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After a home inspection who should make the repairs.
When you receive your home inspection report you will find many things that will need to be fixed or repaired. Somethings will be small and other repairs will be large. In some cases a handyman will do. In other cases a contractor will need to be called in. It is important to ask the inspector his opinion on the matter. Most Home Inspectors will not reinspect the repairs on a home or property unless they were made by a qualified licensed contractor. Even then the best home inspectors will want to see invoices for the completed work. So when the seller of the home wants to fix a broken door knob or the chalking around a window it's pretty safe to say that would be OK... Plumbing, roofing, electrical, foundation, stucco and framing should be left to the professionals.

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In the state of California your home inspector can not make any needed repairs on the home or property for a minimum of 12 months. If your home inspector offers to make any repairs, call someone else. Get a second opinion.

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Venting kitchen sinks:
I find sinks that are not vented property all the time. When you talk to the home owner they will be the first to tell you that the sink gargles and gulps and drains fast then slow. Remember for water to leave your sink it needs to draw in air. If the vent is not installed correctly it will cause drainage issues. Island sinks are a special problem because there is no place for the drain vent. No one wants a vent pipe coming up through their granite counter-top. To solve this problem, make a loop vent in the island. Create the beginning of the drain and loop vent by test-fitting a drain trap, waste T, two 45º elbows, and a 90º elbow, linking them with 2" lengths of pipe. Measure the width of the loop between the center-points of the fittings. The top of the loop should be as high as possible under the sink. Both legs of the loop attach to a drainage line under the floor, but one leg has a vent tee installed immediately under the floor and above the drainage line. Attach your horizontal vent line to this tee and run it to the nearest vent. You need your horizontal vent pipe to rise 1/4 inch per foot from the vent tee to the vertical vent, and any horizontal drain pipe to fall 1/4 inch per foot. Consult your local plumbing code for specific municipal regulations.

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It's true, homes that have a basic home inspection during the listing process sell 40 times faster than ones that do not. You really don't need a full blown home inspection. All you need is a basic home inspection. A basic home inspection will consist of the roof, foundation, plumbing and electrical. This is not and exhaustive inspection but more of and overview of the systems and structure. Most home inspectors will perform this type of inspection for half the cost of a general home inspection, generally around $150. The value to the potential buyer is huge. They know that the big issues are out of the way. When you hold your open house you have added information to share with prospects. It adds a call to action value as well. When prospects know it's ready to be sold they tend to move on the buying emotions they feel when returning home. If the inspection turns up issues they can be repaired quickly and invoices can be provided showing the work has be completed by a qualified contractor. This adds more value. Most home repairs are made by off the cuff handy man service types and are not licensed. So set your home apart from the others get your basic home inspection and sell it quick.

Reasons to get a basic home inspection

• Shorter time on market.
• Peace of mind in the eyes of the buyer.
• Peace of mind for the seller.
• Confidence builder for the Realtor.
• No big surprises at closing.
• Home will sell for more with little to be done at closing.
• Puts the home in a better selling position over other homes in the area.
• Low investment big return. Only $150 in most cases.

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