Barry Stone
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Home inspector challenged by flood disclosuresJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I inspect homes in Ontario, Canada. Our area has had two 100-year floods in the past two years. Many insurance companies will no longer issue flood insurance beca...
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Home inspector failed to disclose outdated wiringJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Our real estate agent said he would find a reputable home inspector for us. We thought this would ensure that we were buying a safe and sound property. But that's not...
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Home inspectors are not paid to rely upon seller's disclosureJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Before I bought my home, I attended the home inspection. In the master bathroom, I pointed out a defect on the outside of the stall shower. The wall appeared to b...
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Why contractor has conflict of interest when doing home inspectionJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Why do you repeatedly recommend home inspectors? In my opinion, this is bad advice, and here's the reason why. Home inspectors limit their liability to a refund o...
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Inspection report needed to boost claim against sellersJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My sister purchased a house and is having electrical problems. The previous owners bought the home, remodeled it, and then resold it. The real estate agent said t...
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Assurances from Realtor shouldn't outweigh inspectionMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Our son just made an offer on a home. The sellers and their agent say the house was "built to code," but they won't say whether the addition was built with a perm...
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Inexperience in the trade is not the same as incompetenceMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. You often refer to "inexperienced" or "newly-minted" home inspectors as less than desirable. You seem to equate inexperience with incompetence, and you insinuate ...
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Old popcorn ceiling texture may contain asbestosMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. The house we're buying was built in 1974. Our home inspector did a thorough job, but he missed one thing. He never mentioned possible asbestos in the textured cei...
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Sellers may have failed to disclose deteriorated sewer lineApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Before we purchased our home, the sellers hired their own home inspector. We were given a copy of the report and bought the house as-is because no major problems ...
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Hire an inspector after sale, if you neglected to do it priorApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My sister purchased a newly remodeled house. Since moving in, she's had ongoing electrical and plumbing problems. When she offered to buy the house, her agent sai...