House inspectors should report visible defects
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We pointed this out to our home inspector and asked for his opinion. But our agent interrupted and said, "You just need to cover them with shellac. ...

Preparation key to saving lives
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Rob Parker is a Registered Home Inspector (RHI) with the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors and a Certified Master Inspector (CMI) with the National ...

Potential problems with home purchases
Edmond Sun
But when the home inspector comes to call you may be in for some surprises. Recently one of my customers was buying a home where the sellers had lived for ...

Take a close look before you buy a house
Suburban Life Publications
Realtors typically will recommend a home inspector. Embry says he "generally recommends at least three names to my clients for them to interview. ...

About the House: Life expectancy around home
Sturgis Journal
Rob Kinsey has been a licensed builder for 25 years and is a home inspector with more than 15 years of experience.

Frederick News Post (subscription)
Toasting to the environment
Frederick News Post (subscription)
Mark Long, a home inspector, does home energy audits. He said the trend toward more renewable energy in people's homes is growing exponentially. ...

Many consider the water heater to be the most dangerous device in your house. Water heaters are equipped with a temperature- and pressure-relief valve (usually abbreviated TPV or TPR) that releases both hot water and built-up pressure if either gets too high (usually 150° F, or 300 pounds per square inch/psi). If the valve malfunctions, the heater can explode. Carefully test your valve periodically by quickly tripping its test lever. If water pours out of the discharge tube, the valve is clear of deposits and capable of performing its job. If it has been a while since you've performed this test, or if the valve is old, be aware that it might become stuck in the open position during testing. Before you begin, know the location of your main water shutoff, in case this happens.

It would be wise to have someone on standby at the main shutoff. You should also have a shutoff at the water heater.

Do not try this if your TPR valve is not plumbed properly.

The discharge piping serving a TPR valve should:

1. Be constructed of an approved material such as CPVC, copper, polyethylene, galvanized steel, polybutylene, polypropylene, or stainless steel.
2. Not be smaller than the diameter of the outlet of the valve it serves (usually no smaller than 3/4").
3. Shall not reduce in size from the valve to the air gap (point of discharge).
4. Be as short and as straight as possible so as to avoid undue stress on the valve.
5. Be installed so as to drain by flow of gravity.
6. Not be trapped since standing water may become contaminated and backflow into the potable water.
7. Discharge to the floor, to an indirect waste receptor, or to the outdoors. 
8. Not be directly connected to the drainage system to prevent backflow of potentially contaminating the potable water.
9. Discharge through a visible air gap (atmosphere) in the same room as the water heater.
10. Be first piped to an indirect waste receptor through an air gap located in a heated area when discharging to the outdoors in areas subject to freezing, since freezing water could block the pipe.
11. Not terminate more than 6 inches (152 mm) above the floor or waste receptor.
12. Discharge in a manner that could not cause scalding.
13. Discharge in a manner that could not cause structural or property damage.
14. Discharge to a termination point that is readily observable by occupants because discharge indicates that something is wrong.
15. Be piped independent of other equipment drains, water heater pans, or relief valve discharge piping to the point of discharge.
16. Not have valves anywhere.
17. Not have tee fittings.
18. Not have a threaded connection at the end of the pipe so as to avoid capping. 
    

If you don't think your up to this type of testing call a trusted plumber. If the water heater is old you may want to have the TPR valve replace while you have the plumber on-site.

Man who shot himself and ex-wife in 2008 dies
San Diego Union Tribune
Frank Bass worked as a home inspector and property refurbisher. He was never charged with a crime related to the attack because of his medical condition.

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New Jersey Home Inspections
BigNews.biz (press release)
Only an experienced home inspector can find out the hidden faults associated by the building, which are often overlooked by the amateurs. ...

Know-it-all agency addresses home ownership
SILive.com
Presenters walk participants through a four-week course where they hear from a lawyer, loan officer and home inspector. The $100 course fee, ...

Bleacher Report
2010 Composite Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings: Everything in One Click
Bleacher Report
Our parents, friends, bank officials, home inspector, Realtor, and numerous others were included in the process. We didn't want to leave anything to chance, ...

Bleacher Report
2010 Composite Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings: Everything in One Click
Bleacher Report
Our parents, friends, bank officials, home inspector, Realtor, and numerous others were included in the process. We didn't want to leave anything to chance, ...

Business briefly: March 10
Wicked Local Plymouth
A mortgage banker, real estate broker, home inspector and lawyer will assist in presenting materials that will provide participants with up to date ...

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Osceola Sentinel Tribune
Home inspections help you sell
Osceola Sentinel Tribune
Buyers want to know the home they're considering is safe and sound, and the best way to establish that is to hire a home inspector. ...

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Kings Heath nursing home patients were unshaven with dirty hair and long ...
BirminghamMail.net
Lynette Ranson, who is a care home inspector for the Care Quality Commission (formerly the National Care Standards Commission, (NCSC) said there was no ...

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Whatever the cause, the solution to ice dams remains the same
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Zolton Cohen is a Kalamazoo-based newspaper columnist and former American Society of Home Inspectors-certified home inspector. Write to Zolton B. Cohen, ...

Split council adopts new residential code
Waukegan News Sun
A vote on an ordinance to create the Office of Building Commissioner and Manufactured Home Inspector was tabled for further clarification of job duties and ...

Business profile: A Pro Home Inspection Services
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Staff: The business is operated by certified home inspector William Fennel, CHI/PHI, and marketing manager Lacey Shearer. Background: A Pro Home Inspection ...

Foundations: Don't wait until you hear the creaking
Seattle Times
"My home inspector said my house had no problems," said Steven Derse, who bought his house in Nashville, Tenn., in 2002. "Then it started to move and fell ...

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Find the best contractors when putting your home on the market
NewsOK.com
Engage the services of a home inspector to catalog your issues. It should be quite easy for you and your listing agent to go through your home and identify ...