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Buying a home? Don't Panic?

My videos are created to offer tips for home buyers that will give you insight into what might be found during your home inspection contingency period. The videos cover installation of electrical, roofing, HVAC, plumbing, sewer line and foundation systems during my actual home inspections as well as home maintenance tips for home owners to help you keep your home in tip top condition.

My channel also contains podcast videos about everything related to home inspections with guests such as other home inspectors, home buyers, contractors and real estate agents.

I am a certified CREIA home inspector in Los Angeles California. I have inspected thousands of homes from brand new construction to homes over 100 years old and everything in between. I discover lots of system defects, safety hazards, handy man installations and non permitted additions etc.

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John Laforme
Home Inspection Authority
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@devingeary455
@devingeary455 День назад
Everything between the house and meter is private line owned by the homeowners.
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
This house was built 14 years ago
@lightwarrior432
@lightwarrior432 День назад
They don’t build em like they used do they. 😣
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@@lightwarrior432 Thats for sure, Most of the balconies i see these days are horrible and are just waiting to leak.
@ziggiesaquaticexotics8270
@ziggiesaquaticexotics8270 2 дня назад
Or you can just look at it with your eye holes
@Jack-1212
@Jack-1212 3 дня назад
Not necessarily open the meter box and look dummy
@kalgiesenbrook8460
@kalgiesenbrook8460 4 дня назад
Did you try a shoe gasket? I'm asking for a friend.
@LygerTheCLaw
@LygerTheCLaw 4 дня назад
that pile of leaves on the roof is no problem either.
@Haymaker-rd6zp
@Haymaker-rd6zp 4 дня назад
Dis. Caulk line to ensure it’s installed straight
@6fathom117
@6fathom117 4 дня назад
probably a horrendously dumb question, but what is the point of grounding electricity in a house/in general?
@pineadlarry9665
@pineadlarry9665 4 дня назад
If something in the circuit breaks, it is somewhere for the electricity to go that is safe and not your house. Say your wire touches the electrical box and causes a short circuit. The breaker trips but the massive amount of electricity went through it already. where does it go? Into you is the worst case. But if you have a very low resistance wire connected directly to a ground, the electricity will happily go there instead. The cuircuit breaker trips and creates a different circuit with the ground wire. It doesn't just break the circuit. The electricity could go into you if it did
@pieguy99999
@pieguy99999 4 дня назад
The only dumb question is one left unasked
@LilMuffinTop
@LilMuffinTop 4 дня назад
​​​​@pineadlarry9665 grounds are only used in ground faults. Cold water grounds are used as a way to direct the electricity back to source. Ground rods are a lighting strike protector. Short circuit means a direct path to neutral. The reason we have grounds is its a safe path back to source which is the neutral/ground bond back to the transformer at the pole. When electricity has a ground fault or short circuit it flows all the way back to the pole and back to the breaker at an insane amperage making the breaker trip.
@6fathom117
@6fathom117 4 дня назад
@@pineadlarry9665 thanks for the explanation, always wondered what grounding was intended to do, appreciate it 👍
@user-ir9ys9xy7h
@user-ir9ys9xy7h 5 дней назад
For a water slide 🛝 😆
@bodgiesteve8849
@bodgiesteve8849 5 дней назад
It's only galvanised on the outside.
@Nokout626
@Nokout626 5 дней назад
If the pipe is not cracked you can just remove the top straightener and install new washer and puddy.. It shot take care of the leak... Best case scenario change waste and overflow😊
@Mrkevi123
@Mrkevi123 6 дней назад
Just put duct tape
@Theodore_seventy1
@Theodore_seventy1 6 дней назад
PVC from my meter. 160 yards of PVC that I buried using a shovel.
@rubingobangobongo5434
@rubingobangobongo5434 6 дней назад
So you don’t have to dig much underneath but it would help for space. Disconnect the overflow plate & the cut that thing outta there
@rubingobangobongo5434
@rubingobangobongo5434 6 дней назад
Hi, I’m a plumber. Call a plumber
@Tillydotlich
@Tillydotlich 6 дней назад
Based on most codes you should be able to access it via Under the floor under it either via basement or crawl space that hole your accessing now is for those connecting pipes but the drain under the tub u access from below 9/10 times and no I’m not a plumber but I’m aware how a lot of it works
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 6 дней назад
No crawlspace, this is a slab foundation.
@Nathanweb-l2y
@Nathanweb-l2y 6 дней назад
Can u access the tub from under floors
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 6 дней назад
No access under floors (slab foundation).
@GuitarNinjas
@GuitarNinjas 6 дней назад
Very helpful~ Can we talk about those triceps though? Impressive.
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
Absolutely! 1st step is get to the gym!
@thefew6332
@thefew6332 6 дней назад
That's Awesome John! Dip away!
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
Tricep Dip Challenge starts now!!
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 6 дней назад
Tricep Dip Challenge is now underway, I want all of you who install these brackets to do as many tricep dips as you can and leave a comment with how many you did!!
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 7 дней назад
Most customers freak out if I happen to mention asbestos!!
@noahjones9833
@noahjones9833 7 дней назад
Lol, who wouldve thought
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 7 дней назад
Exactly
@jimmy8653
@jimmy8653 7 дней назад
There in the handy man category that’s why they can’t tell the pipe material 😂
@bearb1asting
@bearb1asting 7 дней назад
Oh, the wild convienence outlet.
@user-jz9yc8hw3k
@user-jz9yc8hw3k 8 дней назад
Duh the last sparky needed to plug in his jobsite radio
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 8 дней назад
Love your comment! Best yet!
@reno911yo
@reno911yo 8 дней назад
🎯🎯🎯
@MrTooTechnical
@MrTooTechnical 9 дней назад
How in gods name did the inspector allow the deinstall of the afci breakers.
@JeepTRVL91
@JeepTRVL91 9 дней назад
My opinion is raise it off the roof and you should be educated on RV and camping life to overcome this obsticle. No, it was not done right and there is a way. Research leads to wisdom, so does trial and error, so does asking a question like you did.
@JeepTRVL91
@JeepTRVL91 9 дней назад
So does knowing roofing..hint
@mcnelis0234
@mcnelis0234 10 дней назад
All you tards. The city is responsible to the b-box. Not the meter
@dustinhale1300
@dustinhale1300 10 дней назад
That’s the Homeowners side not the city side. The city is only responsible up to the meter as an inspector. I would think you would know that
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 10 дней назад
Maybe you should watch the video again! I’m well aware of who’s responsibility the pipe is😂
@spicycrispy8877
@spicycrispy8877 2 дня назад
It’s also crazy to me that the electric from the transformer to your meter is your responsibility but you don’t own the meter
@________Thatheis
@________Thatheis 11 дней назад
Someone is stealing power
@ColdCallSteve
@ColdCallSteve 11 дней назад
What does it cost to replace a roof like this on?
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 11 дней назад
I just love all your comments!!
@51-FS
@51-FS 11 дней назад
Whats going to happen?
@C-Schavel
@C-Schavel 11 дней назад
O a home inspector that kind inspects stuff. This is new
@windfxjeff3363
@windfxjeff3363 11 дней назад
A home inspector would need a magnet to know what kind of pipe it is
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 11 дней назад
😂😂
@rosie1964
@rosie1964 11 дней назад
Duh , black iorn is magnetic too !!!
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 11 дней назад
🤣🤣🤣
@brucedale4465
@brucedale4465 4 дня назад
Nice spelling 😂😂😂😂😂
@imfloridano5448
@imfloridano5448 3 дня назад
​@@brucedale4465hey it was the autofuqedcorrect🤣😂🤣
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 12 дней назад
Granule loss, 4 roof layers that are most likely not fastened with the correct length nails. The garage roof has been damaged for so long the wood framing under it is also damaged.
@littleaub2145
@littleaub2145 12 дней назад
lucy is not gaseing , layer 3 or 4 thats pretty comen for old homes in Canada, only one or two would be oncomen.
@condor5635
@condor5635 12 дней назад
Geez, it looks like PVC to me 🤣
@thefew6332
@thefew6332 12 дней назад
🔥🔥🔥 waiting to happen
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 8 дней назад
Agreed
@garymoore3446
@garymoore3446 12 дней назад
Security
@EmeraldEagle_
@EmeraldEagle_ 12 дней назад
Bruhhhhhh
@ronwest7930
@ronwest7930 12 дней назад
Seems normal to me. It's hot so it works.
@DaleDenton-ov5pg
@DaleDenton-ov5pg 11 дней назад
Well it's definitely not 'normal', and you're definitely not an electrician otherwise you'd know this
@anthonyn1157
@anthonyn1157 12 дней назад
I’ve never seen construction like this…is there a roadway or body of water on the other side of the wall?
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority
@Therealhomeinspectionauthority 13 дней назад
check out this video everyone! More about unsafe panels. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jaWBaUSoKak.html
@adfadgaqgv
@adfadgaqgv 13 дней назад
Oh my God. That's all I got. I've changed out tons of Fire Pacific, but only came across my first and only Zinsco a few years ago
@TexanTheFirst
@TexanTheFirst 13 дней назад
I ended up replacing all of the galvanized supply line to my house. Now the filters aren't filled with rust
@christopherpavkovich4995
@christopherpavkovich4995 14 дней назад
And his point?
@danielcombs19
@danielcombs19 14 дней назад
It's crazy to think that construction was so on point in the 90's people took pride in their work but were such dick heads and never passed on the trade correctly to the next generation. This generation is starting to act like China with its tofu construction