Connecticut

Don't You Think the Water is a Little Cold?

While showing properties earlier today, I passed by a pond that should have been well frozen over by now. We’ve had such a mild winter so far that, anyone thinking of ice fishing has had to wait or just go further north. This time last year we were into such a deep freeze that those geese would have been on top of feet of snow atop an ice capped lake.

The geese in the middle of the water don’t seem to mind a bit and with no ice anywhere on the pond they have free wadding, but I’ll bet there webs are chilled.

Don't You Think the Water is a Little Cold?

Beautiful Wilton Crest - In Town Condominium Complex in Wilton, CT 06897

The Wilton Crest condominiums are located in the center of Wilton, on River Road, a short walk from all of the great amenities that Wilton has to offer. There are sidewalks all the way to town (¼ mile) for easy access to the library, movies, banks, train, market, restaurants, shops, and parks. Enjoy a safe walk along picturesque River Road!

Wilton Crest has 109 units in all, ranging from studios to 3 bedroom units. The square footage ranges from 530 square feet in the studios to 1,782 for the three bedroom units. The complex was built in 1989 with nice bluish grey wood siding, forced air heat and air conditioning.

Wilton Crest is a well maintained, beautifully landscaped complex that is located close to town. A pond is located in the center of the Wilton Crest Condominium complex, and all of the surrounding condos have decks overlooking the water and the nature that abounds therein. The landscaping is beautifully maintained, and everything is weeded and mulched at all times.

Each unit in Wilton Crest has a balcony or several deck areas attached, usually very private. In addition to the exterior decks, all of the two and three bedroom units have interior decks which are completely private. A few units have both decks in total privacy, but that is not the norm.

Most of the units in Wilton Crest have a garage. Some of the three bedroom condominiums have 2 car garages that are attached to the lower level. Some of the two bedroom units have a single garage also attached to the lower level. Units with detached garages have a great deal more space in the lower level. The detached garage is never very far away.

The exteriors of the units were recently all power washed and stained, and the driveways and parking areas were repaved. In addition they also put a new coat of stain on all of the steps and entrance decks to each unit. This is a well-maintained complex.

Wilton Crest condominium complex even boasts a pool and tennis court for the residents!

Wilton is very lucky to have such fabulous condos to boast about in town!

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Redding CT 06896- January Sales 4 Year Comparison 2009-2012

Redding 06896 Market Report

January 2012 recap of Sales

Total home sales: 0
Average days on the market: 0
Low value: $0
High value: $0
Average sold price: $ 0 Median price: $ 0
Average list price: $ 0
Pending Sales: 2

Redding, CT was hit very hard with the storms of the fall with power outages and long weeks of downed trees everywhere. Hopefully, the spring with take off and have a great rebound!

Redding CT 06896- January Sales 4 Year Comparison 2009-2012

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Wilton CT 06897 on Recovery Path?- Sales Price vs. List Price 2005 to 2011

These figures speak much loader than words! I think I may reserve judgement, but sure looks like a good pattern going on here in Wilton! Let's keep it coming this year in 2012, please....

Inspecting homes can be like looking for a person who has become lost in the woods, you have to keep a sharp eye out for a distress signal.

During a recent home inspection on a snowy morning here in Connecticut, while looking over the exterior of the guest - pool house I noticed a sign. I didn’t know at the time it was important or that what I was seeing was anything more than it appeared to be, a vent through the roof. In this instance it was a vent for the heating system.

Vents through the roofs of homes are not only common, but wholly expected. If I were to observe a home without vents through the roof, that would be a sign as well, a red flag. What this almost periscope like signal told me was that the heating system is located in the attic. Since I had glimpsed the basement, saw that it was often wet, this was a good sign to see.

After completing the outside inspection, I moved inside straight up stairs to find the attic and the “vessel” attached to that periscope. Ascending the stairway, which had a nautical motif by the way, I noticed above me the return air vent in the ceiling. This vent corresponded to about the place on the exterior where I had first observed sign of the heating system. At the top of the stairs I went left into the bedroom and to the closet at the end of the room. Opening the door I was surprised to see, nothing?

Not actually “nothing”, the something I was looking for was the hatch in the ceiling that would take me to the attic and ultimately the signaling furnace. I went out of the closet, gazing at the ceiling as I walked towards the only other room up here, the bathroom.

Again nothing, nada, zilch, zip, no attic hatch. I looked in the pint sized linen closet, I looked again in the stairway and back in the first closet. This was a problem, and a fairly significant one at that.

Having access to a heating system in an attic not only makes just plain good sense for numerous reasons, it is also required by the building codes.

Come to find out the access had been in the ceiling of the bedroom. Basically the story went, it was aesthetically unappealing and the homeowner had it seal off and finished to match the ceiling. Another instance where form trumps function and the furnace had been sending out an SOS ever since.

Finally someone came by who heard the call.

James Quarello
Connecticut Home Inspector
Former SNEC-ASHI President
NRSB #8SS0022
JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC

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