Barry Stone
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Structural engineer can provide greater detail on foundation repairsMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I found a house that I really like, but the home inspection report says there may be foundation problems. How can I determine the cost to fix the foundation, if in fa...
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Inspection can help sellers market their homesMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Our Realtor has advised us to hire a home inspector before listing our home for sale. We know there are problems with the house, and we were planning to repair th...
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Ongoing drainage problem should be repaired, or disclosed to a buyerMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My home is about three years old. When the builder's one-year warranty was still in effect, I notified him that water drained into the garage during rainy weather. He...
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Asphalt shingles should not be installed over wooden onesMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. The home we are buying has a new asphalt shingle roof. It was installed by the seller over the old wood shingles. Our home inspector says this is a substandard instal...
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All home inspectors should not be judged on shortcomings of a fewFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Home inspectors are a joke. Say what you will about the benefits of home inspection; your business is one of the biggest swindles in real estate. You guys deny liabil...
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Municipal leaders should require CO detectors in building codesFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Carbon monoxide, or CO, has been called the invisible killer because it is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, toxic gas. According to the Center for Disease Control, 15,0...
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Heating contractor either unqualified or deliberately misleadingFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I think my heating contractor is trying to rip me off. I hired him to clean my forced air furnace, but he wants to sell me a new one. My furnace makes a few crack...
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Conflicting inspection reports pose a disclosure problemFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Our home is listed for sale. We accepted an offer a few weeks ago, but the buyers canceled the deal after the home inspection. The home inspector reported numerou...
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Homeowners association won't budge, so talk to a judgeJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We own a townhouse and are trying to deal with the fools who run the homeowners association. Last month, we had a major roof leak that wiped out our master bedroo...
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Proper septic inspection would have discovered problemsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We bought our home about two years ago, and everyone said the septic system was OK. This was the first home we ever owned with a septic tank, so we didn't know any be...