home inspections
home inspections
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by Devin Hansen - 2007-07-06
Gutters are anything but glamorous, but they do serve a valuable purpose: managing rainwater and moisture, and routing it from your roof and away from your house. With a quality gutter system, a house...
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by Devin Hansen - 2007-07-06
You probably see it in your own neighborhood everyday: cheap vinyl siding that even the best installers cant make look good. Or perhaps the homes around yours have rotted, moldy siding, bringing down ...
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by Devin Hansen - 2007-07-07
Home remodeling project is a fun and easy way to preserve your memories of the process in both photos and words. Whether you are redoing your kitchen or knocking down entire walls, scrapbooking can pr...
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by Devin Hansen - 2007-07-10
Your five-year-old vinyl siding was just hit during a serious hailstorm. After the storm you go outside to survey the damage. It is pretty bad, but you think, No problem. I purchased a lifetime warran...
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by ERIC BADGELY - 2007-11-27
Many home builders will convince a buyer that there is no need for a home inspection at a new home. The builder will even dangle a carrot in front of the buyer - who is likely to be feeling a cash...
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by Eric Badgely - 2007-12-20
Home inspectors cite wood to earth contact as a condition that will, eventually, lead to decay of the wood. Sometimes, the wood that is in contact with the soil is pressure treated lumber that i...
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by Eric Badgely - 2007-12-20
When wood destroying organisms are found during a home inspection, what can and should be done about it? Does the remedy entail wood replacement, or merely hiring someone to apply a pest control...
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by Eric Badgely - 2007-12-23
Many home inspectors not only check the critical components and systems of a home, but also try to give an overview of the status of the household appliances. The information below gives some insight ...
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by Eric Badgely - 2007-12-20
Conducive conditions are circumstances that unnecessarily attract wood destroying organisms to the home. Perhaps the most common such conducive condition, that takes place right in front of the ...
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by Eric Badgely - 2007-12-20
A home inspection, because it is a visual inspection by a trained professional, has a certain number of built in limitations. An inspector cannot see into walls. However, when the utilities at a...