The Building Consultant

My name is Mark Parlee.

I have spent 36 years building residential homes, commercial buildings and apartment complexes and completing remodeling projects. As The Building Consultant, I offer a consulting service to identify the problems of building performance, moisture intrusion (leaks), and construction defects.

Why I am NOT a Home Inspector Call Before Your House Crumbles!

Featured Reports

Report #007

April 1, 2010

Damage: $28,000

Report #006

December 14, 2010

Damage: $15,000

Report #008

September 23, 2010

Damage: $55,000

Articles

Saving the Roof for Livingston

August 2, 2012

It all started when a bit of moisture came in at the skylights; opened up the roof and it seemed there was more to the [...]

Rescuing a Manufactured-Stone Wall

August 2, 2012

Moisture intrusion into a building envelope

June 11, 2012

This was a post I originally posted on a friend’s site. Today’s guest post is from my friend Mark Parlee. Mark is a builder and [...]

Q&A

Q: I have a leak in my home’s exterior. It’s been there for a while, but I didn’t know it until the water showed up inside. How could I have prevented this from becoming so bad?

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Reports: Mark's solution in three words: inspect, detect, correct. Mark will find what is causing seen and unseen damage to your home with a streamlined, personally developed documentation process. Mark is reinventing "home inspection" methods with a captioned picture style of reporting.

Articles: Having studied several hundred homes regarding building envelope performance, moisture intrusion, and construction defects, Mark has witnessed preventable damage on an extensive scale. When faced with an exceptionally intense case of a recurring issue, his articles regarding the topic are published worldwide in the Journal of Light Construction.