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home inspection: The Home Inspector Did WHAT??? - 05/27/12 08:01 AM
It took you a little bit more time than you expected and you had to come down a little bit from your original asking price ... but it finally happened. A prospective buyer has put a contract on your house.
You were prepared for the buyer's home inspection having already carefully maintained the home for years. In addition to that, perhaps you hired an inspector to go over it before you listed it and point out the items that a buyer might have concerns about. You fixed those, too.
But now ... out of the blue ... you discover that, while in your home … (0 comments)
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home inspection: Should Home Inspectors "Rate" Houses? - 05/24/12 10:01 AM
My question has to do with the Department of Energy's new home rating system, called the "Home Energy Score" and its incorporation into a home inspection.
When a seller gives his permission to have his home "inspected" as a part of the sales transaction, is he also giving permission to have it permanently assigned an official government "score" that could possibly interfere with its sale or value?
While a description of the home's systems and performance concerning energy use, comfort and air quality could enhance its perceived value, an imperfect score could be perceived as a significant negative.
This … (0 comments)
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home inspection: "Home Performance Analysis" versus the "Home Inspection" - 02/10/12 10:46 AM
Ideally, a person considering the purchase of a new home in Missouri would hire a trained specialist in every system in the home to evaluate and report on that system’s condition.
You would have a roofing contractor inspect the condition of the roof, a structural engineer to inspect and evaluate the integrity of the building, a licensed plumber to examine and report on the condition of the plumbing system, a heating and cooling expert to operate, observe and report the air conditioning and heating system … and so on, until an expert had looked at each individual system and provided … (0 comments)
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home inspection: Free Home Inspections? How Can That Be? - 08/20/11 12:23 PM
The following ancillary services are available ... FREE of charge ... when scheduled with a Diagnostic Home Energy Audit in Missouri: 1. Full Residential home inspectionsfor prospective buyers or sellers of home properties. In addition to my certifications and experience as a certified Building Analyst and Energy Auditor, I am also an experienced and board certified home inspector and I will provide a complete inspection and report for home buyers and sellers describing the condition of the home and its systems (with photographs). All inspections are conducted according to the industry standard of practice and all reports are available on-line within 24-hours of the inspection. 2. Licensed termite inspections for … (0 comments)
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home inspection: What is a Diagnostic Energy Audit? - 05/04/11 01:05 AM
A diagnostic energy audit is also referred to among professional auditors as a "Level 2" or a "Level 3" energy audit. A useful and effective diagnostic energy audit, as those that are performed by me, will include the following important items, as a minimum, conducted in full compliance with the standards and protocol prescribed by the Building Performance Institute (BPI):
1. Identification of the type, size, condition and rate of energy consumption for each major energy-using device.
2. Recommendations for appropriate energy conservation, operation and maintenance procedures.
3. A measurement of the amount of air leakage calculated through the administration of a blower … (2 comments)
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home inspection: Does Your Agency Solicit Bribes From Home Inspectors? - 03/16/10 04:24 PM
I recently had the privilege of sharing some time and information with a television news reporter who was doing a story on real estate brokers and agencies that refer only those home inspectors to their clients who pay a fee. Both of us were of the understanding that a real estate salesman had a fiduciary responsibility to act in their client's best interest in regard to the activities leading to the purchase/sale of a house and both of us were shocked to find this to be untrue.
One agency was collecting a fee of over $9000 per year from … (0 comments)
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home inspection: It Meets Code.....So What? - 12/02/09 09:16 AM
I'm often asked to explain or describe the difference between a home inspector and a code inspector.
Builder's will argue that their structure has "already been inspected" and has been certified to "meet code" by the code inspector, so why would a buyer hire a home inspector? Likewise, when I am describing a defect to my client his agent (or the seller's agent) might interrupt and ask "But does it meet code?"
Most industries and professions have minimum basic standards that are recorded in code books. There are building codes, of course, as well as codes in food … (3 comments)
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home inspection: Dryer Vent Safety - 05/01/09 11:07 PM
Dryer Vent Safety <!-- TYPE: 1 --> by Nick Gromicko, Rob London and Kenton Shepard Clothes dryers evaporate the water from wet clothing by blowing hot air past them while they tumble inside a spinning drum. Heat is provided by an electrical heating element or gas burner. Some heavy garment loads can contain more than a gallon of water which, during the drying process, will become airborne water vapor and leave the dryer and home through an exhaust duct (more commonly known as a dryer vent). A vent that exhausts moist air to the home exterior has a number … (0 comments)
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home inspection: Fiberglass Insulation - History, Hazards and Alternatives - 05/01/09 09:50 PM
Fiberglass Insulation – History, Hazards, Alternatives <!-- TYPE: 1 --> by Nick Gromicko, Rob London and Kenton Shepard
Fiberglass is a type of fiber primarily composed of glass that is used in a wide variety of applications, and is predominantly employed as a residential and commercial thermal insulator. Fiberglass is also used to create products as varied as automobile bodies, boat hulls, arrows, roofing, shower curtains, and tent poles. As an insulator, it slows the spread of heat, cold and sound in structures, cars and aircraft. By trapping pockets of air, it keeps rooms warm in the winter and … (0 comments)
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home inspection: Condensation in Double-Paned Windows - 05/01/09 07:56 PM
Condensation in Double-Paned Windows <!-- TYPE: 1 --> by Nick Gromicko, Rob London and Kenton Shepard Condensation is the accumulation of liquid water on relatively cold surfaces. Almost all air contains water vapor, the gas phase of water composed of tiny water droplets. The molecules in warm air are far apart from one another and allow the containment of a relatively large quantity of water vapor. As air cools, its molecules get closer together and squeeze the tiny vapor droplets closer together as well. A critical temperature, known as dew point, exists where these water droplets will be … (0 comments)
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Jim Bushart, Certified Master Inspector (CMI
Joplin,
MO
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