It’s time for some tips on building a fire pit. It’s late fall in Utah, we’re starting to transition from summer barbecues to early dark evenings around a campfire in our yard before calling it a night and heading to bed early. It gets dark so early – it’s a great opportunity to gather with […]
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Understanding Radon Testing Results
Many home owners or home buyers use radon testing as part of the real estate transaction process. The EPA recommends that if you are buying a home or selling your home, have it tested for radon. Testing is the only way to find out your home’s radon levels. The EPA and the Surgeon General recommend […]
How to Complete a Temperature Rise Check
One of the easiest ways to check the health of your own furnace is to do a temperature rise check. You don’t need to be a “handy” homeowner to do this test, and you don’t need any special equipment; just a meat thermometer. We’re borrowing a blog post from our friends at Structure Tech Home […]
Methamphetamine Testing
HomeTech does methamphetamine testing upon request or upon real estate document request. The methamphetamine testing we do is a baseline test to determine if there’s any evidence of meth at a baseline level. If anything comes up in our testing, we’ll refer you to a meth testing and remediation company with a more complete test. […]
Why Skipping a Home Inspection is Never a Good Idea
With a very hot real estate market, some buyers are opting to skip a home inspection. We would never recommend this as we’re usually the “eyes and ears” on any home inspection, ensuring the buyer or seller that everything is in order and safe. “Without an inspection, buyers risk spending hundreds of thousands of dollars […]
Central Air Conditioning System Inspection
Lets talk about air conditioning system inspections. It’s July in Utah. It’s hot and we’re all trying to stay as cool as possible. Many automatically assume they don’t need an air conditioning system inspections and their air conditioner is functioning at it’s fullest capacity. It’s easy to just keep lowering the indoor temperature as the […]
