Category Archives: Safety & Maintenance Tips

Building Specs wants home owners to know what they need to do prior to a home inspection on a property that you are selling. Many of these items may be taken care of with little or no cost. Some of these items will indicate to the Home Inspector and Buyer, that the house has been…

Building Specs home inspections include inspecting the pipes in your home to ensure that they are not faulty or made from problem materials. Polybutylene pipes are a plastic developed for use as a plumbing product by Shell Oil Company. There are a few problems associated with polybutylene. These problems are associated with homes built from…

Building Specs wants to warn you about the dangers of the hot water temperature in your home, check your hot water heater keep everyone safe from burns. At 120°F it takes five minutes of constant contact to produce a third degree burn. According to the Consumer Safety Commission. At 130°F, the exposure time is reduced…

In many regions, electric utilities offer special rates for electricity used at periods during the day when demand is lower on the utility’s system. These periods are called “off-peak” periods and vary from utility to utility. The special rates are called “time-of-use” rates. Off-peak controls can be installed on electric water heaters to take advantage…