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home inspection: No one wants a money pit! - 06/08/10 03:58 PM
No one wants to buy the house of their dreams only to find out that it's a money pit. Lisa Pemberton-Butler with The Seattle Times, in her article The ins, outs of a home inspection, does a nice job of walking through some of the reasons why having a home inspection helps you avoid such an occurrence. With the help of Steven Stanczyk and Hugh Kelso, LIsa answers some common consumer questions, such as:
I'm planning to buy a new home that comes with a one-year warranty. Why would I want a home inspection? Are there any training or licensing requirements … (5 comments)
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home inspection: Can I pay for the home inspection through escrow? - 06/08/10 03:04 PM
Randy West with The Daily Courier, in his article Billing through escrow is a conflict of interest for home inspectors, does a wonderful job of explaining the reasoning behind why most home inspectors do not or cannot allow payment at the closing of escrow.
Randy points out that from the position of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), billing escrow is a conflict of interest and would represent a violation of the ASHI Code of Ethics. He goes on to say "it is imperative that home inspectors are totally objective about the homes they inspect. A home inspector should not … (3 comments)
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home inspection: Exposed fly rafters and rake fascia ends… it’s all in the details. - 10/21/09 03:27 PM
One of the more common roof flashing details I often find missing is over the tops of the fly rafter and rake fascia board ends. Fly rafters are the outer most rafters of the gable overhang and the rake fascia are the vertical trim boards installed over the fly rafters. Over time, lack of flashing or roofing material over the tops of these exposed ends will allow wood decay fungi (rot) to occur. Below is an example of what I am referring to.
Whenever I find this condition, I always recommend installing cap flashing or roofing material on the tops of … (4 comments)
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Jason Aldrich Sequim, WA Home Inspector
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WA
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