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| Buyers Find Defects Not Disclosed in ReportBuyers Find Defects Not Disclosed in Report By: Barry Stone Dear Barry, Since moving into our home, we've found several items that were not disclosed to us by the seller and which were overlooked by our home inspector. The agent and seller say the property was purchased as is. We relied on the seller's representations and... |
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| Code For Fireplace DampersCode For Fireplace Dampers By: Barry Stone Dear Barry, The people who are buying my home, upon advice of their home inspector, have asked that I remove the fireplace damper prior to closing escrow. I've explained that this would be impractical since an open chimney would allow warm air to escape from the home during the winter months. They... |
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| Code for FirewallsCode for Firewalls By: Barry Stone Dear Barry, We want to use our attic for additional storage space and were planning to install a folding ladder in the garage ceiling to provide access. This, at least, seemed like a good idea until a home inspector told us that a folding ladder may violate the firewall between our garage and home. Two of.. |
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| Cosmetic Repairs vs. Structural RepairsCosmetic Repairs vs. Structural Repairs By: Barry Stone Dear Barry, What's the point of a home inspector disclosing cosmetic defects? I just had a structural inspection, and the report recommended repainting a stain on the ceiling. This stain is not a structural problem, but it has started a chain of requests from... |
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| Cost of Chimney Repair Stalls SaleCost of Chimney Repair Stalls Sale By: Barry Stone Dear Barry, My home fell out of escrow because of a fireplace problem that was found by the home inspector: The insulation plate has a small crack, and the estimated repair cost is nearly $10,000 because a whole new chimney is needed. The inspector says this is a common problem with some... |
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Creaking Floors
( Added: Sun Oct 13 2002 Hits: 78)
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| Creaking FloorsCreaking Floors By: Barry Stone Dear Barry, We live in a very nice home, but with one annoying problem. Our floors creak. Before moving in, we asked our home inspector about this, but he said it was not a problem. That's easy for him to say! What can be done to minimize this irritation or eliminate it all together? -- Mary Dear Mary,... |
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