Barry Stone
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Disclosure problems after escrow closingJul 14, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We sold our home about six months ago and are now worried about an undisclosed defect. Before selling the property, we did some remodeling work and installed a forced...
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Copper piping cited by gas companyJul 07, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We just bought a home that was built in the 1950s. The property has been very well maintained, so we decided not to waste money on a home inspection. Now it seems we ...
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How to sniff out an overpowering odorJun 30, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We've got this awful smell in our house. It comes and goes from time to time and is driving us nuts. We've checked in the crawl space for dead animals. We've cleaned ...
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Even new homes are not perfectJun 23, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We just opened escrow on a new-construction home and were advised against ordering a home inspection, simply because the house is new and was approved by the building...
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Heater blows hot and coldJun 16, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our forced-air furnace is behaving strangely. Instead of heating the house in a normal manner, the gas burners turn on and off repeatedly, while the air continues to ...
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Handyman not wired for safetyJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We just went through the headache of selling our home. The worst part was haggling over who should repair the electrical problems found by the buyers' home inspector....
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Undisclosed septic system failureJun 02, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Last summer we moved from the city to the country and bought our first house with a septic system. A month after we moved in, both toilets overflowed onto the floor. ...
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Bathroom addition permitted but not approvedMay 19, 2017 6:00 am - Q. When we bought our home, the seller disclosed that the added bathroom was built with a permit. He even showed us a copy of it. After moving in, we learned there were ...
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Seller confused about plumbing jargonMay 12, 2017 6:00 am - Q. The people who are buying our home hired a home inspector. He said our dishwasher drain hose needs an airgap to prevent a sewage backup into the dishwasher. Unfortuna...
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Safety debate could be explosiveMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - Q. The sale of our home is locked in a debate with the buyers, and it was all started by their home inspector. The house is about 10 years old and has a propane gas furn...