Here is a video we just shot of a water powered back-up sump pump.

These are a good idea if you have a basement that requires a sump pump to keep dry and if you are on city water.

This is a West side Ann Arbor home where the homeowner made some very smart decisions when they finished the basement.

To schedule an inspection call Patrick Lyons on his cell 734-645-8041

Or call toll free 800-801-5247

For less urgent questions, you can email him at patricklyons@provide.net

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Please call Patrick Lyons on his cell 734-645-8041

Or call toll free 800-801-5247

For less urgent questions, you can email me at patricklyons@provide.net

Here is a video from a recent Ann Arbor basement inspection:

Sewer Video of Clay Tile in 1929 Ann Arbor Old West Side Home- Root-bound

1.     I witnessed Dan Tanner and TJ (From Tanner Excavating) video the sewer line. 

2.     The sewer has root clogs at 24/25 feet, 29/30 feet and 42/43 feet.  The sewer would have backed up if I had filled all the fixtures and them emptied them all at once.  The sewer will backup if nothing is done.

3.     Note that there is no audio on the DVD.

4.     Patrick Tanner recommended; a. cleaning the sewer line with multiple passes with 2”, 3” and 4” cutting tools, b.  Checking progress with the camera, c.  Cutting further as needed, d.  Camera again as needed.

5.     Patrick Tanner estimated the cost for this service at $ 500.00 to $ 550.00.

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Curriculum Vitae of Patrick Lyons

Patrick Michael Lyons            born May 29, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan

2551 Country Village Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48103

734-663-6688                        Cellular 734-645-8041

www.annarborhomeinspector.com

patricklyons@provide.net                                                www.buyersinspector.com

Experience

1977- 1980                 Star-Pak Solar Systems, Inc.       Ann Arbor, MI and Birmingham, MI

Technical Manager- Construction Supervisor- Installer

 Active solar heating equipment installation

1980-1983       Sunstructures Construction, Inc.    Ann Arbor, MI

Manager- Construction Supervisor

 Passive solar homes and solar greenhouse additions

 Active solar heating equipment installation

1983-1987         Richard Adams Russell, Inc.          Ann Arbor, MI

Construction Supervisor

 Historic Renovation of 538 N Division, Ann Arbor Victorian Mansion

 Community Hall & Renovation- Webster United Church of Christ

 Custom homes from 1500 to 6000 square feet

1986–present                     The Buyer’s Inspector, LLC             Manchester, MI

Owner, President, Certified Inspector

 Inspected 6000+ homes for home buyers.

 New Construction Inspections from footings to 1-year warranty.

 Expert Witness Inspections, estimates, reports, testimony.

Education

1972-1973               St Peter’s College, Jersey City, New Jersey

1973-1976               Michigan State University, B.S., Honors College, Graduated Cum Laude

1989 to present                        American Society of Home Inspectors- Great Lakes Chapter (ASHI-GLC)

2004 to present             Washtenaw County Environmental Health Dept. Certified Well and Septic Inspector

Professional Associations  (in chronological order)

1979 to 1984                        Michigan Solar Education Association            Founding Member

1989 to present        American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)

 Certified Member 1990 to present

 Annually exceed continuing education requirement of 20 hours per year (Actual average 80 per year)

1989 to present             American Society of Home Inspectors- Great Lakes Chapter (ASHI-GLC)

 Master Inspector certification with Peer Review Program

 Membership Chair of ASHI-GLC Board of Directors 1997 to 1999

 Vice President of ASHI-GLC Board of Directors 1998 to 1999

1996 to present                        American Society of Home Inspectors- Great Lakes Chapter- Southeast Michigan

 Founder, training Detroit-area home and building inspectors at monthly meetings

2004 to present                        Michigan Association of Home Inspectors (MichAHI)

 Founding President 2004 to 2006                         Uniting all Michigan home inspectors under one roof

Do you want an inspector who? 12/25/2009 Do you want an inspector who climbs up on the roof and inspects it by walking all the roof faces? Or would you like an inspector who just looks at it from the ground? Do you want an inspector who enters all the attics and inspects them by walking/crawling through every part of every attic? Or would you like an inspector who just lifts one of the hatches and looks around just at the hatch? Do want inspector who inspects all the accessible furnace components, checks it for carbon monoxide and proper operation? Or would you like an inspector who turns up the thermostat and reports that it fired? Do you want an inspector who carefully examines all the foundation walls, inside and out, looking for cracks and movement, using a string and a level if needed? Or would you like an inspector who looks at the walls briefly and just reports whether they are made of block or poured concrete? Do you want an inspector who runs and tests every faucet, filling the sinks and tubs, checking for leaks? Or do you want an inspector who just runs a few faucets? Do you want an inspector who checks to see if you can take a shower while the dishwasher and/or washer is running? Or do you want an inspector who doesn’t check and report shower function? Do you want an inspector who opens the electrical service panel and checks the wiring, grounding, wire sizes, amperage of the fusing and the system bonds? Or do you want an inspector who does not open the electrical service panel? Do you want an inspector who checks all the electrical outlets for proper wiring? Or do you want an inspector who checks just a few outlets? Do you want an inspector who checks to see if every room is properly heated and air conditioned? Or do you want an inspector who just turns up the thermostat and reports that the furnace fired? Do want an inspector who inspects and operates every window and door? Or do you want an inspector who just checks a few windows and doors? Do you want an inspector who examines the drywall/plaster for leak evidence at all the roof eaves and valleys, below the chimneys and plumbing fixtures? Or do you want an inspector who just walks through most rooms in the home? Do you want an inspector who climbs up on the roof and inspects it by walking all the roof faces? Or would you like an inspector who just looks at it from the ground? Do you want an inspector who enters all the attics and inspects them by walking/crawling through every part of every attic? Or would you like an inspector who just lifts one of the hatches and looks around just at the hatch? Do want inspector who inspects all the accessible furnace components, checks it for carbon monoxide and proper operation? Or would you like an inspector who turns up the thermostat and reports that it fired? Do you want an inspector who carefully examines all the foundation walls, inside and out, looking for cracks and movement, using a string and a level if needed? Or would you like an inspector who looks at the walls briefly and just reports whether they are made of block or poured concrete? Do you want an inspector who runs and tests every faucet, filling the sinks and tubs, checking for leaks? Or do you want an inspector who just runs a few faucets? Do you want an inspector who checks to see if you can take a shower while the dishwasher and/or washer is running? Or do you want an inspector who doesn’t check and report shower function? Do you want an inspector who opens the electrical service panel and checks the wiring, grounding, wire sizes, amperage of the fusing and the system bonds? Or do you want an inspector who does not open the electrical service panel? Do you want an inspector who checks all the electrical outlets for proper wiring? Or do you want an inspector who checks just a few outlets? Do you want an inspector who checks to see if every room is properly heated and air conditioned? Or do you want an inspector who just turns up the thermostat and reports that the furnace fired? Do want an inspector who inspects and operates every window and door? Or do you want an inspector who just checks a few windows and doors? Do you want an inspector who examines the drywall/plaster for leak evidence at all the roof eaves and valleys, below the chimneys and plumbing fixtures? Or do you want an inspector who just walks through most rooms in the home?

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