home buyer information: First Time Homebuyers-Information You'll want to read! Claremont, New Hampshire - 08/22/08 11:49 PM
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Questions that are frequently asked about Mold
1. Why do we have mold growing in our home ?
Molds is a part of the … (5 comments)
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home buyer information: Helpful General Information for Springfield, Vermont - 08/16/08 10:11 PM
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GENERAL INFORMATION for Springfield
Population – 9,091
Area – 31,552 acres, 47 square miles
Altitude – 410 feet
Chartered – August 20, 1761
Average Temperature
January – 16.5 degrees, … (8 comments)
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home buyer information: Free 411 Calls! New to the Area? Getting Lost Often? Needa Gotta Hava Bojangles?? - 07/30/08 04:45 PM
Then use one of these two great free 411 services!
One of the most frustrating parts of traveling or moving to a new city can be trying to find the places you need to get to. And OK, you probably won't get the BoJangles reference until you've heard a few local … (4 comments)
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home buyer information: OPEN HOUSES ARE IMPORTANT FOR SELLERS IN A BUYERS' MARKET - 07/28/08 04:07 PM
OPEN HOUSES ARE IMPORTANT FOR SELLERS IN A BUYERS' MARKET
Realtors® used to quote the accepted statistic that only two percent (2%) of homes sell from Open Houses. The thought was that Realtors® used Open Houses to find new Buyer clients to sell other homes on the market.
Flash forward to … (0 comments)
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home buyer information: Staining Fungi - 07/12/08 11:36 PM
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The discoloration of wood by staining fungi happens just about exclusively in logs and very freshly sawn lumber. As a … (6 comments)
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home buyer information: How will I take care of you and your family's, Home Inspection! Vermont Homebuyers - 07/12/08 10:53 PM
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home buyer information: Have you looked to see how you Rank with Google today ? - 07/11/08 11:50 PM
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Anyone that wants client's to find their Web presence.
Having a Web site and Bloging site is very good to have now a days. Thats for sure!, but on the other hand, it's … (32 comments)
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home buyer information: Baker Home Inspection and Consulting, I give you My Word, not just a promise - 07/10/08 10:51 PM
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home buyer information: Vermont and New Hampshire Home Buyer's, What I Inspect ! - 07/09/08 09:39 PM
Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Service conducts a thorough, 2 to 3 hours or more,depending on the condition ans size of the home.The home inspection consisting of a roof to basement evaluation of the readily accessible areas of the interior and exterior of the home … (5 comments)
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home buyer information: Why you should Select Baker Home Inspection and Consulting - 07/06/08 10:01 PM
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Why you should select Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Service:
I am professionally trained.
Most of the Home Inspection Societys, that a home inspector can join only require members to do 24 hours … (2 comments)
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home buyer information: Baker Home Inspection and Consulting, Is here to help you! - 07/06/08 05:13 PM
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This posting and the contents that are written here are the intellectual property of Baker Home Inspection and Consulting. All views and opininons expressed by those that … (6 comments)
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home buyer information: Are Formal Dining Rooms Disappearing? What's Better for Resale, an Office or a Formal Dining Room? - 07/06/08 06:27 AM
What's on your "must have" list when you consider a new home?
Lots of closet space - check.
Great kitchen layout - check.
Formal dining room - nah, can I have an office instead?
It's certainly not the case in every situation, but we have been asked more than once … (15 comments)
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home buyer information: Symptoms of a Humidity Sick Home ( Part 5 of 5 ) - 07/05/08 11:51 PM
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Stopping Mildew
The spores of mildew, and it's odor inside of your home can vert well trigger allergic reactions. Fortunatel, ridding wood in your home of mildew is easy. You will first need … (2 comments)
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home buyer information: Symptoms of a Humidity Sick Home ( Part 4 of 5 ) - 07/05/08 11:28 PM
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Interior Mildew
The area that mildew is found indoors is most frequently in the bathrooms, Kitchen, basement, and any other areas of the home that is prone to high humidity. You'll also have … (6 comments)
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home buyer information: Symptoms of a Humidity Sick Home ( Part 3 of 5 ) - 07/05/08 10:17 PM
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Exterior Mildew
You'll find that outside mildews will appear most often on unheated areas of the buildings that cool very quickly after the sun sets, these area can include eaves, decks, and … (2 comments)
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home buyer information: Just Published my First Vflyer today! - 07/04/08 07:24 PM
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I just did my first vFlyer and published it today.
Baker Home Inspection and Consulting
Location: Charlestown, NH
The Home Inspection that I do, is a visual examination of the physical structure, of the exterior and interior from the … (14 comments)
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home buyer information: Symptoms of a Humidity Sick Home ( Part 2 of 5 ) - 07/01/08 06:50 PM
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Mildew
Mildew can grow inside and on the outside of your home. Most mildews are black in color, but they can also be in reds, blues, browns and even greens, The gray color … (8 comments)
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home buyer information: A little on Crawl Space's - 06/29/08 09:08 PM
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The foundation walls, piers, posts, and all wood support framing in any crawl space area should and needs to be inspected, by your Home Inspector for deterioration, structural deficiencies, and evidence of water … (9 comments)
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home buyer information: Symptoms of a Humidity Sick Home ( Part 1 of 5 ) - 06/28/08 11:48 PM
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Summer time
Dampness even during dry weather
Musty odor in your basement
If you start having mold and mildew buildup
If someone in the home starts having allergic discomfort, especially for infants and … (5 comments)
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home buyer information: Do you follow your own advise ? ( Baker Home Inspection and Consulting ) - 06/28/08 11:21 PM
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I have always told folk's not to ever go into a basement that has flooded. The very worst basement that I've inspected was also the most dangerous one I had ever goen in to. … (12 comments)
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home buyer information: The Inspection of the Basement - 06/27/08 06:49 PM
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You just maybe wondering, how much time it takes for the basement inspection, by your Home Inspector.
Will it really depends on a lot of things. Like the extent of … (13 comments)
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home buyer information: Signals Your Home Inspector should look for in the Basement #1 New Hampshire / Vermont - 06/26/08 10:47 PM
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What your Home Inspector will be looking for as signals in respect to the basement, that it could be having moisture problems, like Condensation.
These are a few of the key items
There will uselly be … (6 comments)
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home buyer information: Signals Your Home Inspector should look for in the Basement #2 - 06/26/08 05:20 PM
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What your Home Inspector will be looking for as signals in respect to the basement, that it could be having moisture problems, like seepage or flooding.
These are some of the key items
If … (5 comments)
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home buyer information: Book Review: Buy Your First Home - Diana Brodman Summers, Atty. , Author - 06/24/08 09:12 AM
This book gives a concise overlook at the home purchase process, in an indepth manner. Buy Your First Home is a comprehensive book focused on the subject of purchasing a home. Written by an attorney from Chicago, Diana Brodman Summers, this publication is packed with great informationa and advice to advise … (5 comments)
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home buyer information: An important part of living green! Claremont, New Hampshire - 06/01/08 03:08 AM
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You and your family should enjoy the outdoors
A very important part of living in a green home is to appreciating why you went to all the effort to create a home that … (43 comments)
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home buyer information: Some strategies for avoiding moisture problems in your home - 05/31/08 11:41 PM
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Eliminate moisture sources in your home, by never drying firewood indoors.
It's also not good to have too many houseplants in the living areas of your home.
Install quiet bathroom fans and be … (25 comments)
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home buyer information: Home Comfort without cooling the air - 05/31/08 10:53 PM
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When useing air conditioning in your home, you shouls keep in mind that comfort is what you and your family is after, and not a specific air temperature. To help reduce your air … (20 comments)
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home buyer information: If theres a buried fuel tank! Do you need to know about it? New Hampshire - 05/30/08 11:12 PM
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As a home buyer you will want to know if there are any buried propane, fuel oil, or any kind of gas tanks on the property, you are looking at to buy. No fuel tank … (18 comments)
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home buyer information: You may have a Claim to Receive Benefits - 05/26/08 09:08 PM
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If you own a home or other structure that has Polybutylene Plumbing was used in it.
You just may be eligible to receive benefits from a Class Action Settlement, thats been approved by … (10 comments)
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home buyer information: Memorial Day, Do you know the Rules for the Displaying of our Flag! - 05/26/08 12:05 AM
I well give my life to Protect Our Flag!
On any given day or given time!
God Bless The U.S.A.
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home buyer information: Common Defects that can be found in a Steam Heating System/ Homebuyers - 05/24/08 10:22 PM
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The radiators are pitched the wrong way
The radiator's air vent has been painted or dirt has plugged it
The radiator supply valve is leaking
The radiator is not located on an … (2 comments)
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home buyer information: What makes up a good Electrical System in a home/ Claremont, New Hampshire - 05/22/08 10:37 PM
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The following list is considered a minimal what a good Electrical System should consist of. I most of the country.
A minimum of 100 amp, 220 volt service for a single family home. ( … (15 comments)
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home buyer information: A little on Siding on a home: New Hampshire / Vermont - 05/21/08 10:19 PM
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No matter how much a contractor or a salesperson trys to persuade you that siding is perfect, there's just no such thing as the perfect siding. All of them have advantages and disadvantages, … (3 comments)
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home buyer information: Potentential Cross Connection Problem with Well Heads: New Hampshire / Vermont - 05/19/08 10:26 PM
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One common problem is when the top of a well casing has been cut below the ground lvel and buried. When this has been done it's just about impossible to get a good … (3 comments)
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home buyer information: Laundry tub faucet with a hose hook up on it: New Hampshire / Vermont - 05/18/08 09:36 PM
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The laundry room faucet is another hose hook up connection that typically gets overlooked by Town, city and county inspector's. Such a faucet with a large tub underneath it can easily become a … (7 comments)
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home buyer information: Cross-Connecection, Yard Faucet's - 05/17/08 11:47 PM
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The most commonly ignored cross-connection, is the yard faucet point.
It has the lower end of it buried in the ground, there could be one out next to the barn to supply water … (5 comments)
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home buyer information: Outside hose faucet's: Vermont / New Hampshire - 05/17/08 10:25 PM
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There are two outside hose faucet's that can present you a potential cross-connection problem. The through the outside wall faucet and any yard faucet's there may be.
Lots of folk's well use the … (7 comments)
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home buyer information: Cross-Connections, Part 1: New Hampshire / Vermont - 05/17/08 08:22 PM
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One way folk's can get typhoid is by it being spread by sewage contaminating their water used for drinking or to wash their food and dishes. Typhoid is one os several water transmitted diseases … (2 comments)
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home buyer information: A little on What can cause cracks in Foundations! - 05/11/08 09:45 PM
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There are a number of reasons way foundation walls get cracke in them. The following are just a few of the reasons for them.
Exterior water pressure on … (13 comments)
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home buyer information: Can a Home Inspector tell if a stain is active by just touching it? - 05/10/08 09:06 PM
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In most case's he or she can not tell if a water stain is active or not, just by puting their hand on it.
That is why your Professional Home Inspector, should use some from … (5 comments)
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home buyer information: North Carolina Energy Star Homes Save 431,616 Pounds of Coal in 2007! - 05/10/08 04:49 AM
An Energy Star home does more than just save homeowners money every month. It also takes a big step towards saving the planet.
Southern Energy Management has shared some facts about the 1,100 Energy Star Homes they certified in 2007.
These 1,100 homes are giving environmental and economic benefits equal to:
… (4 comments)
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home buyer information: Home Buyer Information~Concord NH, Merrimack County - 05/07/08 08:24 PM
Whether a "First Timer" or an "Old Hand" buying a home can be daunting. I have written several articles to help you, the Buyer, to understand the process. I am combining them here in one place so they are easy to find. I hope you find … (12 comments)
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home buyer information: Baker Home Inspection and Consulting, Following your Home Inspection! New Hampshire and Vermont - 05/01/08 09:17 PM
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Following your Home Inspection, I will carefully analyze the information that I have collected.
Our evaluation also includes looking up any manufacture recalls you may need to know about. Then all of this is communicated to you … (2 comments)
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home buyer information: Raleigh, NC is in yet another Top 10 List from Forbes Magazine! - 04/30/08 11:45 AM
Forbes is pretty good at putting together Top 10 lists.
Their most recent: America's Top 10 Recession-Proof Cities
Raleigh made the list, along with cities like San Antonio, TX, and nearby neighbor Charlotte, NC.
Here are some of the numbers that made Raleigh jump out as the #5 most recession-resistant city in the … (0 comments)
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home buyer information: This Is A Great Time To Buy & Sell - - REALLY! - 04/23/08 10:51 AM
This Is A Great Time To Buy & Sell - - REALLY!23 April 08 06:25 AM
Daily, we're being bombarded by bad real estate news from the media - - TV, talk radio, print, & internet. Real estate is a great fill-in when the media sources run out of major stories.
Let's … (0 comments)
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home buyer information: We had "Show and Tell" at the office - 03/20/08 09:19 PM
We had "Show and Tell" at the office yesterday.
Well, not REALLY, but it was close. About twice a month our office has a "Group Think". It is a very casual meeting. We meet in our computer room, which is a sizeable area, pull up a chair and brainstorm about different ideas.
I … (13 comments)
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home buyer information: How Should a Home Buyer Approach The Orange County Real Estate Market? - 03/14/08 04:42 PM
There was a great article in Time Magazine last month by Dan Kadlec, --titled “Ignore the Headlines!” The article identified something I have been talking about since the beginning of the year, “finance costs will rise as the economy recovers, so trying to time real estate might not pay off.” The … (0 comments)
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home buyer information: From luxurious master baths to durable kitchen floors - everything you ever wanted to know about today's tile. - 12/07/07 05:40 AM
Your New Home - Custom Tile Baths, Kitchens, and More
A Raleigh Custom Home Builder's Guide to Tile Types and Terms
A landmark of luxury, tile has beauty and functionality. With a wealth of designs, patterns, and even types of tile, home builders are using tile to create one-of-a-kind bathrooms, kitchens, and more. Here … (1 comments)
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home buyer information: Kitchen Countertops - More Than a Place to Put the Coffeemaker - 11/27/07 07:10 AM
Buying a Home in the Raleigh/Triangle Area?
Wondering What Kind of Countertops to Consider?
Here's a Raleigh Custom Home Builder's Perspective on Today's Kitchen Countertops
From stone to stone-look laminate, from marble to concrete, from tile to solid surface - choices for countertops are more extensive, and sometimes more confusing, than ever before. Here's … (7 comments)
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home buyer information: Today's Ceilings Make Statements - Types of Ceilings and Questions to Ask Before Buying Your Next Home - 11/20/07 06:05 AM
If you're considering purchasing a home in the Raleigh/Triangle area, you're probably touring a lot of homes. You may be seeing some "cool" ceilings, and wondering what they are called.
This handy guide to ceiling terms, presented by Raleigh custom home builder Stanton Homes, will help you understand some of different options available.
TODAY'S CEILINGS MAKE … (3 comments)
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home buyer information: Baker Home Inspection and Consulting, Service You can Count on! - 11/10/07 08:34 PM
Q: Why do home buyers use your services?
A: The purchase of a new home can be one of the single most costly investments that a family can or will make. Along with the extra stresses this add, there is also the fear factor … (0 comments)
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home buyer information: About FHA Home Loans - 10/06/07 06:32 PM
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FHA helps individuals and families become homeowners by providing lenders with mortgage insurance for certain lones.
FHA does not guarantee the value or the condition of your future home, and FHA does … (2 comments)
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home buyer information: You're in good company! - 07/11/06 02:13 PM
A recent study by the NAR (National Association of Realtors) found that 79% of all home buyers started their home search on the Internet. This trend has continued to rise each year as more and more of the public rely on the Internet for information on a daily basis.
This has … (1 comments)
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