Barry Stone
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Disagreement over the safety of electrical outletsApr 29, 2016 3:00 am - Q. Before we listed our house for sale, we hired a home inspector because we wanted to provide full disclosure to all prospective buyers. Now we have a buyer who is disp...
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Defects overlooked during final inspectionApr 22, 2016 2:00 am - Q. We are buying a new home and were not planning to have a home inspection because the house was just approved by the county building department. Then we read your rece...
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Suspicious work by contractorApr 08, 2016 3:00 am - Q. We hired a contractor to build our new home, but now we're questioning the quality of his work. After the building inspector signed off on the framing, the contractor...
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Carbon monoxide detector needed with ventless fireplaceApr 01, 2016 1:00 am - Q. We recently bought a 20-year-old home with a ventless gas fireplace and began using it as soon as we moved in. Within days, everyone in our family was sick, and there...
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Buyer says appraisal was misrepresented as inspectionMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Q. We just read your article about window requirements for a basement bedroom. The windowsills in our basement are too high to comply with this code, but this was never ...
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Seller overwhelmed by picky home inspectionMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Q. Before listing my home, I hired a home inspector to make sure everything was OK, and I repaired the few problems he found. Now I've got a report from the buyers' home...
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Building inspector approves garage firewall violationMar 11, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I am buying a new home that was just approved by the building department, so I didn't expect my home inspector to find any defects. To my surprise, he found a firewal...
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Pinhole leaks in copper pipesMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I am a Realtor and have noticed a chronic plumbing problem in one of the subdivisions in my area. Many of the homes in the neighborhood have developed pinhole leaks i...
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Home inspector missed electrical defectsFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Q. When I purchased my home, I hired a home inspector. The only electrical problem he found was a charred wire in the fuse box. After moving in, I noticed that the light...
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Federal mortgage agencies unlikely to trump building codeFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I recently read your article explaining the legal requirements for a bedroom, but I have heard Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do not agree with these standards for home a...