Railing Requirements for Your Home
If you’re about to have a house inspection, one area you don’t want to neglect is your railings. Though it may seem like a simple [...]
How Storm Damage Can Ravage Your Home
Taking stock after a bad storm can be overwhelming for a homeowner. Heavy rains, strong winds, and other storm conditions can cause great deals of [...]
Building Code Rules for Means of Egress
Heaven forbid something should happen in a building where its occupants need to exit quickly. That is why the International Code Council has established its [...]
Contractors: How to Avoid Elder Fraud on a Construction Project
Most of our posts are geared towards homeowners. This one, however, offers advice to contractors on how to avoid elder fraud allegations on a construction [...]
Proper Installation of Smoke Alarms
Many lives can be saved with the proper installation of smoke alarms. Sadly, however, statistics show that many lives are lost because people do not [...]
Kitchen Hood Venting Requirements
In faulty construction practices when building or remodeling a kitchen, unskilled or unqualified contractors can vent the kitchen hood improperly, which could potentially create a [...]
Först’s Construction Errors Services Featured in Middleburg Life Magazine
When local resident Michele Mitchell noticed huge construction errors on her 2,600-square-foot home remodel, she didn’t know who to turn to. She searched the Internet [...]
ADA Compliance and Building Codes
In September 2010, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all [...]
Pool Spa or Hot Tub Permit Requirements
Did you know that if you wanted to add a swimming pool to your residential property that there are permits, documents and fees required? Fairfax [...]
What is an Overdrilled Beam or Stud?
When Först Consulting Group is performing a detailed inspection, one of the things we can cite as a code violation is an overdrilled beam or [...]