The home inspection was awful – what do I do? Sometimes serious problems are discovered during your home inspection. This is always a big disappointment. Think of what you’ve gone through. Months of looking online. Sunday afternoons going to open houses. Trips with your agent to see houses. The excitement and anxiety of making an… Read more »
Today regulations are in place that require a conversion from oil to gas to include relining the chimney; a while ago no such regulations existed. As a result, a large number of oil to gas heat conversions never included chimney relining.
Are you thinking of changing from oil heat to gas? Have you switched to gas heat already? Either way, I’ll bet most of you never thought about the chimney. If you are switching from oil to gas, reline your chimney. No matter whether you’re using wood, coal, oil or gas to heat your home you… Read more »
Radon is an odorless, colorless gas that can cause cancer. When you buy a home part of your home inspection is for radon. If the radon level is too high, installing a mitigation system ventilates the basement to a safe amount. Radon is an environmentally hazardous substance. As a result, it is strictly regulated by… Read more »
It’s really true that $2 of caulk can stop rust in an electrical panel box. You don’t expect something as small as that to avoid thousands of dollars in maintenance costs. Caulk is cheap. Not using it does indeed potentially cost you thousands. The electrical panel box failed inspection at a home inspection of a… Read more »
This just happened. And it was stunning. A new construction high end home failed the home inspection. I have been a residential sales agent for over 25 years. During this time I’ve learned a tremendous amount about home construction by taking classes and working with local building inspectors, contractors and home inspectors. While I am very knowledgeable,… Read more »
Buying a home in Tenafly, Teaneck, Englewood, Cresskill or elsewhere in Bergen County? Then you should do an oil tank sweep test to check for an abandoned underground oil tank. What, you may ask, is a tank sweep test? Frankly, I didn’t know about this and was never told to have a tank sweep test done… Read more »
Are you buying a home? Are you a first time home buyer or are you a homeowner who needs more space or is trading down? No matter why you are buying a home, make sure you do it right with the best professionals. Here’s a story about buying a Leonia home that’s a lesson for… Read more »
Whether you’re buying a home in Cresskill, Tenafly, Teaneck, Englewood or anywhere else in Bergen County, you need to do a home inspection. Once Attorney Review is completed and you have a firm purchase contract on your new home, often the next step is to do the home inspection. This is when most people focus on finding… Read more »
When you are buying a home, part of the process involves a home inspection. Home inspections are usually done in 3 sections – structural, termites and wood destroying insects and radon. Radon is a gas that occurs when uranium and radium breaks down in the soil or in rock formations. When this gas is released, it can build… Read more »
