Warmer weather is right around the corner! In preparation for your days spent outdoors, make sure your deck is ready to go. Unfortunately, decks tend to give little to no warning before they sink or even collapse. To avoid any mishaps with your summer hot spot, be sure you do a proper deck inspection. To…

Many homes in Raleigh, NC, have a plumbing supply system that uses polybutylene plastic distribution lines and compression band fittings. Even though this plumbing system was installed in many homes from 1978 until about 1995 due to its ability to withstand high water pressure, and as a better, cheaper alternative to copper plumbing, it is…

Between approximately 1965 and 1973, single-strand (solid) aluminum wiring was sometimes substituted for copper branch-circuit wiring in residential electrical systems due to the sudden escalating price of copper. After a decade of use by homeowners and electricians, inherent weaknesses were discovered in the metal that lead to its disuse as a branch wiring material. Aluminum…