Greening a roof, cats in the belfry, and a mouse in a sump pump—more wacky discoveries made by house inspectors, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter
Icicles in the basement, bats in the drain, and vines up the chimney
Jury-rigged toilets, improvised ductwork, and sawed-out rafters
Blocked breaker boxes, trapped animals, and a new take on the "home theater"
Leaking roofs, crazy chimneys, and–of course–wild animal
Leaning house parts, trapped animals, and lots of bad electricity
Milk-crates under the water heater and a shower head by the electrical panel?
Fifteen more crazy discoveries featuring shower sparks and the classic potato cap
Snakes, mice, spark plugs and tennis balls–all in the strangest places
Bird’s nests and baffling plumbing fixes, plus 14 more odd discoveries
Plastic bags, Coke bottles, staples, nails, and crutches in all the wrong places
A shocking shower, the stupidest traps ever, and downspouts run amok
House-eating plants, world's most useless gutters, and the most dangerous balcony ever
Bats in the belfry, a plague of toads, and 14 more appalling discoveries
An injured awning, something fishy in the attic, and 13 more electrifying finds
Mushrooms growing on a bath ceiling, lunch pail as junction box, and 13 more frightening finds
Roof rats, doors to nowhere, and 14 more disasters uncovered by home inspectors
A sawhorse doubling as a bathroom vanity, a drain pipe plugged with a cork, and 15 other appalling screw-ups
Cat in the urinal, bees in the plumbing, and DIY foul-ups all over the place
Electrical tape, garden hose couplings, and squatter birds' nests run amok
The world’s most dangerous fireplace, the world's most dangerous balcony stairs, and 15 more spine-tingling terrors
A plywood septic tank, a plunger used as a shower diverter, and 17 more grotesqueries
Upsidedown siding, corn growing from gutters, electrical cable wired through the chimney, and more screw-ups
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