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Most New Englanders are familiar with insulation and its crucial role in a household’s climate. Put plainly, insulation is the stuff that helps keep our home environment cool in the summer and warm in the winter. But there’s much more to it than that. And since it’s such an essential element of a house, it is indeed something inspectors examine during a standard home inspection. So, let’s go over the ins and outs of home insulation and what an inspector looks for.
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Toilets: every home needs at least one. Essential to our everyday lives and functioning bathrooms, these modern-day plumbing fixtures are often overlooked. But, if not installed properly, toilets can cause structural issues and severe damage, which could negatively affect a home inspection report. Whether constructing a brand-new house or renovating the bathroom in your current place, you won’t want to skimp on the toilet installation. If done incorrectly, you could encounter these issues.
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If you’re buying an old home, you’re likely assuming that the utilities are a top priority for home inspectors. There’s a good chance that the electrical and plumbing are outdated. Upon completion of the home inspection, you’re probably assured that your kitchen ceiling won’t come crashing to the floor as a result of leaking or damaged plumbing, but that’s not entirely true. The truth of the matter is, what’s involved with a plumbing inspection is not necessarily what you’d expect.
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Home inspections are almost always a nerve-wracking time. Whether you’re the homeowner crossing your fingers that you can finally sell the home or the home buyer who hopes it’s not too good to be true, home inspections can be exhausting. In fact, home inspections are exhaustive, with a basic home inspection like our own covering over 10 major categories and hundreds of points of failure in a home. We’ve seen it all from the mundane to the bizarre to the criminal. Here are the five most common issues that crop up in a home inspection. [Read more…]
Having a home inspection is a vital part of the home selling process. It also can be an anxiety-inducing one for the homeowner, who is worried they missed something, and the home buyer, who is worried it’s too good to be true. An in-depth home inspection may uncover minor issues both parties can agree on, but it can also uncover major issues such as health hazards. Today we’re looking at one of these home hazards: the presence of mold. [Read more…]