Barry Stone
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Should home inspectors inspect heat exchangers?Jun 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We purchased our home about six months ago. It is only 4 years old, but the heater just failed. The heating contractor found a crack in the heat exchanger. The cost t...
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Obvious signs of asbestos is often noted, but not part of inspectionMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I bought a house last year and recently learned that the air ducts in the house are made of asbestos and need to be replaced. Shouldn't our home inspector have checke...
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Cracked window not necessarily the fault of tenantsMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter lives in a student apartment with a large, double-pane picture-window in the living room. Last month, that window developed a long crack on the inside pan...
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An experienced home inspector is your advocate in a saleApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. The home I am buying has been vacant for two years, and the sellers have not been truthful about its condition. Their disclosure statement says the furnace is in perf...
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Little recourse after years for undisclosed defectsApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. When we bought our home, the agent was selling it for his mother, and they told us that it was a maintenance-free home, in perfect condition. That was five years...
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Seller and agent fail to disclose defectsApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I purchased my home three years ago, and now I'm trying to sell it. My main concern is foundation settlement. Many cracks have appeared in the walls, especially a...
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Sellers did not disclose buried fuel tankMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. The home I am buying has a buried fuel tank. This was disclosed by the sellers and their agent weeks after we entered the transaction. At first, they said the tan...
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Condo association is responsible for needed foundation repairsMar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. We own a two-story condo, located at the far end of our building. This year, we discovered foundation settlement when cracks and gaps appeared on the outside of our u...
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Negligent home inspector must be notified before repair is doneFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. When we bought our house, our home inspector said that everything was in good condition. Since then, our basement has leaked, some of our circuit breakers became so h...
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Home inspector are more often unskilled than unscrupulousFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. Before we bought our home, we hired a home inspector, but he didn't report any of the major problems in the house. Now we have to repair the plumbing, the electrical ...