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By Dale Baker, New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information
(Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections)
NH Department of Health & Human Services: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program ( CLPPP ) www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/CLPPP           Information for families, property owners, health care providers, and others on:            Prevention, Screening and management, Licensed lead inspectors & contractors, State regulations.     2.   Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA )-Lead in Paint, Dust & Soil www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead           Federal Real Estate Discloeure Rule www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadbase.htm           Federal Pre-Renovation Rule  www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadrenf.htm           Lead Paint Safety: A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, Renovation www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadsafetybk.pdf       3.  Housing & Urban Development ( HUD ) Healthy Homes & Lead Hazard Control www.hud.go...
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By Dale Baker, New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information
(Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections)
      Knowledge is the Power for Your Freedom to a Worry Free Home     Single copies   Call the New Hampshirs Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at 800-897-LEAD ( 5323 ) or 603-271-4507. Call the National Lead Information Clearinghouse ( NLIC ) at 800-424-LEAD ( 5323 ). The stock reference number is EPA747-K-99-001. Multiple copies from the Government Printing Office Call the Government Printing Office at 202-512-1800. The stock number is 055-000-00632-6. At this time the price is $50.50 for a pack of 50 copies. Send fax requests to 202-512-223 Request copies in writing from:                          Superintendent of  Documents  P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 Electronic copies                    The brochure is available on -line at  www.epa.gov/lead  ( in PDF )    ...
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By Dale Baker, New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information
(Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections)
  Knowledge is Your Power For The Freedom of a Worry- Free Home!   1.) There should be no cracks in any of the masonry, especially in the firebox. 2.) The hearth should be in good condition and should not rest on or be supported by wood or other combustibles. It should extend at least twelve inches on either side of the firebox and eighteen inches in front of it. 3.) The ash cleanout door should fit tightly. 4.) Fireboxes should be firebrick lined. 5.) A mantle should be at least six inches from the fireplace opening. If it projects more than one and a half inches from the face of the fireplace, it should have at least a twelve-inch clearance, 6.) Fireplace openings should have fire screens. 7.) Fireplace chimneys should have two inches of clearance on all sides. Fireplace backs should...
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By Dale Baker, New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information
(Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections)
            1.) Call the fire departmen. You may not need them, It's better to be safe than sorry; by the time it becomes apparent that you do need them, it will be too late. 2.) Try to slow or stop the fire by depriving it of oxygen. In an airtight stove this is relatively simple: close all draft controls. In a stove that is not airtight, this won't put the fire out, it may cut the intensity of it down.  In a fireplace, you can cover the opening with a piece of plywood or similar material, but beware of stong suction created by the chimney fire. A wet blanket can be used buy being draped over your fireplace screen to seal the opening, but it must not be used without something to keep it from being sucked into the fire. Do not close the damper,since the smoke from the fire in the firepl...
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By Dale Baker, New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information
(Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections)
        Franklin's first attempt to safeguard the public through building codes came in 1735 with his call for minimum standards in the design of fireplace hearths, hearth extensions, and combustible material clearance. The principles Franklin proposed are codified in all the modern building codes, which prescribe these clearances in detail. A main theme of the building codes is protection against fire and safe egress from a building. In 1735, Franklin organized the first volunteer Fire Department in Philadelphia, which still remains the model for our modern fire departments. He also understood the importance of building design in slowing the spread of a fire and was proud that his final home - built after his return from France in 1785 - did not have concealed spaces where fire could s...
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By Dale Baker, New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information
(Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections)
    Knowledge is the Power for Your Freedom to a Worry Free Home!   So, you're buying a condo. There are many benefits to owning a condo. Most of these benefits are things you don't have to do. They include no more lawnmower. No painting the outside. No upkeep of the grounds. Of course, there are generally condo association fees that pay for all this, but you don't have the full hassle of dealing with these issues as well as many others.      Of course, there are many things condos have in common with traditional homes. You own every thing inside the front door. This will include all appliances from the dishwasher to the furnace. Be sure, as when buying any property, to have a prudent reserve for emergency situations. No one wants to have a furnace die in January and not be able to fix ...
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