Let's talk about how homes are built. Everyone wants their new home to be of the best quality and constructed to the best standards. But people also want a house to be affordable. Is this a contradiction? Contractors must do their work according to code (read: local municipal building code). This
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05/27/2007
I recently had an inspection ins a well-to-do suburb, north of Chicago. The house was originally built in 1915 and was remodeled and added to in 1999. After the addition, the house was about 4,500 SF, with an added 2nd floor and an added floor over the attached garage. A really nice house, at
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05/08/2007
A recent announcement, by the National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI), has finally unified the home inspection industry in one critical ethics position.The two major associations, NACHI (the largest) and ASHI (the oldest), have long taken positions in their Code of Ethics that prohibited m
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05/08/2007
There has been much controversy over the various different national home inspection associations. There are three major ones (in alphabetic order): American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI) National Association of Certified Home Inspectors
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04/26/2007
One factor that cannot be overlooked in a Home Inspection is safety.Some people see a home inspection as a negotiation tool, and use the defects noted as a means to try to lower the purchase price. Others see it as a means to 'kill the deal'.A quality, professional home inspection is nothing mor
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03/11/2007
