Another reason you should have your house inspected before you buy has to do with the weather. Yes, you read that correctly. It has been very dry this season here in Kansas City and that has possibly affected the house you're looking to buy.
Soil contracts and expands due to many conditions, including moisture content. As dry as it has been, for quite some time now, the ground around your home is contracting and compacting which can cause movement and cracking in the foundation walls of the house. The dry soil pulls away from the foundation as it contracts and that creates space between the soil and the wall. When we do finally get precipitation this fall or during the winter, the moisture will fill up that space between the soil and the wall, find the new foundation cracks, and seep into your home.
As you're looking at the property, you're thinking about who gets which bedroom, where to put the couch and whether the piano goes better in this room or that one. You're not spending your time looking for cracks in the foundation walls. Let us do that for you. It may not be foremost in your mind right now, but when the rain and snow come, you'll be glad you did.
Whole house inspections, condo inspections, radon testing, mold testing, and more, we do it all for you., Call or E-mail today to schedule your own Complete Home Inspection, 913-268-0222, www.completehomeinspectionkc.com.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Time to buy?
There are at least six good reasons for you to buy a house now. That's according to the October issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine where the six reasons are listed and discussed.
If you take advantage of current market conditions, whether buying your first home or upgrading to a larger one, include a complete home inspection by Complete Home Insepction in your buying process. Find out the condition of the property before you buy. Know what you're getting into. And, particularly in a distress sale situation, avoid any unpleasant surprises that the house may hold for you. Give yourself the peace of mind that comes only from having the property completely inspection by a thorough, experienced professional.
Whole house inspections, condo inspections, radon testing, mold testing, and more, we do it all for you. Call or E-mail today to schedule your own Complete Home Inspection, 913-268-0222, www.completehomeinspectionkc.com.
If you take advantage of current market conditions, whether buying your first home or upgrading to a larger one, include a complete home inspection by Complete Home Insepction in your buying process. Find out the condition of the property before you buy. Know what you're getting into. And, particularly in a distress sale situation, avoid any unpleasant surprises that the house may hold for you. Give yourself the peace of mind that comes only from having the property completely inspection by a thorough, experienced professional.
Whole house inspections, condo inspections, radon testing, mold testing, and more, we do it all for you. Call or E-mail today to schedule your own Complete Home Inspection, 913-268-0222, www.completehomeinspectionkc.com.
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