Barry Stone
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Home inspector: Solar panels, radiant floors need additional evaluationMay 04, 2012 5:41 am - Q. I want to buy a 4-year-old house with solar panels and radiant floor heat. The home inspectors I’ve called say they don’t evaluate “nonstandard” things like solar pan...
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Home inspector: Drainage problem was not disclosedApr 27, 2012 5:17 am - Q. Our home is listed for sale, and we’re concerned about whether to disclose a former drainage problem. The property is in a 100-year flood zone. We used to have floodi...
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Home inspector: HOA refuses to repair foundationApr 20, 2012 5:06 am - Q. We live in a condo with foundation problems. Repairs were supposedly done before we bought the unit, but these were not done correctly. Now we have cracked walls and ...
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Home inspector: Agent, inspector at odds over additionApr 13, 2012 1:52 am - Q. My son is buying his first home, an older house with an addition. Neither the seller nor the agent will say if the addition is permitted, but the agent assures him it...
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Home inspector: New home inspector feels his oatsApr 06, 2012 1:00 am - Q. In one of your articles, you said, “The essential purpose of home inspection is to disclose property defects.” If that is true, why don’t home inspectors use the top ...
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Home inspector: Storage sometimes hides defectsMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - Q. We bought our home two months ago and have discovered three defects that our home inspector overlooked. These include a water leak under the kitchen sink, a gas leak ...
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Home inspector: Home inspector ignored plumbing leakMar 23, 2012 5:33 am - Q. We hired a home inspector before buying our home, but he dismissed a defect that has now become a problem. In the room below the master bathroom, there were water sta...
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Home inspector: Contractor blamed for cracked windowsMar 16, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I am a licensed contractor and recently installed some roller shades above the windows of a new home. About two weeks ago a few of the glass panes started cracking, s...
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Home inspector: Septic tank requires its own inspectionMar 09, 2012 5:00 am - By Barry Stone Q. We bought our home two months ago, and this week our septic system backed up into the basement. When the septic contractor dug up the tank, it had no l...
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Home inspector: Faulty inspection of failed roofMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. Our home inspector failed to disclose that our roof is in deplorable condition. The inspection report says, “Due to the steepness of the roof, we were unable to w...