home repair: Don't let the new roof kill you..
- 03/22/17 11:37 AM
I Inspected a home last week that touted a new roof, as many do. Good selling point ,but make sure it was installed properly. This is what I found below that new roof.
Thats right, they moved the vent pipe off of the water heater. The unit was in a closet near the bedroom in a manufactured home. To add to the danger and list of defects, there was no CO detector in the house as well!(mandated to be within 15 ft of every bedroom in Colorado). It is not a bad idea to work inspected after the contractors are done to (1 comments)
home repair: Home Repair Rip-Offs
- 12/12/10 03:09 AM
Home Repair Rip-Offs by Nick Gromicko and Rob London Homeowners have more to worry about than being ripped off by shady contractors in this lagging economy, but such a climate brings desperation -- and with it, sadly, fraud. Of course, the majority of tradesmen are generally honest professionals, but there is a large number of unscrupulous contractors who will fix items that don’t need fixing, or grossly overcharge you for services or parts. Worse, there are plenty of con artists posing as tradesmen who will simply take your money and run. Inspectors are often the first ones to uncover such fraud, (0 comments)