Columbus Ohio real estate

Will your Home Inspector Get Up on the Roof? Ho Ho Ho...

Will your home inspector get on the roof?  Or is it a  " House Top" 

There is a historical home in Westerville, Ohio that is linked to the Christmas song "Up On The House Top" by Benjamin Hanby.

"Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?

Up on the housetop, click, click, click,

Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick"

Up On The House Top - Westerville Ohio


How do you choose a home inspector?

In a recent conversation about who we recommend to do home inspections in Columbus we got to discussing which home inspectors go up on the roof and which do not.  A home inspector who is no longer alive was mentioned as "does not go up on roofs."   I knew he had passed away so mentioned that.  I know for sure during a winter inspection this home inspector did for a client, he came back and went "Up On The House Top" for the buyers to check the roof. Or perhaps he used another method to evaluate the roof but he could NOT see the roof the morning of the inspection.  The night before the home inspection it had snowed.  He is not going to be doing any more inspections for any of us, may he rest in peace. 

Will your home inspector get on the roof?

I wondered whether it was this home inspector's companies policy to go up on roofs during a home inspection at one time and that changed?  Did he make decisions to go "Up On The House Top"  based on the pitch of the roof?  Based on the height of the house?  Based on whether he could view the roof from a ladder at the edge of the roof or with binoculars from the ground?  Or whether a decision to go up on the roof would be based on weather?

I know home inspector's who do not go "Up On The House Top" in Central Ohio. I got a call once from a family in Westerville that found a roof defect in the Westerville, Ohio home they'd purchased.  Their home inspector used binoculars to look at the roof.   Bad home inspector?  There is much more to the story.  The house was listed for sale as having a new roof, just a few years earlier.  Up On The House Top - Westerville Ohio

Will your home inspector get on the house top?

As a buyer employing a home inspector, you may want to ask whether the inspector goes "Up On The House Top"  or ask how they inspect they will inspect that roof for you.

In an old, old post titled "I like home inspectors with small shoulders"  I wrote:

"There's lots of criteria for picking home inspectors.  Real Living has advice for picking home inspectors, including use someone who is a member of ASHI.  On my MaureenMcCabe.com* website I have some Columbus home inspection companies featured  and Real Living's home inspection advice on how to choose a home inspector. I also have ASHI and NAHI (professional inspection organizations) links on my website.

There's nothing on my website about size of body parts. There is no mention of shoulders large or small, six pack abs....

I like my buyers to choose a home inspector based on who will do the best job for them and the house they are buying.  I may suggest a particular company and even a particular inspector because of past experiences. "

Sadly with changes Real Living HER made that information (mine and Real Livings home inspection information) is gone! I was told recently by another real estate agent that the home inspector with small shoulders does not go  "Up On The House Top "

I see evidence to the contrary...  It's clearly on the home inspectors website.  It's there for buyers, real estate agents!

If it is not there ASK.  Ask if the roof is covered with snow how the home inspector will evaluate the roof.  Ask if it is drizzling what the home inspector will do.

Now let's all sing along...

'Up On The Housetop'

"Up on the housetop, reindeer pause
Out jumps good ol' Santa Claus
Down through the chimney with lots of toys
All for the little ones, Christmas joys
Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?
Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go?
Up on the housetop, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick

Lyrics from the Ohio Historical Society.  No home inspectors do NOT go down the chimney!  Santa does...

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2 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • December 06 2011 08:56AM

Home Inspections: Bats In the Furnace

bat Home inspections are an important part of the home buying process.  I have never heard of it before but bats in the furnace is probably more common in the mid-west than alligator in furnace  (and that was in Michigan.) Either bats or alligators would be grounds for Scary Furnace Friday for me though. 

Thanks to Greg, a home inspector in Omaha for allowing his post originally titled 'Home Inspections Omaha:  Bats Inside Furnace!'  to be Re-Blogged. 

Every Friday is Furnace Friday on this site, the first Friday of the month is Furnace Filter Friday, a reminder to change your furnace filter regularly... Next Friday is Furnace Filter Friday.  The first Friday of August 2010 was the first Furnace Friday. 

Most Furnace Friday posts are about home maintenance.  While many Furnace Friday posts are written by home inspectors only a few Furnace Friday posts are about home inspection.

Via Greg Wayman ASHI Certified Inspector - 402-330-1701 (Foundation-2-Rooftop, Inc.):

Luckily, this Omaha Nebraska home didn't have any live bats in the attic when I had to venture up there.  What surprised me, however, was when I pulled the blower out of the furnace to perform a hydro test on the heat exchanger, there ended up being at least 3 dead bats stuck to the furnace cavity between the blower and the heat exchanger.  I'm sure glad it was winter during this inspection!

(Note: the photo is sideways and the bats had been up there a while.) 

Now, why did the house smell every time the furnace turned on!?!

Bats inside furnace

Greg Wayman, ASHI Certified Inspector

Foundation-2-Rooftop, Inc.

402-330-1701

www.omaha-home-inspection.com

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6 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • July 29 2011 07:04AM

Ironing

 

It's Friday... so I needed a furnace or air conditioning post for my blog about Columbus Ohio real estate.   Thanks to CT home inspector, James Quarello for a post about drafting problems and scorch marks and what they mean.

We typically do not have "boilers" in residential heating in Central Ohio but our typical gas forced air furnaces rely on proper drafting of exhaust gases as well. 

Next Friday, Friday July 1, 2011 is furnace filter Friday.

Home inspection

Home maintenance

 

Via James Quarello - Connecticut Home Inspector (JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC):

As anyone who has ever used an iron knows, if you leave the iron too long in one spot, your clothes will scorch. What that scorch mark tells us is that something happened that should not have occurred. We learn that when we see a scorch mark, we have done something wrong and need to correct our technique.

When doing home inspection in Connecticut, some thing I look for on heating equipment is scorch or soot marks. Seeing a scorch mark on a boiler or furnace usually means that something may be wrong with the equipment. It also means I must look extra closely at the unit.

Scorching on boiler jacketOn a recent home inspection I noticed scorching on the front of the boiler from halfway across the basement. The burn was so bad the paint has cracked. This tells me that the problem had/has been repeatedly occurring for quite some time.

Now looking at that mark one would think it was caused by a flame.

It is not.

Like the scorching on your clothes it is caused by heat. Not heat from a direct flame, but heat from the combustion gases back venting out the draft opening under the scorched area.

It means at times this boiler was exhausting into the house.

Looking over the equipment, I noticed that the chimney cleanout door had been removed from the opening behind the boiler. The door was resting on the floor next to the unit.

Chimney cleanout doorWhy is this significant, you ask?

It tells me that the drafting problem is known and someone tried to fix it.

Removing or opening the chimney cleanout door is done by "technicians" sometimes to fix a drafting problem with heating equipment. It's a shortcut that does not actually fix the problem. By creating a large opening below the vent pipe, negative pressure is achieved inside the flue which improves the draft.

The correct way to fix this problem is to put a steel liner inside the chimney flue. Basically this reduces the size of the flue area, which in turn makes for a good draft. This is also another good argument for the elimination of heating equipment that relies on a masonry chimney to vent.

So if you see scorching on a heating system, it's a lot more serious than a burnt shirt.

 

 

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3 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • June 24 2011 07:30AM

Does Brick Really Need To Weep?

 

I remember as a new real estate agent seeing weep holes and thinking they were a defect in a home. Or I thought "maybe not" since they were so regular.   Recently I noticed what looked like ropes at the base of a home with brick.  I wonder if they were what Jay calls "wicks" here, "Other weep holes can include a multiplicity of simple holes, or wicks, plastic inserts, and so on." 

Thanks to Virginia home inspector Jay Markanich for allowing a Re-Blog of his post.

 

Via Jay Markanich (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC):

In the olden days the brick siding you saw on houses was structural.  There were two layers of brick, into what was tied structural members.  The brick was structural, the wood was interior. 

Currently the brick siding you see is a facade, sometimes called a "veneer," and the wood interior is the structural part of the house.

Various construction materials combine to create this newer method, but essentially the brick is set off of the wood interior and exterior sheathing, which is all protected by some form of vapor retardation.

The brick is virtually strapped to the house.

As such, moisture develops between the brick and sheathing.  It needs somewhere to go. 

Weep holes are an important part of the construction method to allow air in and moisture out.  An excess of moisture in there can lead to its migration into the interior and when that happens the ultimate result can be molds.

 

This is one form of weep hole.  A section of mortar between the bricks has been intentionally left out.  Other weep holes can include a multiplicity of simple holes, or wicks, plastic inserts, and so on.

Either way, when you look at a brick-sided house, weep holes are an important thing to look for.

Often I don't see them!

Why?  Because they have been diligently eliminated by a home owner who does not understand why that silly brick layer left holes all over his house!  By golly, he wanted to fix that "oversight..." and got right on it!

Homeowner "fixes" I have seen include caulking, mortar, rags, spray polyfoam (which is ALWAYS very attractive) and wax!

The "fixes" look something like this!

This particular house was built in 1972, just after the "new" brick facade siding came into vogue.  As such it had weep holes all around.

And these weep holes were filled all around by some house-savvy homeowner!  This guy chose mortar.

Some of it was cracking and loose so I could tell it had been there a while.

Don't do this!

Everything wants to breath, and eliminate moisture, even the walls of your house!

My recommendation:  When you approach a brick-veneered house, have a look around for weep holes.  The house will be happy you did.

 

 

Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC

Based in Bristow, serving all of Northern Virginia

www.jaymarinspect.com

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3 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • November 17 2010 07:16AM

Be Honest...Do Home Inspections Give You An Awful Fright?!

 

Buyers are you scared about the home inspection?  It is a very important step in buying a home, I believe.  I think it would be scarier to go to closing without knowing.

Thanks to Chrissy Doremus for allowing a Re-Blog of this timely post.

 

Via Chrissy Doremus ~ U.S. Inspect ~ Home Inspections (U.S. Inspect):

The home inspection is a very important step during the buying process, but for some reason, it is a step that can give some buyers—and even some seasoned real estate professionals—an awful fright! So, in honor of Halloween on Sunday, here are my 5 Ways to Make the Home Inspection Less Spooky!

Haunted House

  1. The Spook: Home inspections are just plain scary.
    The Scoop: OK, they are only scary if you let inspection myths control your experience. The truth is, we aren't scary people and we are here to educate, not get you shaking in your boots. What makes home inspections scary for some people, is actually past experiences, disappointments or just plain nerves. The good news is that most of that can be helped by just choosing the right inspector. The rest can be helped by acknowledging the concerns you may have. If it's your first home, it's OK to be nervous, if you've had past inspections not go as you liked, it's also OK to say hey, this is a different house and a different inspection—everything is gonna be OK.
  2. The Spook: Maybe this house is more work than I thought.
    The Scoop: You might see the house differently on inspection day, then you ever have before. The home inspection is often the first time you will look at the house more “analytically” instead of “emotionally.” It can be difficult if you are not prepared for the step-by-step evaluation of the house. But if you are prepared for the slight change of perspective that the home inspection may bring, the process becomes much easier.
  3. The Spook: The house is not perfect anymore.
    The Scoop: Ok, but rest assured, there is no such thing as a perfect house. Prepare for the fact that some defects may be found in the house, but keep in mind that every house—even a new house—has some. The inspection report and the inspector will help distinguish between big problems and small ones. Ask questions during the inspection. Think about your concerns and needs prior to that day and make sure you get the answers you require. 
  4. The Spook: The house is great, but the report still mentions a lot about required maintenance.
    The Scoop: Buying a home is similar to buying a pre-owned car. One must always expect maintenance and some unexpected repairs. No inspection can completely eliminate all risks, and all homes require maintenance, repair, and care. It is important to be comfortable with this concept prior to the inspection experience—especially those who have never owned a home before.
  5. The Spook: For what they are asking for this house, it should have been flawless!
    The Scoop: Unfortunately, home price and home condition do not go hand-in-hand. Price has much more to do with location and the market conditions than anything else. After all, even million-dollar homes have defects. So no matter what the purchase price, avoid falling into the trap of expecting a flawless house.

Posted By: Chrissy Doremus, U.S. Inspect Blog

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5 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • October 28 2010 10:13AM

Central Ohio WHO inspects for bed bugs

Infrared Bed BugWHO inspects for bed bugs?  (Cimex lectularius)

Dogs!

I am not calling home inspectors... or pest inspectors "Dogs."  I read about canines doing bed bug inspections first in New York Times article.  I read about bed bugs being a growth industry  before... but I had never read about canine Bed Bugs inspectors. It can take humans a long time to find bed bugs.  Dogs are quicker.   New York City has a big bed bug problem.... a New York Times article about bed bugs.

A New Breed of Guard Dog Attacks Bedbugs  The New York Times article is written by Penelope Green

The Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force site now  says there are four bed bug sniffing  dogs in Ohio. I only see three canine bed bug inspectors listed on the Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force site.  None of the bed bug sniffing dog's  phone numbers is a 614 or 740 area code. None looks to be in Central Ohio?  

Gotta wonder if my sweet mutt would like to start a new business late in life?   It's a growth industry...

Infrared Bed BugCentral Ohio WHO inspects for bed bugs? -  real estate agents?

You would almost think looking at the Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force's words that we as real estate agents inspect for bed bugs.  Their site says to "realtors":

"the responsibility of discovering bed bug infestations is in your court"

Really? 

I don't inspect for wood destroying insects, raccoons in the chimney, bats in belfrys.  As the listing or selling agent I don't discover radon either... discovering defects is up to inspectors.   Am I going to strip the sellers bed and inspect the crevices for bed bugs?  No.

As a buyer your purchase contract with the seller will allow you to do inspections and tests on the property.Do you want a dog to inspect or a human?  Is there a reason to inspect?  Touchy subject...

Infrared Bed BugCentral Ohio WHO inspects for bed bugs?  -  pest inspectors human or canine...

HISCO - Does not inspect for bed bugs,  I wish they would for a fee.  I would feel more comfortable with HISCO inspecting because HISCO does not treat for bugs.

Ohio Exterminating* does Bed Bug Inspections for FREE, according to their site.  I am sure other Central Ohio exteminators inspect for bed bugs as well.

Would Pest Inspectors inspect for free for the sale of a home?  I doubt it...  Does a human spend hours searching for bed bugs, for free? I doubt it. 

Would they... could a pest inspector / exterminator say to a home buyer... "This home is Bed Bug Free?" What if the seller goes to NYC and stays in a hotel there after the home inspection but before closing? What if a Bed Bug hitches a ride back to Columbus in a suitcase?   Or even a local bedbug is introduced to the Central Ohio home after the inspection but prior to closing?

Infrared Bed BugCentral Ohio WHO treats for bed bugs? Exterminators

Do pest inspectors need to spend hours inspecting for bed bugs? Probably not if the home's occupant  thinks they have bed bugs.  If they've been bitten?  I bet it does not take hours to convince the occupants of a home or apartment who have been bitten to fumigate for Cimex lectularius.

The Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force recommends getting three estimates for treatment.

Michael Bergin a Northern Virginia real estate agent  was my muse for this series...  Michael wrote: " Yuck! Bed Bugs are Back! " the link to the NYT article above in his post is where I first found out about dog inspectors.  Thanks Michael.

More about the topic on DiscoverColumbusOH.com - Columbus real estate:

bed bug contingency

Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force ...Realtor Recommdendations    The .pdf document directed at Realtors also has the info about canine bed bug home inspectors you can get to that link above or from the first post in this series. 

*An owner of Ohio Exterminating is on the Central Ohio Task Force as the representative from the Ohio Pest Management  Association.

 

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1 comment • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • August 26 2010 01:48PM

Beam Me Down, Scottie

Love Clintonville?  Victorian Village?  Grandview?  Arlington?  Old Worthington?

Most older homes I am familiar with in Central Ohio have a basement so the beams and the columns are a lot more noticable than those in a crawl space.  Not that we don't have parts of homes (winges, additions) on a crawl space but as a real estate agent or a buyer we seldom get into the crawl space to see.

We rely on home inspectors! Inspectors like Jay who is in Virginia who wrote this.

Not an old home lover?  Don't read further... 

Love old or older homes?   Clintonville?  Victorian Village?  Grandview?  Arlington?  Old Worthington? 

Read Jay's post and next time you see "the gap" know to look at the structure below, if you are interested in the home.  Jay's  photos showing "the gap" reminds me of the Clintonville marble test, something YOU can do during a showing.  Get yourself a marble!

Thanks to Jay Markanich for allowing the Re-Blog.

 

Via Jay Markanich (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC):

While in a crawl space recently I couldn't help but notice a poorly-founded beam.  This is the main support beam under the center of the original portion of a country home with numerous additions.

The beam has moved as the makeshift columns underneath have moved.  This is very poorly done.  This has likely been shifting downward from day one.

Beam support is crucial to the entire structure of any house.  This is a "built-up beam," composed of three 2x10" planks that are only nailed together.

Not only is the beam not supported well, but it is also not sufficiently sized for what it is asked to do.  And the planks are merely nailed together, with no support under the splices.

This beam should have been larger and made more solid with numerous through bolts in addition to properly-spaced and founded columns underneath.

How do I know it has moved?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are just two of many photos I could have taken of the wall above that beam.  The gap of the settling kitchen floor on the left is 1 1/2" and the gap of the living room floor on the right is 1".  That gap varied all along that same contiguous wall.  And walking along the wall created quite a bounce!

My recommendation:  Transference of load onto proper support is what makes a house stand for a long time.  Start at the bottom and work upward to see if support is large enough and properly positioned.

You can beam me UP now, Scottie.

 

 

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0 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • May 19 2010 08:02AM

Central Ohio home buyers - wake up and smell the coffee

Coffee beans Central Ohio home buyers - "wake up and smell the coffee" literally...

I Re-Blogged a post Norma Toering a real estate agent in California wrote,  Seller Tip - Scent Matters

There are lots of old Realtorisms about houses needing to be fresh smelling in order for the home to sell... "If you smell it you can not sell it"  springs to mind.   Sellers have used potpouri, Febreeze,  "Plug-Ins", scented candals, air fresheners,  etc. for years... 

...some of the "tricks" make a stinky house smell like  a stinky house with scented candles....

I am a big animal lover but lets face it...I love my stinky dog but  someone else's stinky dog is icky....

The latest trick to make it smell good?  Coffee.

Catina Wright wrote in a comment on Norma's post:  

"I have a few listings that have animals and well they just dont pass the smell test at all:-( I was sharing with another agent ideas that I could do and she shared with me something that is really working!!! Take a bag of coffee put small pin holes in it and place one in each room..hidden of course. It has improved my feedback 100% and one home has finally went under contract. The coffee grinds seem to soak up any bad odors and even works for clients who smoke in there homes!" 

Is the seller leaving that coffee with the buyer after the closing or is that when the buyer discovers .... the house does not smell fresh?  Hopefully an animal smell moves with the seller's personal property, by that I mean hopefully the cat or dog smell is primarily in the sellers upholstered furniture and not the carpets.

Central Ohio home buyers beware...  wake up and smell the coffee

Home buyers if there are pets in the home pay close attention.  You may have to think about having carpets professionally cleaned or even replaced even if the place smells fresh during showings... has the seller  hidden or masked the true condition of the property. 

Or does coffee remove the smell from the house?  Does the hidden coffee absorb smell?

Is the fact the house stinks hidden by the newest secret weapon?  Coffee...

"a bag of coffee put small pin holes in it and place one in each room hidden of course"  bold added.

Some home prepartion and staging tips  for sellers make a lot of sense others seem like tips to hide problems... just wake up and smell the coffee when it comes to smelly houses.

It sounds like this latest trick is going to be shared with sellers everywhere... Catina Wright who shared the coffee tip Re-Blogged Norma's post for sellers too... and added a note she received from a national real estate coach Bernice Ross.

"Dear Catina,
Terrific, Your comments will run on a Monday, assuming our Executive producer runs them in the order I sent him. My best guess is that it will run on either April 12 or April 19. Thanks so much for helping us out. I'm asking Kevin to confirm the date you will suggestion will be on air once he gets the raw production recordings from us. BTW, we just got on iTunes last week and received a "new and notable" notice from them--so you'll be on iTunes as well. 
Have a wonderful week and thanks again!
Warmly,  Bernice Ross, CEO  www.RealEstateCoach.com
Are You Ready to Make More Real Estate Dough in Your Business? 
If so, join me daily at www.RealEstateCoachRadio.com "

Does anyone in Central Ohio already use this secret weapon?  Who knows but real estate agents everywhere will be coaching sellers to put  "a bag of coffee put small pin holes in it and place one in each room hidden of course" 

Remember Central Ohio home buyers you heard it here first...

Photo Credit:  The image is from Refracted Moments shared via Flickr with a Creative Commons license:

 

 

 

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0 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • April 05 2010 08:05AM

Free home inspections for returning veterans

Criterium-Liszkay Engineers is offering Free home inspections for veterans returning from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq in appreciation of their service according to In Contract Magazine a publication of the Columbus Board of Realtors ®.

To determine if you are eligible contact Criterium-Lizkay Engineers at  614-418-7200.  

Art Wickerham with Criterium - Liszkay Engineers

Criterium-Liszkay is one of my favorite Central Ohio home inspection companies. They are featured on the home inspection page of my website.  All of the inspection staff are licensed engineers.

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0 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • January 12 2010 04:32PM

Granite myths dispelling geology issues for Central Ohio home buyers

kitchen 2009 Central Ohio BIA Parade of homesGranite myths...

"5. Granite and Marble are essentially the same:


Other than the fact that they are both natural stones and can be polished, granite and marble are otherwise very different. Marble is generally a calcareous stone, formed from oceanic deposits and then compressed under pressure (metamorphosed). Granite, however, is an igneous rock, essentially molten magma, that is cooled and then hardened below the earths surface."

Did you pay enough attention in school to know your calcerous stones from your igneous rocks?  

I did not.  I took a geology class in college but don't remember much from it and I doubt I was thinking about counter tops altough I majored in interior design the first 2 1/2 years of college so I should have been thinking about counter tops... more than rocks and stones but I don't believe I was thinking granite counterops back then... 

Granite myth #5 is from an email sent out by  Pillar to Post Home Inspections by Tim and Mariana Buell in Central Ohio. I'd be happy to forward the email to you if you need the other 4 myths.  Contact me via email and provide your email.

Or here are ways to contact Tim and Mariana Buell of Pillar to Post Home Inspections in Central Ohio. 
 
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A home inspection is an important step in purchasing a home.  Your home inspector can help you with knowledge about the care and maintenance of the systems and amenities in your future home.  Things like Granite myths...

A home inspection is to determine defects in the property but information about care can be welcome when you are caring for mechanical systems which may be different or materials like granite or marble, or concrete counters or...

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2 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • December 09 2009 08:57AM