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Two Flush or Not Two Flush

Two Flush or Not Two FlushTwo Flush or Not Two Flush By: Barry Stone Dear Barry, Our toilet has an unusual habit. Until recently, we regarded it as a positive characteristic, but now a home inspector has reported it as a defect. Every time we press the flush handle, the toilet actually flushes twice. The water goes around and down, the bowl refills, and then it...

Listing Last Modified: Thu Mar 06 2008

 


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VA Inspection is Not a Home Inspection

VA Inspection is Not a Home InspectionVA Inspection is Not a Home Inspection By: Barry Stone Dear Barry, We bought our home several months ago. During the escrow, the property was inspected by a VA inspector, and everything was approved. But two months ago, the heat pump began to malfunction. When our contractor came to repair it, he said the unit had been installed...

Listing Last Modified: Thu Mar 06 2008

 


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Verbal Disclosure vs. Written Disclosure

Verbal Disclosure vs. Written DisclosureVerbal Disclosure vs. Written Disclosure By: Barry Stone After buying my home, my contractor discovered that the house once had a fire. When I called this to the attention of my agent, he said that old fire damage had been fully disclosed to me before I closed escrow. None of the paperwork mentions anything about a fire, but the agent, the..

Listing Last Modified: Thu Mar 06 2008

 


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Verifying the Age of a Home

Verifying the Age of a HomeVerifying the Age of a Home By: Barry Stone Dear Barry, When we purchased our home, we were told that it was fifteen years old, and the seller validated this by showing us the 1980 manufacture date in the toilet tank. Recently, while repairing a leak in the other toilet, we found a manufacture date of 1972. Now we're wondering if the house...

Listing Last Modified: Thu Mar 06 2008

 


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