Jim wrote:
The air-quality and toxicity tests won't be back for a few days (lab work
needs to be done) but the preliminary report is very good.
Glad to hear, and just a few comments from personal experience:
1.) If it's 60% there now it will always be at least that. You must
be below 50% to
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From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 12:01 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Preliminary Mold Inspection Results (was Mold in my house
Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?))
Jim wrote:
The air-quality and toxicity tests
Jim wrote:
We've added the cost for a good humidifier (we're figuring high - $1500 for
cost, installation, accessories, etc) to the whole shebang and are still
pretty happy.
Hi Jim,
I went with IAQSource.com and negotiated. I got the Thermastor Santa
Fe, the duct kit, the filter and
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From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:32 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Preliminary Mold Inspection Results (was Mold in my house
Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?))
Jim wrote:
We've added the cost for a good
Jim wrote:
My only worry is the temperature - the specs say it requires temps of over
55 degrees (I think that's right) but I'm not sure how cold the basement
garage will get.
Funny you should ask ... I did basically the same thing. The Santa Fe
is nice in that if it freezes up, it will
Just a note for those that are interested.
The air-quality and toxicity tests won't be back for a few days (lab work
needs to be done) but the preliminary report is very good.
The inspector was able to peel the boards he needed (the basement isn't
paneled after all but rather actual planking...
glad to hear that this is going the way you want.
Dana
On 1/12/06, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just a note for those that are interested.
The air-quality and toxicity tests won't be back for a few days (lab work
needs to be done) but the preliminary report is very good.
The
In cincinnati my big dislike for 80% of the houses was 1) Small
Kitchens,
rediculously small kitchens 2) 1 car garage if a garage at all and 3)
master
bedrooms no larger than 10x12.
Well... then you'd mostly hate this place. ;^)
The kitchen is small-ish, large, but not really eat-in
Jim wrote:
We're getting the full mold and air-quality work done Thursday - that will
be the deciding factor for us.
I'd be curious to know if the company you're using is willing to give
you a guarantee that there is no mold infestation. From my experience
with it, I wonder how they would
-Original Message-
From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:46 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Jim wrote:
We're getting the full mold and air-quality work done Thursday
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Yes, you're being naive. You shouldn't pay a price for something that
has
a
lot of broken parts, unless you're getting a steal on it and you know
that's
it's going to be worth your time and money to repair
I think people just have your best interests at heart, Jim. You're a first
time home-buyer, asking for advice. Those of us with experience are trying
to share ours with you. I'm certainly not one to say that you should wait to
buy a house that's in pristine condition. My house, when I bought it,
-Original Message-
From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:38 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
I'll repeat, take your time, Mold == bad. Its like mice crap just b/c you
only see 2
Mold. Kills.
Kills dead.
Asthma.
It can cause asthma in people that don't already have its.
Bad stuff.
terrible stuffies.
okies just wanted to add that.
*slinks off*
On 1/10/06, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:38 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
I'll repeat, take your time, Mold == bad. Its like mice crap just b/c you
only see 2 droppings doesn't mean its a small
I cannot tell you how many times I've heard the story: We found this house
we really liked, but something happened and we didn't get it. Then we found
a house we absolutely adore and it came through without a hitch!
Matt, add one more time. We fell in love with a house, it had some knob
I think the problem is that the 'lots of little things' that you've told us
about could go either way on the 'serious' scale. Mold... might not be a big
deal --might mean a gut of the house or serious health problems. Questionable
roof --might be a quick fix of a few shingles, but a bad storm
+1
My sister is walking proof of the asthma part.
Mold. Kills.
Kills dead.
Asthma.
It can cause asthma in people that don't already have its.
Bad stuff.
terrible stuffies.
okies just wanted to add that.
*slinks off*
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Jim wrote:
Mold is about the scariest thing out there. Get it fully tested. Your
kids
are worth it.
We are - no doubt about that. We've already scheduled air quality testing
and are requesting a mold inspection tomorrow.
The thing with mold is that it needs 2 things to grow:
1.)
wheeze /cough
On 1/10/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
not all mold. Some mold saves! Pennicillin for instance. Seriously,
black mold has really stirred up a lot of overreaction. It's the same
story as everything else. Black mold was around when we were growing
up and a lot
Basement rooms always seem to have a moldy
musty scent to them.
Dude! The only thing that _should_ ever have a moldy/musty scent to it
is a freshly uncorked bottle of Bordeaux. And that should dissipate
after the first pour...
--
will
If my life weren't funny, it would just be true;
and
Jim, if you used Gmail you would be seeing a LOT of ads on the sidebar
for mold removal in this thread.
:-)
On 1/10/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
wheeze /cough
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Message:
not all mold. Some mold saves! Pennicillin for instance. Seriously,
black mold has really stirred up a lot of overreaction. It's the same
story as everything else. Black mold was around when we were growing
up and a lot earlier than that. It's just that the hysteria wasn't
there spurred on
: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:40 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Yes, you're being naive. You shouldn't pay a price for something that
has
a
lot of broken parts, unless you're getting a steal on it and you know
that's
Hell yeah I am a picky Bastard; shit I would hope anyone that is going
to drop 170k on a house is picky, assuming 170k is a fair price in your
area. We're not talking about a used car here. If you don;t like this in 2
years you can't just sluff it off you've got to sell it and selling
My wife and I celebrated this weekend that we finally got both of our
vehicles inside our garage for the first time. I almost cried. I
amazing to see a 20' long truck fit so well in a garage. :)
On 1/10/06, Adam wrote:
or.
In cincinnati my big dislike for 80% of the houses was 1) Small
oh, to put it in perspective, we moved in 1.0833 years ago.
On 1/10/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My wife and I celebrated this weekend that we finally got both of our
vehicles inside our garage for the first time. I almost cried. I
amazing to see a 20' long truck fit so
Installed Parking Assist on the truck?
0_0
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-Original Message-
From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 8:04 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
I think people just have your best interests at heart, Jim. You're a first
I appreciate
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From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:31 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Jim,
When we first bought our place the inspector said that the roof needed
-Original Message-
From: Jillian Koskie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:09 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
I think the problem is that the 'lots of little things' that you've told
us about could
-Original Message-
From: Jillian Koskie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:09 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
I think the problem is that the 'lots of little things' that you've told
us about could
-Original Message-
From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:22 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Jim, you're in Massachussetts and I am not sure how prevalent the
problem is there but a lot
-Original Message-
From: Adam Haskell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:40 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Hell yeah I am a picky Bastard; shit I would hope anyone that is
going
to drop 170k
Missing shingles, old shingles, mold. I'm not seeing winner here. Based on
the houses I looked at when I did the quicky search, it seems like this
house is overpriced for the amount of work it needs. I'd expect it to have
been maintained better than it has been. It's your first house - if you're
: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Well... we just got our inspection report back. The house was built in
the
60's so there's a lot of known issues (many outlets should be GFCI and
many
are two prong - but some of the them have been updated to grounded
outlets
Deanna wrote:
Missing shingles, old shingles, mold. I'm not seeing winner here.
Oh yeah, forgot about the roof. Knock another $20,000 off. The
typical way of getting a roof here in the midwest is to wait for a
good hail storm and then filing an insurance claim.
I agree with Deanna, unless
100% agree. If there has been any evidence of mold, get a mold inspector
out asap!
-Original Message-
From: Ken Ketsdever [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:19 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Its worth
. If there has been any evidence of mold, get a mold inspector
out asap!
-Original Message-
From: Ken Ketsdever [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:19 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Its worth a couple of hundred
I concur with the general sentiment here. Get a mold inspector and see how big
the problem really is. You can always ask for the seller to remediate the
problem and make your purchase contingent on the house passing your inspector's
test after remediation.
The roof is a big issue. I would
-Original Message-
From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 6:57 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
I concur with the general sentiment here. Get a mold inspector and see how
big the problem
speak to. The only mold I ever see here is in my refrigerator.
Jeff
-Original Message-
From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:50 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
-Original Message
Yes, you're being naive. You shouldn't pay a price for something that has a
lot of broken parts, unless you're getting a steal on it and you know that's
it's going to be worth your time and money to repair it.
$145,000 is a lot of money, even if it's not a lot of money for a house to
some
-Original Message-
From: Chesty Puller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:40 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Yes, you're being naive. You shouldn't pay a price for something that has
a
lot
Jim Davis wrote:
The thing that did raise an eyebrow was that in the three finished basement
rooms (all carpeted with wood planking walls) he found small patches of mold
on the wooden walls near the floor and at least a coupla water stains.
I'm unsure of why you had the inspection done
-Original Message-
From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 11:33 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Jim Davis wrote:
The thing that did raise an eyebrow was that in the three finished
Jim wrote:
Sorry - didn't make myself clear: this is a house we're interested in
buying. (We're moving from Boston, MA to Scranton, PA)
Oh. Never mind :)
j/k I wouldn't buy the house then unless you're going to get a large
enough break to cover the costs of what I listed. If you had the
As others have said, it depends on the mold. But something you might
want to consider is that most homeowner insurance policies don't cover
mold.
http://www.insurance.wa.gov/factsheets/factsheet_detail.asp?FctShtRcdNum=36
On 1/7/06, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So... what do you guys
Well... we just got our inspection report back. The house was built in the
60's so there's a lot of known issues (many outlets should be GFCI and many
are two prong - but some of the them have been updated to grounded outlets).
There are several other minor electrical issues, but nothing that
I would fear mold. Big time.
-Original Message-
From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 4:36 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?)
Well... we just got our inspection report back. The house was built
Have someone certified in that industry test for the type of mold.
Black mold is known to be dangerous whilst regular household mold
wouldn't be too uncommon in a basement. At least that's the way it is
here in Texas.
On 1/7/06, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well... we just got our
you need to find out. We had to move out of a house that was molded
out -- Lara had a noseblled everytime she slept in the house.
On 1/7/06, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well... we just got our inspection report back. The house was built in the
60's so there's a lot of known issues
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