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Most homeowners never think about the gaps around their attic or soffits until something's already living in there.

We see it constantly across older Cleveland and Akron-area homes, unsealed gaps become entry points for birds, bees, wasps, and other unwelcome guests. Seal those gaps before they find them first.

Buying an older home in Cleveland or Akron? Make sure attic and soffit gaps are on the inspection checklist.

A thermal camera sees what your eyes can't.

Heat signatures show up where insulation gaps, moisture, or electrical issues are hiding behind walls and ceilings. It's one of the tools we use across Northeast Ohio homes to catch what a flashlight alone would miss. Chris walks through what this scan picked up and why it matters.

Two tankless water heaters with a 100-gallon backup tank, ready if the building needs more. Most buildings this size are running on one 50 or 75-gallon tank, and that's not enough.

It also cuts the monthly gas bill. We don't see this setup often, and it should be more common.

This is from a 45-unit building we inspected in Summit County. Front Line, 6,700+ inspections across Northeast Ohio.

This is a quick field test inspectors use when visible damage is already present in an older home. One knock on a solid board, one knock on a hollow one. The difference is obvious once you hear it.

Termites eat from the inside out. The surface can look completely fine while the structural integrity behind it is gone. That's why a visual check alone doesn't cut it in pre-1980 Akron homes.

We found six problems before we moved.

Active leaks from the kitchen sink and dishwasher, a main stack leak, termite damage, cloth wiring, and a foundation crack with water coming straight through. All in one corner of one basement.

The foundation crack and the driveway crack on the other side of the wall lined up exactly. That is movement. That is a structural conversation, not a caulk job.

Cloth wiring in a basement like this predates modern electrical safety standards. It works until it doesn't.

This is what older Akron homes carry behind the walls. This is why you get the inspection before you close.

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Inside a 45-unit building in Summit County, the mechanical room tells you everything about how well the property was built and maintained.

This is what a building that was done right looks like. Good systems, right sizing, properly maintained. When it's all in place, it lasts.

When it's not, the investor finds out at the worst possible time.

Front Line inspects commercial and multifamily properties across Northeast Ohio. 6,700+ inspections completed.