leading cause of lung cancer gas comes from the earth. Most American homes have negative basement lower floor pressure due to HVAC cold air return duct leakage, supply duct leakage in crawl spaces, house stack effects because lighter warn air rises, moist air rise effect because lighter moist air rises, exhaust fans, basement fan contraptions that suck air out of homes, dryer, fireplaces that suck air out of homes, appliances that have power exhaust vents, and attic access panels that are not sealed permitting thermal bypass or escape of conditioned indoor air. These conditions permit radon to be sucked out of the soil ground at cracks, holes, sumps, crawls, slabs, penetrations, and joints. You want a slightly positive lower level pressure minimizing the sucking of radon gas. Check, your lower levels with a pressure gauge, smoke, or even toilet paper to see if have negative pressure or depressurization. You may need to seal cold air returns or sump pumps, keep house fans off when not in use, seal all attic access panels, keep interior doors open, run a basement dehumidifier, condition crawl spaces, install chimney balloons in chimneys not being used, and finally, open the lower level HVAC supply registers to blow furnace air to slightly pressurize. If your basement blows, it cannot suck radon. You can test yourself or have your home and granite countertops tested by a home inspector. If you still have radon, you need to call a radon mitigation, reduction, or removal expert to test, evaluate, and repair or install a sub below slab depressurization system mitigation radon reduction system… Please visit my website http://
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for more radon information. Please rate, subscribe, and share this video so more people can become aware.

Dryer Vent Cleaning Quick Easy Trick


Dryer Vent Cleaning Quick Easy Trick
Dryer Vents Ruin Homes and Make People Sick by Marko Vovk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6AcOHY632k

CFL Mercury Light Bulbs Can Cause Cancer

Cleveland Home Inspector Marko Vovk and Sandusky contractor Jim Schwerer show you an easy quick trick how to clean your dryer vent. You can use your leaf blower. This ClevelandMarko video shows you how to clean your dryer vent using your lawn leaf blower. A wet and dry reversible shop vacuum also works. If you do the work yourself, you may save $200.

Some dryer information.

If your dryer loads are taking more the 30-40 minutes, you are wasting money and you better check your dryer vent. The better a dryer vent blows, the less lint builds up in it. Short vents blow better than long ones. Full size dryers blow better than smaller stack dryers do. Older dryers also do not blow very well. If the dryer vent has a lot of turns and elbows, it will take longer to dry cloths at a higher energy cost. Sometimes the dryer vent is full of lint or clogged. A plugged vent will cause a dryer to run hotter and increase the chance of a fire. A dirty vent, however, is only one link in a chain of events that must occur for a fire to start. Other events may include failure of thermostat and high limit switches in the dryer, lint inside the dryer, a missing or damaged lint screen, and a crushed hose behind the dryer.

Rule of thumb: Dryer length should be less than 25 feet minus 5 feet for every 90 bend and minus 2.5 feet for every 45 bend.

A few tips: Clean the lint screen filter before or after drying each load of clothes. Clean the dryer vent and exhaust duct periodically. Clean behind the dryer, where lint can build up. Replace plastic or foil, accordion-type ducting material with rigid or corrugated semi-rigid metal duct when needed.
Take special care when drying clothes that have been soiled with flammable volatile chemicals.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that in 1998, clothes dryers were associated with 15,600 fires, which resulted in 20 deaths and 370 injuries.
Please rate and subscribe. Please visit Cleveland Home Inspector Marko Vovk web site at <a href="http://
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Marko Vovk is a Cleveland home inspector who has inspected over 14,000 homes in the last 30 years. Just goggle Marko Vovk for more information.MY WEB SITE
http://houseinvestigations.com/

Wild and Crazy Stories By Marko Vovk Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL075B4298AA91A45A
Toilet Shopping Funny

Dryer Vent Cleaning Quick Easy Trick

CFL Mercury Light Bulbs Can Cause Cancer


Your new mercury filled CFL compact florescent light bulb is not sustainable as some claim. These CFL’s can hurt and damage your body. In a few years, it may hurt your wallet. These light bulbs are support to save you $6 per year per light bulb, reduce global warming, and last much longer than the old incondesant light bulbs. If one of these new CFL’s breaks, you can be exposed to mercury 8 times the OSHA safety standard. If little toddler Joey breaks one of these CFL’s, he will be exposed to mercury 800-8000 times the OSHA limit. Mercury poisoning does not sound very good. Some studies show that these Compact Florescent light bulbs emit strong or high levels of ultraviolet radiation that potentially can burn your skin or even cause skin cancer. Some German scientists found that these bulbs have the chemical toxin Naphthalene which is linked to cancer in laboratory animals and Styrene which is a human carcinogen. There is some good news, when one of these CFL light bulbs break, roughly 70% of the mercury stays on the light bulb glass fragments. So now, the left over mercury in the broken glass can SAFELY leach into the soil and into the ground water at the dump.

What to do when one of these breaks:

Everybody must evacuate the home.
You must open all house windows.
You need to shut down the HVAC, furnace, and AC units.
Collect some sticky tape, cardboard, damp paper towel and a glass jar with a lid
Do not use a broom. This will further spread the mercury thoroughly the home.
Do not use a vacuum cleaner. This will also further spread the mercury throughout the home.
Clean up the broken glass with sticky tape or paper and place into a glass jar.
When complete, seal the glass jar and tape up the lid.
After cleaning, stay out of home for several hours with windows open.
Contact your local authorities for proper disposal.
For now, it may be free to dispose broken or burnt-out CFL light bulbs at some city halls, certain post office branches, or at one of this box store.

In addition, if you think you will be able to get away with throwing them in your garbage, you are wrong. Those new electric smart meters will know exactly how many light bulbs your home has. After five years or so, your city light bulb inspector may be knocking at your door to ask to see all your CFL light bulb disposal receipts. If you don’t have them, they may give you citation ticket.

REMEMBER
If a bulb breaks, it will release mercury vapor of 800 mcg/m3. This is 8X the occupational exposure adult limit (100mcg/m3). Allowed by OSHA. The children (.2 mcg/m3) line is 8000 times that. After a bulb breaks, 70% of the mercury is still trapped in the bulb. These light bulbs emit high levels of ultraviolet radiation know as UVC and UVA rays. Some of the UV rays are so strong they can actually burn your skin. Some experts say the radiation could initiate cell death and cause skin caner in its deadliest form. Melanoma Researchers found that when a bulb breaks, the protective phosphor coating allow dangerous UV rays to escape. GE claims the CFL’s don’t produce a health hazard of UV radiation. CFL also contains cancer causing chemicals as well. German scientists found the chemical and toxins are released when CFL’s are turned on including Naphthalene which is linked to cancer in laboratory animals. Styrene which is a human carcinogen. Roughly, 98% of these end up in landfills creating mercury build-up that can escape into to our soil and water ways. Some the incandescent light bulbs will no longer be available because it is banned in Section 321 EISA standards. You can buy Light-emitting diodes LEDS which are mercury free.

If you have a question on your home, building science, mold, IAQ, house odors, house noise, house stains, foundations, siding, windows, doors and any other residential house anomaly for Marko Vovk, you can contact him at http://
www.houseinvestigations.com.” >www.houseinvestigations.com.
You can email him at Clevelandmold@aol.com
. Marko Vovk the “Cleveland Home Inspector” has a small service fee for 20 minute questions and consultations. Just go to the website and click on “Ask Marko a Question”

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House Odor


House odor, odors, and smells can be bad. Homes have 10 types of odors that are common. Cleveland home inspector Marko Vovk explains the 10 most common house or household odors.

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BELOW ARE THE TEN ODORS
When you walk into the front door of any house, take a big whiff. You may have just entered one of these homes.
1. Big dog odor has a musky perspiration odor that also comes with paw scratched floors, urine stained floors, chewed window trim, dog hair everywhere, dust mites, and backyard dog poop droppings.
2. Cat pee odor homes come with pet auto water feeders, kitty liter boxes, pictures of cats on walls, pet cremation urns, real stuffed pets, and signs on walls that say “DO NOT LET THE CAT OUT.
3. Burnt or burning firewood smell or chimney fireplace odor comes from open dampers, negative house pressure from a poorly balanced furnace or HVAC short chimney, blocked chimney, and more. You will see stored fire wood in the garage, carpet ash burns and backyard logs that still need splitting.
4. Cigarette smoke, smoker, smoking odor comes with filled ash trays, yellow stains on walls, yellow stains on ceilings, and lighters on coffee tables for children to play with.
5. Cooking spice or ethnicity odors can breakdown down to the Indian curry, Italian garlic, Euro or European sweat body armpit odor, Asian or Chinese fried whatever, Canadians with bacon with maple syrup odor (OK so I made this odor up), and finally, that very odd strange odd boiling water odor, which can be associated with Vietnamese neighborhoods that no longer have stray cats, pigeons or squirrels. If it smells like rotten eggs or “hydrogen sulfide”, you may have well water issues, water heater manganese rod reactions, or sometimes even corrosive Chinese drywall problems.
6. Oodoriferous, or trash odor smells, is a mishmash of old garbage bags, piles of garbage, dirty dishes, pizza boxes, old rotting Chinese carryout, cigarette buts on rotting dirty food plates and more. This group includes FEMA trailers, hillbillies, hoarders and a few more. The TVs generally have Jerry Springer, WWF wrestling, “My Name is Earl” , “Jersey Shore”, or “Honey Boo Boo” playin. Some of these homes are so nasty that the house cockroaches ride around on dune buggies and you have to wipe your feet off before you go outside.
7. Musty mold odor or mildew odor can come from a leak, a moist crawl space, vented crawlspace, high indoor humidty, a flooded basement, an overflow of a sump pump, a moldy attic, a foreclosed home, a “vacant home, a “bank owned home” and sometimes the odor comes from dirty AC coils. In some of these houses, PEOPLE may become Immune compromised, get ADD, develop sensitivities, have post traumatic mold syndrome, and even memory loss, expect of coarse on the first day of each month when they miraculously get memory relapse and remember the location of their mailbox where their mental illness governmental assistance check is waiting for them.
8. “Electrical odor” may be from cheap imported rugs with rubber smelly padding that can also stain your wood floors. Most of the time, these odors are not electrical.
9. Air freshener or air fresheners. You walk 3 miles a day, eat tofu, buy organic then you chemically poison the air you breathe in your home with air fresheners.
10. New house odor is similar due to the house being very tight with out gassing chemicals, with out gassing VOC’s and with out gassing formaldehyde. Just keep the windows open you will be fine.
11. Stone moisture sulfur odor may be coming from the backfill stone under your home. This was common during the housing boom in the late 1990’s and early 2000.
12. Sewer gas odor is usually from tree roots in sewers, back siphoned S-Traps, loose toilets, and cracked stacks and more.
13. Additionally, we have old people odor, heating oil odor, combustion fume odor, dead mouse odor, dirty sock odor, country or antique house odor, and farm animal house odor.

If you do not know what your odor is, or you have other unknown house problems, for a small fee you can get your questions answered by Marko Vovk the Cleveland Home Inspector. Just click the links below or go the http://houseinvestigations.com/home-inspection/
and click on “Ask Marko A Question”

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Homeless man with voice


The Jim and Marko Show have many 2-8 hour CEU continuing educational power points for realtors and inspectors on residual home issues. This is just a small fun clip from our Foreclosed, Vacant, Bank-Owned, or Rehabbed power point presentation two hour CUE class
Bank of America House Sitter “Bank of America ”