Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
By William Kibbel, Old House Inspector
Where’d it go?
I know most of the very earliest homes were without one, but many had wide eaves or a pent-roof to deflect rain and provide shade over windows and the entrance door. Nobody had leisure time to sit around on the porch ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
By William Kibbel, Old House Inspector
Paul in Vermont was reading the New York Times and saw an article that referred to a building as a "taxpayer-style."Paul couldn’t find anything with Google, so he shot me an e-mail, asking if I knew something about this style. So, for Paul and Google, ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
By William Kibbel, Old House Inspector
I recently received an email from a woman who purchased a home with a family room addition whose only source of heat is a wood-burning fireplace. Her husband is nervous about safety issues. This is a pretty common — and important — concern among owners ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
By William Kibbel, Old House Inspector
I’d like to use my first entry to tell you a little about myself and what I’d like to include in this blog in the future.
I’m primarily an old-house inspector (not an old house-inspector)! After a fast-paced career in construction management, I was hired ...
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