Barry Stone
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No one disclosed foundation crack to buyerFeb 22, 2013 4:53 am - Q. I purchased my home about six years ago. Two years later, I removed the old carpet rolls the sellers left in the basement. They had been stacked in a corner, conceali...
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Home inspector or contractor-friendFeb 14, 2013 2:56 pm - Q. We are buying a 50-year-old foreclosure home. Before placing it on the market, the bank had it remodeled by a licensed contractor, and the work supposedly meets FHA r...
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Home inspector: heavy-handed bureaucrats intimidate homeownersFeb 08, 2013 4:27 am - Q. We purchased our home 10 years ago. A primary selling feature of the property was the detached guesthouse, built in 1964. But now, that bonus building has become a ni...
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Home inspector: Who’s to blame for faulty water heater?Feb 01, 2013 4:03 am - Q. We recently bought an old home that was just remodeled, including a new water heater. But since we moved in, the pilot light keeps going out. The contractor who did t...
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Electrical problem found after close of escrowJan 25, 2013 4:50 am - Q. I sold my house five months ago. The buyers hired a home inspector, and I paid for the repairs that were requested. But now they’re complaining about electrical probl...
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Asbestos inspector misses interior duct insulationJan 18, 2013 4:39 am - Q. I own a vacant home that was vandalized by thieves. They stole all the copper piping and left the water running inside. The house was flooded for days before the dama...
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Having no gas service prevents proper home inspectionJan 11, 2013 4:21 am - Q. We sold our house several months ago, and the lady who bought it hired a home inspector. The gas service was turned off at the time of the inspection because the hous...
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Building department red-tags old additionsDec 28, 2012 4:00 am - Q. One month after we bought our home, a letter arrived from the local building department. It alleged that we were trying to sell the house with two unpermitted rooms: ...
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Home inspector: Faulty outlet fried appliancesDec 21, 2012 4:44 am - Q. About five years ago, we built a detached garage in our back yard. All of the work was inspected and passed by the county building inspector. The electrician who was ...
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Is home inspector liable after one year?Dec 14, 2012 4:36 am - Q. When we bought our house, the home inspector found nothing wrong with the heating system. One month after moving in, we turned on the furnace but got no heat on the s...