Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner      You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we complete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 543 When the FBI contacts you, they sure don't do it through your computer with an e-mail! They will come right to your door, to talke to you. Seen that I have worked with the FBI, in the pass. I know thats how they do things. And no I was not a bad guy. So when I went to read my e-mail, I sure did know the e-mail in my spam box, that said it was from the FBI. Really was not from them. Here the e-mail that I received.     FBI   Anti-Terrorist And Monetary Crimes Division 11 Sat, 7/11/09 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... 07/12/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner      You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we complete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 542   Yesterday I wrote a blog post. That daily bus service had begin on 1 July of this year, in Charlestown. This is really good news for the residents. Now one day later I have bad news to write about. This news sure will affect many Towns and Citys residents in Sullivan County and three other Counties in  New Hampshire - and over in Windsor County and Windham County, Vermont. Our local News Paper, the Eagle Times presses will no longer be rolling out a Newpaper. On the front page of todays newspaper, the owner of the Eagle Times. Told their readers this was the lost newspaper t... 07/10/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner      You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we complete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 540   Highwaymen have taken over New Hampshire's State Capital! The main difference between the 17th and 18th Century Highwaymen and the Politicians in Concord. Is in the way they hold folks up. Highwaymen would use a pistol, the band of Politicians at the Capital use a pen to take our hard earned money. The money that we need to keep a roof over our family's head, and food for them to eat. Higher taxes and Fee are not at all the answer to deficits and sure do cause more harm in the long run. Just take a look at California and New Jersey.  Governor Lynch and his merry little band ... 07/04/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner      You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 539   As you enjoy this 2009, 4th of July Holiday No matter what part of our Grand Ole Country you maybe in. As you and your family's think about which one, of the many municipalities parades and fireworks displays to go to watch.  As you enjoy BBQ hotdogs, hamburgers, chicken, hot wings, con on the cob, baked beans, potato salad, cole slaw, watermelon, sweet tea and lemonade with family and friends. Take some time to thank and to say a prayer, to and for all the men and women and their family's. That have gave of them selves, so you can have the Freedom to think for yourself and t... 07/04/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner      You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 538 4th of July and New Hampshire   The signing of the Declaration of Independence, of our Country, was stiil a good 15 years off when colonists from Connecticut were granted a charter on the 4th of July, in 1761 to roughly seven spuare miles of heavily wooded land in the New Hampshire Connecticut River Vally. Dartmouth College in December of 1769 was chartered, and when the college formally opened in Hanover in the year of 1770 , there was an estimated 20 families lining in the town. Dartmouth College today This was among the very first parcels of land obtained by the College upon... 07/03/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we complete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 537 Your Coastle is Cold even with a Roaring Fire! Folks have always been fascinated by Castles, they offer ua a gothic allure. Being surrounded by myths and being told the Castle is haunted by ghosts. There are many Castles over in Europe, that are will known for being haunted by ghosts, witches, or one of them there vampires. You just may be asking, what in the world does this have to do with, Selleing, Buying, or owning a home! Will how did they heat them there Castles back then? When folks are in the maket to buy a home, sometimes one of the main requirements for their dream... 06/30/2009

  Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 534   Mr. and Mrs. First Time Home Buyer, the subject of this post is Pre-1980 Strures A Regular Certified Home Inspector in the State of New Hampshire cannot Test for Lead-Based Paint. Only Certified Lead-Based Paint Contractors can do so!! (No Ifs or Buts About It, Its the Law!)     Structures built prior to 1980 may contain lead-based paint and or asbestos in various building materials such as insulation, siding, and/or floor and ceiling tiles. Both lead and asbestos are known health hazards under certain circumstances. Definitively evaluating for the presence of lead and/or ... 06/28/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 534   Mr. and Mrs. First Time Home Buyers, you have had your Home Inspection. You have received the Inspection Report. You just may be saying now what do we do? Read your entire report. To protect your financial interest in this property you should read the entire inspection report. Now Before your home inspection continency expires Before you close escrow Have it with you, on final walk though day (if you let me know on the day of your inspection, that you would like for me to attend, there will be no charge) After you close escrow and move in If you have any problems after you ... 06/28/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 534 First Time Home Buyers. our subject home. That the Inspection will be taken place at, is a 50 + year home. Most Home Inspectors considers the age of a home while inspecting it. Seen that this home is 50 + years old it is highly likely that common costruction techniques and standards used when this home was built, will not be the same as those in use today. Its very common to have areas that do not comply with current code. This by no means a new home and this home sure cannot be expected to meet the current code standards or standard building practice. While this inspection w... 06/28/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 533   Our subject for this part of the inspection of the home, is going to be part of the Electrical Service of this home.   First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, down to the basement.   Electrical Service Conductors: Overhead service The location of the main and distribution panels: is in the basement Branch wire 15 and 20 AMP: Copper The panel capacity: 100 AMP Panel Type: Circuit breakers Wiring Methods: Romex Cloth wrapped Mr. and Mrs. Client's, please stand back over here. As I talk with you about this wire hanging on the nail. The reason I'm asking you to do this, we h... 06/27/2009

  Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 532   Our subject for this part of the inspection of the home, is going to be the the upstairs guard rail of this home.   First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to the upstairs liveing area.     This here is a major safety issue, no ifs or buts about it! The spacing between the vertical supports (balusters) of this upstairs guard railing are way to far apart. Most codes require the balusters to be placed no farther apart than four inches. With them being spaced more than four inches apart, very will could allow an adult, child, or the family pet fall through. A qualified con... 06/27/2009

  Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 531     One thing that I do is to always be at the Inspection sight at less an hour, before I'm to meet my clients there.     Our subject for this part of the inspection of the home, is going to be the vegetation around the home.   First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to take a walk around the home so I can show a reason a home can end up with wood rot going on. As you can see for your self, in both of these photos the vegetation is just way to close to the home.   The vegetation such as trees, shrubs, plants and/or vines are in contact with in or less than one foot away f... 06/24/2009

  Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 530   One thing that I do is to always be at the Inspection sight at less an hour, before I'm to meet my clients there.     Our subject for this part of the inspection of the home, is the Exterior Trim of the home.   First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to take a walk around the home so I can show you what I've found going on with the exterior trim.   As you can see in the two above photos, the paint sure has failed and the trim has rotted.   The wood trim and the window frame on many of the windows is deteriorated and water damaged at multiple locations around the home. T... 06/23/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 529   First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to take a look at the home's Hot Water System.    Our subject for this part of the inspection of the home, is the Hot Water Heater.   Well it looks like we know now why they did not want to turn the water on. And were pushing for us to just turn on the water. Seen that the Hot Heater is leaking at the bottom of it. Looks like it may need to be replaced, My recommendation would be to have a licensed plumber inspect further and repair or replace as necessary.     Hope you have learned and enjoyed, this part of the Inspection of the h... 06/21/2009

  Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 528     First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to take a look at a Tree in the Fall Zone  Our subject for this part of the grounds area inspection of the home, is a Tree. You just may be asken yourself, why in the world is he showing us a tree? And you could even be thinking, whats the big deal about where a tree is.  Heres the reason we are looking and why you sould know about any trees in the fall zone.   Trees in Fall Zone - Tree(s) with a divided trunks exist within the fall zone of the structure. This kind of tree structure is known to present an increased danger of une... 06/21/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 527   First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to take a look at the area of this home's Two Chimney! Heres a pair of binoculars for you to use, while I go up on the roof to look around. Can you see every thing okay?   Our subjects for this part of the Inspection is going to be the two chimneys of the home.   The Styles and Materials of our subject.   Viewed the roof covering from: Walking the roof Roof Type: Gable Roof Age Reported By: Sellers disclosure statement. to be 5 years old Roof Covering: Asphalt/Fiberglass or Felt Architectural Number of Roofing Layers: Unable to det... 06/21/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!    Post 526   First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to take a look at an area of this home's Covered Porch!   Our subject for this part of the Inspection is the top left side of the covered front porch.   The Styles and Materials of our subject. Appurtenance: Covered porch The siding style: Wood shakes The trim material used: Wood The exterior entry doors: Wood  Siding, tlashing and trim What we are looking at, and have going on here. Is the wood siding and trim at multiple locations around the exterior of the coverd front porch, is deteriorated and peeling paint or failing. Becaus... 06/21/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 525   First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to take a look at another area of the Basement and Crawlspace of this Home!   Our subject for this part of the Inspection is a Flue of a Brick Chimney.   The Styles and Materials of our subject.   Types of Firsplaces / Stoves: Solid Fuel   Operable Fireplaces / Stoves: One   The problem we have found here, is there is no liner in this flue of this brick chimney. This is a real big safery concern, especially for use with a wood burning applisnce of any kind. The wood stove located here in the home's basement, should not at all be us... 06/20/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner     You are always welcome to visit!     By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 524   First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to take a look at a Basement and Crawlspace of this Home!   Our subject for today Basement, foundation and crawlspace moisture issues.   The Styles and Materials of our subject.   The foundation is made up of: Mortared rough stone, Poured concrete, and Masonry block   The basement floor is made of: Dirt   Method used to observe the crawispace area: It has limited access, only about a 5" clearance. So for your safty I'll be the only entring the crawlspace area   The floor structure over head: Is typical frame construction   The wall ... 06/20/2009

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog Owner        You are always welcome to visit!   By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!   Post 523   First Time Home Buyers, lets take a walk around the Home your looking at to buy- at the Grading and Drainage!   Will what do we have going on here? This here area is whats known as a Negative Slope!   If this is left uncorrected it can cause or contribute to water intrusion or deterioration. There was evidence of water intrusion that was observed in the basement / crawlspace near this location. High moisture levels will cause deterioration of the structure if its left uncorrected. When ever I find this problem, I'll recommend that you have a qualified contractor correct the... 06/20/2009