Let's start in the basement...
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| Stairs to the attic are held up with 2 scrap pieces of wood. |
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| Major support beam cut off with no support to put in stairs. |
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| Decent, but we will ask for a breaker box by a company that is still in business. Also higher level of service. |
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| The basement door is rotting because there is no awning to keep water from pooling at the base of the steps. I want to replace it anyway because it has a glass window in it. Solid doors are more secure. |
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| This is the drain where the basement water goes. |
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| Rotting wood and moisture seeking ants are causing rot on the back porch. I was going to tear the porch down anyway. |
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| White asbestos tape. |
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| One of two small foundation cracks. By redirecting roof water we will prevent any more. |
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| Hot water heater will be strapped down by seller. It has a few more years on it. |
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| Furnace has 5-10 more years in it. |
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| Jeff, my inspector, checks out the inside of the gas furnace. |
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| 6'8" ceiling height in the basement. |
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| Plumbing looks new. Copper and plastic. Inspector approves of this. |
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| View out first floor bedroom. |
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| Popcorn ceiling in bedroom. |
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| Popcorn ceiling in living room. |
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| Heat grate. |
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| New plumbing under kitchen sink. |
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| Ruh-roh! Signs that they have had rodents. The seller has given me money toward a new roof. The roof, trimming the trees in front, and closing off some places by the front and back stairs should take care of this. |
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| Ok, this is disgusting. It is the kitchen sink. It will be one of the very first things that gets attention. Later I will be remodeling the kitchen. |
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| There are several plugs that have a false ground. They either need to be replaced with GFI switches like this one or rewired asap. |
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| This is unacceptable. We will be asking the seller to have this and the breaker box brought up to code. |
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| This is the ceiling of the only bathroom in the place. All agree it was caused by lack of venting after showers. This bathroom will be remodeled before I move in. |
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| View from north bedroom in the attic. I will be having some major work done to take advantage of this view. |
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| Jeff discovered a paper wasp nest behind the wall of one of the attic bedrooms. We will be asking the seller to have it removed. |
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| Neighbors on the north side. |
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| Neighbors on the north side. |
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| Neighbors on the north side. |
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| Jeff was a fantastic inspector. He made sure I understood everything. |
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| Repair work is needed on the chimney. |
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| Trees in front desperately need to be trimmed. |
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| The gap between the stairs and the front porch need to be filled in. |
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| Jeff said that the vinyl siding looks great. All except this piece on the front porch. |
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| The hand rail has broken off from the stairs. They need to be replaced. |
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| Down spouts from the roof need to be extended away from the house. |
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| Gas meter looks good. |
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| Jeff showed me where the main cut off is. |
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| Missing grout on the chimney. |
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| The clean out door needs to be replaced when the chimney is worked on. |
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| More missing grout. |
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| Jeff recommends putting up some rails so no one falls down the basement stairs. |
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| There isn't a lot of paint showing, but what is there needs to be scraped and repainted. |
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| We have no idea what these wires are. Need to ask the seller and put them in a conduit or remove them. |
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| This is the back porch I want to tear down. |
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| This is a bed of weeds put right up against the siding. I will be removing it. |
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| These are the stairs to where I think a garage used to be. |
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| Additional parking. I need to put some bricks up to prevent company from driving off the edge. |
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| This is a gap that needs to be filled. |
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| Someone painted over wall paper that is now sagging. |
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| Steep stairs to the attic. |
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| Stairs to the attic. |
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| Kitchen cupboards to left of sink. |
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| Kitchen cupboards to right of sink. |
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| Bottom cupboards to left of sink. |
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| View from breakfast nook. |
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| Built in in breakfast nook. |
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| Built in in breakfast nook. |
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Click to see a panoramic picture of the kitchen.
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Click to see a panoramic picture of the living room. The two boarded up windows by the fireplace will be brought back.
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| Click to see a panoramic picture from the front door. |
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| Closet in first floor bedroom. |
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Click to see a panoramic picture of the bedroom on the first floor.
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| Overgrown rhododendrons in front. |
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Scroll to see a panoramic picture of the view from front porch looking west.
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| Neighbor's 1/2 million dollar home to the south. |
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| Neighbor's 1/2 million dollar home to the north. |
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| We found oak floors under the carpet. |
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| The bathroom that is so horrible I need to remodel it before I move in. |
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| View from walkway between my place and my neighbors. |
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| Some day I'll use this as my "before" picture. |
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| I'm so excited! |
