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First Time Homebuyer's, may very will ask them selves. Will my Home Inspector be available to ask quetions of, after our Home Inspection is done?

I'm here to let you know, that I will still be available to you. Even after your Home Inspection and Report has been delivered to you. I'll be available to clarify or answer any questions that you may have about the Inspection and your Report. This is very much part of the Inspection, and you will not nor should you expect to be charged an extra fee for this. Baker Home Inspection and Consulting does not and will not charge you for consultation over the phone. After your initial Inspection of the Home, if you should want a home visit, however an additional fee can be involved.

Here is some of the many components that make up the home, that will be looked at during Yor Home Inspection.

Roof, vents, flashings, and trim.

Gutters and downspouts, if the home has them.

Skylight, chimney and other roof penetrations.

Decks, stoops, porches, walkways, railings, and if the home is on a lake. And there is a dock, it will also be looked at.

Eaves, soffit, and fascia.

Grading and drainage.

Foundation, Basement and or Crawl Space.

Water penetration and foundation movement.

Heating systems.

Cooling systems.

Main water shut off valves.

Water heating system.

Interior plumbing fixtures and faucets.

Drainage sump pumps with accessible floats.

Electrical service line and meter box.

Main disconnect and service amperage.

Electrical panels, breakers and fuses.

Grounding and bonding.

GFCIs and AFCI.

Fireplace damper door and hearth.

Insulation and ventilation.

Garage doors, safety sensors, and openers. And much more.

God Bless America, The land we love!

Retired U.S. Navy, Captain Dale Baker

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A home inspection from Dale, will give you peace of mind, so you and your family can enjoy the things you like to do!

Knowledge is Your Power For The Freedom of a Worry- Free Home!

When buying, renting a Home or Commercial Properties in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, Windsor County, Vermont, or nearby Counties. When "Good Enough" Isn't, call Baker Home Inspection and Consulting to schedule, Your Inspection.

Phone: 603-826-4207

Mobile: 603-477-8072

12 April 2009-Posted at: http://bakerhome.activerain.com and Localism.com

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog

Owner

You are always welcome to visit

By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the home or commercial property better than the owner does!

Home Inspection Glossary to help First Time Homebuyer's

Automatic Safety controls: These are devices designed and installd to protect systems and components from excessively high or low pressures or temperatures, excessive electrical current, loss of water, loss of ignition, fuel leaks, fire, freezing or any other unsafe conditions, with in the home.

Cross connection: This is any physical connection or arrangement between potable water and any source of contamination.

Dangerous or Adverse Situation: Any situations which poses a threat of injury to the family living in the home, or to the inspector when conducting the home inspection, situations which require the use of special protective clothing or safety equipment.

Engineering: An analysis or design work that requirs extensive preparation and experience in the use of mathematics, chemistry, physics and engineering sciences.

Functional Drainage: A drain is functional when it empties in a reasonable amount of time and does not overflow when another fixturs is operated at the same time.

Functional Flow: A reasonable flow at the highest fixture in a dwelling when another fixture is operated at the same time.

On-site Water Supply Quantity: Water quality is the rate of flow of water.

Primary Windows and Doors: Windowns and/or Exterior doors which are designed to remain in their respective opening year round and not left open for the entire summer.

Readily Openable Access Panel: This is a panel provided for homeowner inspection and maintenance which has removable of operable fasteners or lach devices in order to be lifted off, swung open, or otherwise removed by one person, and its edges and fasteners are not painted in place. These are limited to those panels within reach or from using a four foot stepladder, and which are not blocked, such by any stored items, furniture or building components.

Roof Drainage Systems: this includes gutters, downspouts, leaders, extensions, splashbacks and all similar components used to carry water off the roof and away from a home or building.

Shut Down: A piece of equipment or any system which is shut down when it cannot be operated by the device or control which a home owner should normally use to operate it. If its safety switch or circuit breaker is in the off position, or its fuse is missing or blown, the inspector is not required to reestablish the circuit for the purpose of operating the equipment of said system.

Solid Fuel Heating Devices: These are any wood, coal or similar organic fuel burning devices, including but not at all limited to fireplaces whether masonry or factory built, fireplace inserts and stoves, woodstoves, room heaters, central furnaces and combinations of these devices.

I hope this small glossary will be of help to First Time Homebuyer's, and others.

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God Bless America, The land we love!

Retired U.S. Navy, Captain Dale Baker

A home inspection from Dale, will give you peace of mind, so you and your family can enjoy the things you like to do!

Knowledge is Your Power For The Freedom of a Worry- Free Home!

When buying, renting a Home or Commercial Properties in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, Windsor County, Vermont, or nearby Counties. When "Good Enough" Isn't, call Baker Home Inspection and Consulting to schedule, Your Inspection.

Phone: 603-826-4207

Mobile: 603-477-8072

12 April 2009-Posted at: http://bakerhome.activerain.com/ and Localism.com

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog

Owner

You are always welcome to visit

By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the home or commercial property better than the owner does!

Many commercial buildings are light commercial buildings and are constructed similarly to, or a residential building has been converted to a light commercial building. In NH and VT, unlike the above Commercial Building photo.

Your decision to purchase a commercial building property has lots of unknowns to it. To help avoid costly problems, most commercial building buyer's. Seek the advice of qualified professionals such as Real Estate Brokers, Appraisers, and Attorneys. But who is going to advise you regarding the potential hidden problems that may very will exist in your building? That is where Baker Home and Commercial Property's Inspection and Consulting, is a comprehensive professional service that is designed to give you the answers before you buy.

Baker Home and Commercial Property's Inspection and Consulting-Commercial Property Inspections cover the lagest variety of building types and each Commercial Property Inspection is tailored to the Client's needs. The types of buildings that are inspected include, but are not limited to: Office Spaces, Restaurants, ACLFS, Apartment Buildimgs, Garages, and Warehouses. Typically, in a Commercial Inspection, due to the size and complexity of the structures, the Scope of the Inspection is limited to five basic items: The Roof, Structure, A/C, Heating, Plumbing, and Electrical. Often Mold Inspection is ofton added. However, Baker Home and Commercial Property's Inspection and Consulting, will inspect any building as thoroughly as any Client requests.

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A home inspection from Dale, will give you peace of mind, so you and your family can enjoy the things you like to do!

Knowledge is Your Power For The Freedom of a Worry- Free Home!

When buying, renting a Home or Commercial Properties in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, Windsor County, Vermont, or nearby Counties. When "Good Enough" Isn't, call Baker Home Inspection and Consulting to schedule, Your Inspection.

Phone: 603-826-4207

Mobile: 603-477-8072

11 April 2009-Posted at: http://bakerhome.activerain.com/ and Localism.com

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog

Owner

You are always welcome to visit

By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the home or commercial property better than the owner does!

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting- Offers a Home Wellness Check-up

The major systems check-up includes: the home's Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, Electrical along with a complete door to door Home evaluation. Even though this is not a complete Home Inspection, folks appreciate knowing about any needed repairs or upgrades that their home my need. Clients of a Home Wellness Check-up do sign a contract prior to the Check-up stating that you understand that the Home Wellness Check-up is by no means a full Home Inspection and that the information should not at all be used as a contract negotiation tool, if you go to sale your home. You can also call to have only a signal component in the home checked. Or even a full Home Inspection.

I feel the Home Wellness Check-up is a great sevice to home owner's, and I'm glad to be able to offer it to folks.

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A home inspection from Dale, will give you peace of mind, so you and your family can enjoy the things you like to do!

Knowledge is Your Power For The Freedom of a Worry- Free Home!

When buying, renting a Home or Commercial Properties in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, Windsor County, Vermont, or nearby Counties. When "Good Enough" Isn't, call Baker Home Inspection and Consulting to schedule, Your Inspection.

Phone: 603-826-4207

Mobile: 603-477-8072

11 April 2009-Posted at: http://bakerhome.activerain.com and Localism.com

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting Blog

You are always welcome to visit

By the time we compete the Inspection, you will know the home or commercial property better than the owner does!

Seen that this will be post 436, and at the time of writing this post. I have 274,303 points, I would say that I'm very active in the ActiveRain community.

I'll start this here post out by explaining, why I did not make it a members only post.

Last year, I asked a good friend here in the ActiveRain community. Why they had not made a post they had written members only. Well I was told it was because the public, could very will take that as being you have something to hide from them. And when folks think you are hiding things from them, how can you ask or even expect them to trust you. Will I gave that some thought. My friend is 100% right. I want Y'all to know this good friend, does not only blog in this community. But has also setup, blogging community's on the net.

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Okay now to get this here ActiveRain- I Sure Do have a Bone to pick with You! post underway.

The first area to cover with you ActiveRain, I would not have even had to write this post. If Y'all had only taken the time to get back to my contact e-mails to ya. But Y'all saw fit to turn your back to the issue's.

Some very important Widgets have been taken from my blogging post pages. My Blog Log, RE411, and COPYSCAPE. Then the other day, I went to add a Twitter widget to my sit, will low and behold it does not show up. Seen that other members have these widgets on their blogs still. The only thing that I think about all this, is Y'all have blacked me from being able to have Widgets on my Blog.

Seen that I pay COPYSCAPE to protect my post content, I sure do have to be up front with Y'all. It really tee's me off about it not being on the right side of my blog site.

Seen that My Blog Log Widget is longer on my page, when ever I visit and leave other member of ActiveRain a comment. That are also members of My Blog Log, my photo does not show on their Widget.

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Now for one that affects all ActiveRain members in the community!

This part does not have anything to do with, how or why a posts get Featured by ActiveRain. Or why it seem's the same members are Featured over and over.

A bit ago Y'all took away the ability of our posts to move back to the top in group's they are posted in. When folks would leave a comment on them. I sure do not feel that was right of Y'all to do.

I read a post written, asking about this. One of the so called ActiveRain community builder's, left a comment. Saying it was because some member's, thought it was not fare to their post's. That others were only socializing with one another. To only keep their friends posts at the top of the groups. So Y'all put a stop to our post's going back to the top, when someone would leave a comment on them.

Will I have to ask, now isn't that what is really going on with the Featured post's on the ActiveRain main page, that comes up when folks first enter the community?

So if it's okay for the Featured post's to move back to the top after someone leaves a comment, why can't the rest of us have the something for our post's in the groups they are posted in?

I do know this post is a Hot Potato, but I had to write it! Have been thinking about it for a bit. I'm just not the kind to lay down, and play dead.

Will ActiveRain these are two of the Bone's that I have to pick with You!

God Bless America, The land that we love!

Retired U.S. Navy, Captain Dale Baker

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A home inspection from Dale, will give you peace of mind, so you and your family can enjoy the things you like to do!

Knowledge is Your Power For The Freedom of a Worry- Free Home!

When buying, renting a Home or Commercial Properties in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, Windsor County, Vermont, or nearby Counties. When "Good Enough" Isn't, call Baker Home Inspection and Consulting to schedule, Your Inspection.

Phone: 603-826-4207

Mobile: 603-477-8072

11 April 2009-Posted at: http://bakerhome.activerain.com and Localism.com