9/4/13
Find out why agents don’t like us is one of the menu items on the website for Tomacor, a local home inspection firm. A...
12/15/11
During the 25 years I’ve known him home inspector Tom Corbett has been a fierce, outspoken advocate for his clients, a posture that’s made...
10/14/11
In Illinois, home sellers are legally required to disclose material defects and unsafe conditions to home buyers by delivery of a Residential Real Property...
7/5/11
I managed to reach this point in the year without thinking about termites. And then this morning’s e-mail brought the July issue of Tomacor‘s...
12/27/10
Nothing irks Tom Corbett quite as much as a bad patch-up that costs homeowners money but doesn’t solve any problems. Last week, Tom took...
12/20/10
This morning I met up with home inspector Tom Corbett and went out in search of shoddy construction on the North Side. After we...
10/18/10
Home inspector Tom Corbett took me down a North Side alley last month to point out a variety of all-too-common deficiencies in porch and...
10/15/10
We live in a city of wood porches and decks, and we’ve seen the terrible things that can happen when poor construction goes unchecked....
10/11/10
Today’s tip from Tom Corbett is this primer on identifying the two most common varieties of overcurrent protection devices found in Chicago homes —...
10/7/10
Learn how to quickly identify a properly installed electrical ground system inside or outside of a home in this segment from our new home...
10/5/10
Home inspector Tom Corbett points out a classic case of a structural deficiency in a Chicago home: a timber beam that has slipped from...
10/4/10
In this segment from our wide-ranging discussion about home inspections and common home safety issues, Tom Corbett of Tomacor points out several electrical deficiencies...
9/30/10
You know to keep an eye out for termite damage as you shop for a home, but what exactly should you look for besides...
9/29/10
Contrary to popular belief, Chicago does have termites, and the damage they cause isn’t just “an old house phenomenon,” says home inspector Tom Corbett....
9/16/10
Continuing some thoughts from an earlier part of our conversation, home inspector Tom Corbett talks briefly on a trend in the real estate community...
9/14/10
Tomacor’s Tom Corbett has been a consistent advocate for his clients for decades — often at the expense of his relationships with real estate...
7/26/10
On tonight’s CBS Channel 2 News investigative reporter Pam Zekman took up, once again, the issue of porch safety and inspections in Chicago. Zekman’s...