Leaky Foundation Solutions – Kelso Coatings

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Leaky Foundation Solutions – Kelso Coatings Leaky Foundation Solutions – Kelso Coatings is using a product developed and patented in China, that does more than just stop foundation leaks from the inside or from the outside of a building. This product has...

Downspout Drainage

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Downspouts should drain properly onto ground with splashpads Downspout Drainage – Downspouts should drain properly onto ground with splashpads.  Are your downspouts connected to the sewer system or your weeping tile (as shown in the photos below) ?  If so they should...

Knob and Tube Wiring and Home Owner’s Insurance

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Knob and Tube Wiring and Home Owner’s Insurance,  a number of my clients have discovered that they cannot obtain insurance for the house they are about to buy, because it has knob and tube wiring. No insurance = no mortgage = no real estate transaction....

Black Mold

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Black Mold Mold that you find growing in a basement, generally begins with a poorly constructed foundation wall.  If a foundation wall is constructed of concrete block there is a greater chance of finding problems, concrete block is porous and contains cavities that...

Asbestos – Vermiculite – Uffi Insulation

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Asbestos – Vermiculite – Uffi Insulation The following will provide you with valuable information on Asbestos – Vermiculite – Uffi Insulation, a must read for buyers and sellers.  Food for thought, as a buyer and seller you must make informed...

Don’t Feel Pressured by a Real Estate Agent

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Don’t Feel Pressured by a Real Estate Agent Don’t Feel Pressured by a Real Estate Agent.  Firstly the Real Estate Agent should have your best interests at heart, should be fair and honest, and most of all sincere!  This evening I had the pleasure to meet a...