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2009 

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07/17/2009
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I often do inspections on older houses that have been remodeled.  This one turned out to be a pretty good one.  There were a few things, there always are it seems.  But this one thing stood out. This very new disposal was installed and they used the old cable to do so.  While that isn't necessari...
07/17/2009
It is about time I got this out.  As I have said, time is time is time.             This is the dining room, left side. We used to have a large Persian rug under the table, but my wife likes the flooring so much we will have to find another place for it.                       This is the view of ...
07/16/2009
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Look at this picture carefully and try to determine where the septic field begins and ends.  Look carefully...  and you might just see it. You are looking down a hill, and the slope is about 15 degrees.  It is a perfect place for a septic drain field, but this one does not seem to be percolating ...
07/15/2009
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I was surprised to see that Green has arrived to rural Virginia!  A fine example of a green roof: It has been dry lately.  I think they need to water the garden...  
07/15/2009
Typically sump pumps drain outdoors.  Most jurisdictions require that.  Every now and then I see one that does not. Sometimes they drain into the sanitary sewer.  I don't know of any jurisdictions that allow this.  Maybe they did in the past. Sump pumps are not supposed to drain into the sanitary...
07/13/2009
It's been a while since my last post.  Not that I didn't want to post, but time is time is time.  And, since it stays light late, there isn't much of it these days...  People expect me to be able to work as late as the light.  So it goes. The grand homecoming was grand.  But the floor wasn't quit...
07/13/2009
In this last post of the "remodeled house" that proved so interesting, when I pulled up to the house I noticed that the roof was sagging in many places.  Not just sagging, but BADLY. It is common for an older house to have a couple of roof sags here and there.  This house was 55 years old.  I can...
07/10/2009
This is the same house on the previous post and could probably take up a couple of chapters in a home inspection training book on things you hope not to find on a remodel.  This house could provide 30 blog posts. Many rooms had been changed.  The master bathroom was enlarged by eliminating the li...
07/09/2009
A recent inspection started out on a high note.  The Realtor met me early and showed me extensive advertising for this house, which advertising extolled it as "completely remodeled.  Must see the inside!!" I asked if there were any permits provided by the seller or listing agent.  "Oh, I don't kn...
07/08/2009
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