Q. Hey Mark
I just had a home inspection done, and I am a little concerned about the chimney portion of the inspection. It didn’t seem very thorough. What should a chimney inspection be like? What things should be checked?
Michael L.
A. Hey Michael,
You should go to this link: InterNACHI Standards of Practice
There you will [...]
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Q. Hey Mark,
I’m selling my house and have to have a home inspection this week. Should I do anything in particular to prepare?
Thanks for your help,
Lorene
A. Lorene,
Hey… Can I please come inspect your home? You sound like the perfect home owner. To answer your question in a word, absolutely, and thank you so [...]
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Q. Hey Mark,
We are selling our home, and the buyer’s inspector said our roof has three layers of shingles and said it was a major concern. Now our buyers want us to replace the roof. Why is the number of layers a problem when the roof is not leaking or anything?
Thanks,
Judy W.
A. Hey Judy,
Some [...]
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Q. Hey Mark,
I’m in the process of buying a 35-year old home and just had it inspected. The inspector said the siding is particle board siding. Is that bad?
Doug J.
A. Doug,
Not necessarily. There have been particle board siding that has failed, and there have been several lawsuits over them. However the simple fact [...]
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Q. Hey Mark,
When I make an offer on a house, am I required to have a home inspection or is it optional? Can a house fail an inspection?
Justin
A. Hey Justin,
I’ll start with your first question. “Are you required to have a home inspection, or is it optional? The answer is not a simple yes [...]
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Q. Hey Mark,
I am a real estate agent, and recently a buyer’s inspector said that the abandoned well on the property wasn’t capped. He said even though it wasn’t part of his inspection, he thought it was a safety concern and that it should be capped. What do you think about him commenting on something [...]
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Q. Hey Mark,
I keep hearing about radon gas, but I don’t understand what it is. Is it something I really need to worry about?
Thanks!
Beth V.
A. Beth,
That is an excellent question. One that I wish more people were asking.
“Is it [radon gas] really something I need to worry about?”
Actually, I am not sure the word [...]
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