American Society of Home Inspectors, Inc.Older homes present challenges to home inspectors. Whether or not the home is a designated “landmark,” you must balance your inspection considerations with the time period in which the home was built and contemporary, acceptable building practices. The goal of your inspection is to present the general quality of the home.
The year 2020 has been packed with challenges. In economic terms alone, the coronavirus pandemic has forced many businesses to fold, but at the same time, interest rates were low and the real estate industry was busy with the only constraint being inventory.
Just when you thought it was safe to leave home, something else pops up—it must be 2020! Actually, the issue of chloramine degradation of elastomers has been around since before 2020, but it is now getting more exposure. I am seeing it during home inspections and my plumbing consulting assignments.
For those who don’t know, I was recently admitted to the hospital and treated for septic pneumonia (the same condition that took the life of Jim Henson of Muppets fame). I had been feeling poorly for a few days, with a fever and cough, so I went to the emergency room, where I was x-rayed and tested for Covid-19, with negative results.
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When you are buying a home for the first time, you may think that it is the job of a home inspector to give you the green light to buy the property. That is not what the home inspection is all about.
You may have seen many adverts online encouraging you to sign up for a credit check. While they may offer you the chance to get your credit score for free, you will need to fill out your credit card information to do so.
Home inspectors bring added value to every home inspection by sharing knowledge. We can’t prevent major disasters like floods, but we can help our clients understand their home’s flood exposure.
Just one inch of water in a home can cost more than $25,000 in damage—why risk it?
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