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dayton: Pride in Our Work - 12/15/11 04:30 PM
Now that we are back doing some rehabing for our out-of-state investors I have become more critical about the condition of the rehabs I inspect.
When a rehab is complete it should look complete. Anyone that presents their work for sale (all of ours are rentals) should be proud to walk any prospective buyer through the property. I don't understand the lack of pride in the completed work.
The homes in these pictures all had offers and I was doing the Home Inspection for the prospective buyer.
The blue line isn't decorative, it is painters tape.
If your … (3 comments)
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dayton: Since the Holidays are Upon us - 12/14/11 04:50 PM
I truly mean this. The world is what we make it, and "This Year" at "This Time" we need to work very hard to make it the best.
Thanks to everyone who makes my experience on activerain a really good one.
Jack
Jack Gilleland
Home Inspection and Investor Services, Clayton
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dayton: Things you don't want to hear at an inspection. - 12/01/11 12:52 PM
There are a number of things you don't want to hear during an inspection. Some are said by the inspector, but others could be said by the homeowner, Real Estate Agent, or even client/buyer. Here are some of my favorites:
"We had an Electrician go through the whole house and there isn't any knob and tube wiring left."
"The roof is only 7 years old and they stripped it down to the rafters when they replaced it.
"We just had all the ducts and returns cleaned."
"You can get to everything real easy. We had a new … (11 comments)
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dayton: Things to Know About Your Home 6 - 11/10/10 10:30 PM
What are the things that you don't know about your home?
They are all the important things that you don't know are important until you need to know them. Now is that clear to everyone.
Did you ever notice cracks in you grout lines? If you did there is something going on that may be a problem. Grout is inflexible (like some people I know) and can crack if there is flex in the sub floor or even if there is too much glue or mortar under the tile. For this blog let's assume that there is exactly the right amount … (6 comments)
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dayton: Things to know about your home 4. - 11/03/10 08:14 PM
What are the things that you don't know about your home? They are all the important things that you don't know are important until you need to know them. Now is that clear to everyone.
I've talked about it and now we'll address it, the service panel. Also called main breaker panel, breaker panel, (and if you have fuses not breakers) fuse box, breaker box, or just fuses or breakers. I've heard them called a few other things when a breaker trips or a fuse blows in the middle of the night. They are usually gray, but I have … (13 comments)
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dayton: Hauntings in Dayton, Ohio - 10/14/10 03:43 PM
As a teenager I was intrigued by the reports of ghosts in my hometown of Dayton. There were always plenty of reports and I missed investigating very few of them. Most, unfortunately or fortunately (depending how you look at it) turned out to be bogus, but a few succeeded in raising the hair on my neck.
Woodland Cemetery was always an excellent place to go ghost hunting, but access to the property (one of largest and oldest in Ohio) was not always easy. It was difficult to watch the perimeter of over 200 acres all the time, so there were times … (7 comments)
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dayton: Who Is MERV and What Is He Doing Here - 10/05/10 08:33 PM
MERV is a number that is assigned to a furnace filter to help the consumer (and contractors) gauge what filter should be used for a specific environment. MERV stands for Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value and someday hopefully it will be printed on all filters. Although now an international industry standard, the rating/value is not required on all packaging. Developed in 1987 by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) to simplify the rating of filters, it is a minimum or worst case rating. An example would be a low cost filter with a 1 rating would filter 20% … (7 comments)
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dayton: Sports in Dayton - The Reds - 10/05/10 02:27 PM
The Reds Post-Season
The Reds are ready for their first post season game in an eon or so. Wednesday, October 6 at 5pm the Reds will take on Philadelphia in the first playoff game of this season.
Philadelphia, winners of the National League Eastern Division, finished their season with 97 wins and 65 losses 6 games ahead of second place Atlanta. Atlanta, by the way, got the wild card nod and plays San Francisco on Thursday. Cincinnati won their last game of the season while Philadelphia dropped theirs against Atlanta.
Cincinnati will start Volquez and Philadelphia will start Halladay making … (4 comments)
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dayton: Sports in Dayton - The Reds - 09/29/10 12:22 PM
Wow, Central Division Champions. The last time the Reds won the National League Central Division Championship was, hmmmm, 1995. This year they did it in style with a home run in the bottom of the 9th against Huston by J Bruce.
The season started out so-so, but after the break Cincy won and began a determined push toward post season play.
Team leaders contributed greatly to the run for the Division Title. J Votto is 2nd in the National League with a .325 batting average. He is also 3rd with 37 home runs. J Bruce, who hit the title winning homer … (3 comments)
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dayton: Sports in Dayton - Ohio State Buckeyes - 09/28/10 02:01 PM
Let's look at the results so far this year (bold is home team)
O S U - 45 Marshall - 7 Sept. 02
O S U - 36 Miami (FL) - 24 Sept. 11
O S U - 43 Ohio U - 7 Sept. 18
O S U - 72 Eastern Michigan - 20 Sept. 25
It has been a long time since OSU scored 72 points, but how do you tell the second and third string not to score.
This weekend we take our first road trip to Illinois for a noon (CT) kick off. This is also The Buckeyes first conference game … (5 comments)
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dayton: Sports in Dayton - The Reds - 09/15/10 04:14 PM
Yes, I have been falling down on the job. I freely admit that, but it was for a good reason, work. The last couple of weeks I have been busy and I have neglected my responsibilities. So forgive me I'll try to catch up now, starting with The Reds.
Who is 7 games out in front in the Central Division of the National League in mid September? Answer: Cincinnati. The Reds are 7 games up on second place St. Louis and 12 games up on third place Houston. Wow, this is a great year for Reds fans.
The player … (4 comments)
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dayton: Our Neighbors Kettering, Ohio - 08/15/10 12:28 PM
Kettering, Ohio is the largest suburb of Dayton and is probably one of the most well known. Named for the famous inventor and philanthropist Charles F. Kettering probably one of its most notable citizens.
The area now known as Kettering was first settled by John Patterson Sr. in 1798 and in 1841 became Van Buren Township. I wasn't till June of 1955 that Van Buren Township became Kettering, Ohio.
Employers in the area include: GE Money, Kettering Medical Center, Delphi Corp. (previously Delco), Wilmer Hale (the 22nd largest law firm in the US), Reynolds and Reynolds and lets not forget … (11 comments)
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dayton: Our Neighbors, Huber Heights, Ohio - 08/06/10 04:02 PM
Huber Heights
This photo is of a lock in the canal that was begun on July 21, 1825 from Lake Erie to the Ohio River. Here the canal passed through an area now called Huber Heights, Ohio. Huber Heights is one of the newest incorporated cities in Montgomery County. This lock is in Carriage Hill Metro Park, one of the 5 Metro Parks in the county.
Huber Heights was incorporated in 1981 and was formally known as Wayne Township. This is where a developer name Charles Huber had a dream of building a community of house (all brick) … (10 comments)
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dayton: Our Neighbor, Trotwood, Ohio - 08/03/10 07:31 PM
Trotwood is where I spent much of the first 17 years of my life, so if there is one suburb of Dayton that I might be qualified to describe it is Trotwood. Immediately after saying that I have to say that in researching information on Trotwood there was a multitude of things I didn't know.
The first thing I didn't know was that Trotwood wasn't the first choice for the name of the new settlement along Wolf Creek. The first choice was Higgin's Station after the areas first successful entrepreneur Amos Higgins. Well, that didn't work out too well because there … (7 comments)
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dayton: Our Neighbors West Milton, Ohio - 08/02/10 08:03 PM
Just to the North of Clayton and across the Montgomery County line into Miami County is the small town of West Milton. A first in this series that I can honestly call a "hangout" during my teenage years. The summer nights could find me in my '57 Chevy Bel Air driving north on State Route 48 headed for the Dairy Queen in West Milton.
The presence of the Stillwater River and lush, fertile farm land brought settlers to this area and as early as 1803 a settlement was established. In 1817 the village of Milton (named for the poet … (4 comments)
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dayton: Our Neighbors Brookville, Ohio - 07/28/10 10:44 PM
Brookville, Ohio is growing community west of Clayton that has 5,289 citizens (as of the 2000 census). It started as a general store, like many small suburbs of Dayton, established by Warren Estabrook in 1832. In 1874 it was incorporated with a total citizenry of 425 people.
Brookville thrived due mainly to the railroad stop on the line between Dayton and Greenville. The Dayton/Greenville line was completed in 1852 causing business to spring up.
Brookville has recently built a new high school and prides themselves on the education of their youth.
The Brookville Blue Devils are … (8 comments)
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dayton: Sports in Dayton - 07/26/10 04:40 PM
For those of you that have been following the Reds here is the update I promised you.
They are now in second place with a record now of 55 wins and 45 losses. Just 1.5 games in back of the division leader Cardinals.
Here are some great individual stats that you may want to know. Brandon Phillips, the Reds 2nd baseman, is carrying a 284 average for the year. Scot Rolen, at 3rd base, is also among the team leaders 287 average. Joey Votto, 1st baseman, has knocked the ball out of the park 25 times and is sporting a 315 average and an amazing 67 RBI's. Bronson Arroyo is … (2 comments)
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dayton: Our Neighbors Vandalia, Ohio - 07/26/10 02:48 PM
Incorporated in 1848 Vandalia is north of Dayton, Ohio and northeast of Clayton. It is a thriving community that encompasses the Dayton International Airport. Founded by Benjamin Wilhelm, who also became Vandalia's first mayor, at the crossroads of US Rte. 40 (the Old National Trail) and US Rte. 25 (unofficially called The Dixie Highway) making Vandalia a real Crossroads of America. This hasn't changed since the inception of the interstate system because now it is the just north of the junction of I-70 and I-75.
Vandalia is the home of the Vandalia-Butler School system (ranked Excellent in the State of … (0 comments)
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dayton: Our Neighbors Dayton, Ohio - 07/21/10 11:15 PM
Clayton's Neighbor's
Yes, I live in Clayton, Ohio, but just 2.5 miles away is the City of Dayton. Dayton, Ohio has always been a hot bed of innovation and invention. Founded on April 1, 1796, seven years prior to Ohio's becoming a state in 1803. It was named after Captain Jonathan Dayton who owned the land where the city was founded.
Dayton is a city of approximately 155,000 people and accounts for most of my business. Like most cities today Dayton's population has decreased mainly due to the move to the suburbs.
Renown Citizens:
Charles Kettering (inventor of the automobile … (2 comments)
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dayton: Sports in Dayton - 07/08/10 01:24 PM
For those of you that might be fans of the Reds I would like to update their stats for you.
They are still in first place with a record now of 49 wins and 37 losses. A full 3 games ahead of the second place Cardinals.
Some great individual stats have to start with Brandon Phillips, the Reds 2nd baseman, who is carrying a 307 average for the year. Scot Rolen, at 3rd base, isn't far behind with a 296 average. Joey Votto, 1st baseman, has knocked the ball out of the park 21 times so far this year. Bronson Arroyo … (8 comments)
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Jack Gilleland
Clayton,
OH
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