Casrport Disaster

BEWARE!...If you live in a condo with carport parking be very, very careful when backing out of a parking space or you'll end up with the cost of replacing the carport support (see photo) to say nothing of what the cost of getting the damage to your car repaired. The photo left shows the results of what can happen if you're not careful however they had to tow the vehicle away before we had a chance to take a photo of the damage to the car.

A/C Drain Problems?

Came across this flyer on the bulletin board at one of the condo buildings where we check units. It's an offer from Service America at two price points. During the course of checking units, over time, we have encountered a number of clogged drain lines which can cause one of two problems...the condensation from the A/C fails to drain properly and backs up into the condo causing a flood or it causes the kill switch that many of the newer A/C units have and shuts down the A/C completely. If you haven't had your A/C serviced for awhile it might be worth looking into by contacting them at 1-800-314-4621.

Car Left in Garage

One of our clients in a home at Lely Resort leaves a car with a convertible top in their garage with the battery disconnected and windows and doors tightly closed. Because the garage isn't temperature controlled with A/C we regularly poke our nose inside the car to make sure there are no problems. Because of the lack of air conditioning in the garage it has always had a musty odor but there was nothing we could do to improve the situation. Several weeks ago we checked the car as always and we discovered the start of mold/mildew on the center console as shown in the photo. We contacted the owner and decided the only course of action was to leave the doors open and place a Damp-Rid container inside. Fortunately allowing the car to air out along with adding the Damp-Rid all signs of mildew have subsided. Keeping our fingers cross that things stay that way!

Mystery Water Intrusion

Checked in on a condo at the Naples Boat Club and discovered a small puddle of water on the floor. Tried to determine the source but was mystified. Since we have had a few driving rain storms the only conclusion we could come to was that it came from the slider doors. We're keeping a close eye on any reoccurances but since we first discovered the problem things have been staying dry.

A/C Service Problem

Recently we facilitated acces to an A/C company to do their scheduled annual inspection. One of the things they do is to blow out the A/C drain line to ensure that they are clear of clogging from algae buildup. Unfortunately when they did this to a home in Stonebridge they caused the PVC drain pipe to seperate at the elbow and instead of insuring condensation draining outisde they caused it to drain inside. Because the A/C unit was located in the garage and the owner had stuff stacked in front of the air handler unit we didn't discover the problem until several weeks after the A/C was serviced but soon enough to prevent any major problems. The moral of this story for us is to check closely whenever service companies have done work in a clients home. If you look closely at the photos you can see the location where a new elbow was installed during a service callback by the A/C company.

Lookout for that slice!

Here's yet another broken window caused by and errant golf ball in Forest Glen. We made a temporary repair until the window replacement people could schedule a service call... FOUR!!!!!

More Bug Issues

Here are photos of a condo in the Vineyards where we discovered an infestation of bugs which were the result of the owner leaving a large bag of dry dog food opened in a kitchen closet. At first we thought they were fleas but after notifying the owner and facilitating acces to the pest control people they told us that they were food mites. Apparently bugs are also attracted to dog food...I guess when your hungry you'll eat anything!