Barry Stone
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Mold behind wallpaper was not disclosedAug 28, 2022 7:00 am - Q: We recently sold our home and made full disclosure of every defect we could think of. The buyers hired a home inspector, and we repaired all of the defects listed in ...
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New home came with drainage problemsAug 21, 2022 6:00 am - Q: We bought a newly built home about three years ago. Since then we have been dealing with drainage issues, mainly pooling rainwater in the backyard. We've worked with ...
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Repair estimates by home inspector not reliableAug 14, 2022 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, the home inspection report included estimated costs to repair the reported defects. The conclusion of the report stated that all of the probl...
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Conflict of interest among agents & inspectorsAug 07, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I am a newly certified home inspector and have a question that involves professional ethics. When I attended home inspection school, my instructor told the class we s...
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Unpermitted additions should give potential homebuyer pauseJul 30, 2022 7:00 am - Q: The home we plan to buy has two additions, and according to the sellers' disclosure statement, both were built without permits. If we buy the property, do we assume f...
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Builder and buyer at odds over inspectionJul 24, 2022 6:00 am - Q: The home we are buying is still under construction. For insurance reasons, the developer will not allow us to have a pre-drywall home inspection. He claims his compan...
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Problems not reported by home inspectorJul 17, 2022 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, we thought we had a good home inspector. He found some problems, which the sellers agreed to fix, but he missed two important items. First, t...
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Builder won't honor the one-year warrantyJul 10, 2022 6:00 am - Q: We purchased a new home from the builder. At the time, he said we had a full one-year warranty on everything. But the first time we had cold weather, the radiant heat...
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Buyers concerned about asbestos sidingJul 03, 2022 6:00 am - Q: We are buying an old house, and our home inspector says the exterior tile siding may contain asbestos. The property is being sold "as-is," and neither the sellers nor...
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Current standards for smoke alarmsJun 26, 2022 6:00 am - Q: We are remodeling our home and would like to upgrade the smoke alarm system to comply with current fire safety standards. This may not be required for an older home, ...