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By : admin | In : New Jersey Home Inspections

It never fails that probably the single most prevalent issue that I find while doing home inspections is the lack of grading away from the home. I can pull up to ten homes and I guarantee eight out of the ten will have grading issues. Homeowners spend a fortune each year on basement water proofing remedies when the vast majority of basement water issues are caused by improperly sloped soil around the home. If your home has a basement water problem your first line of corrective action is to slope the soil away from the home around the entire exterior perimeter. Next make sure gutters and downspouts are not obstructed. Clogged gutters and downspouts can pour water right against the exterior walls of the home, right where you don’t want it. You want downspouts to discharge at least five feet away from the exterior walls of the home. I have inspected homes where the soil is steeply graded toward the house and the sellers wonder why water is getting into the basement. Many of the foundation walls that I see while inspecting homes in NJ are block. Block

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By : admin | In : New Jersey Home Inspections

Welcome to LookSmart Home Inspections new Blog page. It is here that I hope to share information about New Jersey home inspections with buyers and other NJ home inspectors. I will provide a wealth of information about home inspections and the inspection process. The thing that I most enjoy about being a home inspector is helping people make informed purchasing decisions about what is probably the largest purchase of their lives. The home inspection for me is a communication with the buyer about the issues that exist in the home and also an educational piece as well. My goal is to provide my home inspection clients with very accurate reporting on the problems that exist in the home. I really enjoy being the buyers advocate and take my responsibility to my client very seriously. When I find problems with a home I show and communicate that to my clients in a very down to earth and real way. The overall satisfaction of my clients is my only goal. So thank you for reading my first post. Please click through the pages of my website I think you will find the information on my website informative and timely

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