"Remodeled" doesn't mean "fixed", either (see also 9/14/13 post)

The defect of the week, sadly, is that "newly remodeled" doesn't necessarily mean that it was remodeled well. Two different houses in the past week were just remodeled to be sold. My clients were correct to have the properties inspected regardless. Among the problems found in my inspections -

• Hot and cold water pipes reversed at a bathroom sink
• No cold water supply to a bathroom sink
• A live electrical wire lying underneath the garbage disposal, waiting for the outlet to be installed
• A house being converted to all-electrical, but without sufficient electrical service to the house
• Two different electric panels in the house being updated, neither correctly installed
• No backup heater in a house that just added a heat pump
• A kitchen exhaust fan vented through the house roof, with duct work disconnected in two places
• The old, disconnected furnace flue was now simply an open pipe to the outside through the roof
• The old, disconnected plumbing vent was now simply an open hole through the plumbing flashing to the outside through the roof
• A new fireplace stove insert installed in such a way that the exhaust couldn't vent through the old chimney
• The only heating register in a room was now enclosed in the closet, not the room.

The list continues. The point is that while it may be easy to think that a "newly remodeled" house won't need to be inspected, you can't let yourself be misled. Find out the condition of the property at the time of the inspection. Eliminate the surprises problems like this can give you. Know what you're buying before you buy it. My clients for these two properties are both very glad they insisted on inspections.

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