| Show 4C Saturday Home July 31 1999 & Family Standard-Examin- Buyer needs help choosing inspector agent gave me a list of local inspectors but expressed no for any particular one I asked her to choose an for me she declined for reasons of liability Apparently some Realtors have been advised not to select inspectors for their clients Being from out of town I have no idea which inspector to choose and wish my agent would give some direction What do you suggest? A Legal liability has become a dominant force in nearly every field of business and exposure runs especially high for Realtors Even when agents would prefer to specify a home inspector liability anxieties are there to complicate things Agents can be blamed for errors made by inspectors they recommend Therefore Realtors hoping to provide qualified inspectors for their clients are faced with a dilemma Consequently buyers are forced to make critical purchase decisions without adequate advice Fortunately the problem has a practical solution One approach is for agents to provide buyers with information prepared by the QMy Utility From 1C Fixed designs because of their simplicity are less expensive When choosing one it is important to have it sized properly The correct size depends on the window size your area’s latitude and window orientation They are also the easiest to install One new design Poncashade is delivered to your house with a preassembled hinged frame in a flat box The acrylic fabric is inspectors themselves To initiate this process agents could request a resume or flier from each available inspector A packet of fliers listing pertinent qualifications could then be presented to every home-buyFliers would contain details of the inspectors’ credentials and levels of experience Buyers would have a means of comparing qualifications and could call inspectors for additional information When choosing a home inspector a blind shot in the dark is not a wise approach By equipping buyers with adequate information materials furnished by the inspectors themselves agents can meet the disclosure needs of their clients without recommending anyone and without incurring needless liability Q The house I'm buying was just checked by a home inspector He recommended a vapor barrier for the er already attached Just drill four holes to attach it It took me about 10 minutes to install one over my own back door If you are primarily interested in the appearance of awnings English-styl- e canopy designs are a good choice These are available in three four or five-ri- b ellipse or circular designs Retractable canopy designs are available but they do not adjust They are either fully up or extended Write for or instantly download wwwdulleycom update Bulletin 736 for a buyer’s down-to-eart- AND THERE’S MORE As most of our pointed out the list of essential book-love- rs books for the home could go on and on Consider some of these essentials offered by Weber State University English professor Kathy Herndon employees at the Morgan County at Sam Library and book-selleWeller’s Books in Salt Lake City: “The Random House Book of Poetry for Children” “Pride and Prejudice” (Austen) “Men to Match my Mountains” (Stone) A book about the place you rs live “Gathering of Zion” (Stegner) ! “Tao te Ching” (Lao Tzu) “Sand County Almanac” (Leopold) “To Kill a Mockingbird” (Lee) ) Collected Works of Robinson 1 Jeffers “Understanding Media” (McLuhan) ’ “Good Soldier” (Hasck) ' “Peter Pan” (Barrie) “Readers Digest Fix It Yourself Book” “Readers Digest Do It Yourself Book” “1 00 Years of Solitude” ’ (Garcia-Marque- ! " z) “Dhammapada” (Buddha) “Don Quixote” (Cervantes) “Charlotte’s Web” (White) The Koran E-m- guide of adjustable and fixed awning kits sizes fabrics features and an awning size chart Q I am getting quotes for an room addition energy-efficiethat will be heated with solar and a pellet stove The contractor suggested a punch list for the final 10 percent of the costs What does this mean? A What your contractor is probably referring to is a list of detailed items that need to be finished or corrected at the end of construction work This protects both you and the contractor What typically happens is that you and the contractor will go through the room addition together and you will note anything that needs to be fixed As these items are corrected they are “punched” off the list nt To order Utility Bills Updates send $3 and a envelope to stamped business-sk- e James Dulley Standard-Examin6906 Royalgreen Drive Cincinnati OH 45244 or for instant download contact his Internet Web page at ed er http:wwwdulleycom mastering at home - My for personal favorite is the “ Dummies” series For example “WordPerfect Suite 7 for UNIVERSITY LIBRARY From 1C from the staff A Bible A good medical book such as the Merck medical book A cookbook A dictionary Those basics plus: Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales - A necessity According to Albert Einstein: If you want your kids to be smart read them fairy tales if you want them to be smarter read them more fairy tales “Anne of Green Gables” -This series is very reliable a good read It’s good for the imagination “Diary of Anne Frank” -This gives you a taste of history with the true story of one girl's experiences A good history book that doesn’t read like one James Herriot’s “All Creatures Great and Small” books - A man’s true experiences as a veterinarian They’re humorous and h stories “Gone with the Wind” - An epic classic novel What else can we say? “Rebecca” (Du Maurier) -Another good epic historical-typ- e novel This one is more for the whole family than “Gone with the Wind” “The Secret Garden” - A good story for the whole family your questions to wwwhousedetectivecom or mail to Barry Stone c!o Access Media Group 1776 Jami Lee Ct Suite 218 San Luis Obispo CA 93401 WEBER STATE More book lists BRIGHAM CITY LIBRARY ground surface beneath the building because there are no vent openings What exactly is a vapor barrier? Is it required? 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