Barry Stone
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Home inspector: Downstairs room won’t get warmSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We have a problem heating the family room on the lower floor of our split-level home. It just won’t get as warm as the rest of the house. The room is side by side...
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Home inspector: Color coding different for commercial wiringSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Are the electrical wires in a home color-coded for positive, negative and ground? Our wires are brown, blue, and green/yellow. Which ones should we connect to whi...
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Home inspector: Report should mention worn roofSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Before we bought our house, we hired a home inspector. He said the roof was worn and needed a few bundles of wood shakes for patching. The seller said there used ...
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Home inspector: Keepyour dryer vent clearSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Q. When our home was built, the dryer exhaust pipe was installed through the roof, rather than through an outside wall. This has turned out to be a problem because t...
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Home inspector: No one disclosed leaking shower panAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Q. After buying our home, we discovered a leak in the floor of our upstairs shower. The surprise came when water began dripping from the downstairs ceiling. Worse st...
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Home inspector: Home inspector missed toilet problemAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Q. The house we just bought has problems that were missed or minimized by our home inspector. The main one involves the toilet, which he reported as loosely attached...
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Home inspector: Seller irate over home inspectionAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Q. The people who are buying my house just invaded my space with a nosy home inspector, and you should see the crazy repair list they hit me with. Just for samples, ...
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Home inspector: Buyer complains of false disclosureAug 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We recently bought a foreclosed home from a bank and were not told the truth about the heating and air conditioning system. Everyone said the system was a heat pu...
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Home inspector: Water pipes make mysterious clankingJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - Q. The pipes in my walls make weird clanking noises. The place is about 15 years old, but I moved in recently. Whenever I wash the dishes or use the bathroom sink, I...
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Home inspector: Reader finds fault in recent articleJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Q. As a Realtor, I am a big fan of your column, but I’m concerned about some advice you gave in a recent article. A couple was planning to sell their home and wanted...