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Home Tips CHRISTIAN BUILDING INSPECTORS, INC., 3697 HABERSHAM LANE, DULUTH, GEORGIA 30096, 770-849-0920 JANUARY 2002 Q & A Digital Photos Available? Being an “out of town” home buyer, we will not be able to be present for our home inspection. Are you capable of photographing any defect for us to review? Also, can you provide photos of the entire house? In this electronic age there seems to be no end to the “Hi Tech” advances. Digital photos are no exception. Now you can purchase a relatively inexpensive camera for around $300.00. Digital photos are rapidly replacing the old fashion print film. You now can have “instant” photos that can be e- mailed to friends and relatives all around the world. In home inspections, digital photos can provide a very important role for both the buyer and the seller. Many of our clients are not able to attend the home inspection. This makes it difficult to try and verbalize a defect or problem area of a home. Sometimes the technical terms are not familiar to the buyer and they have no idea what you are talking about. Words like “fascia”, “sill”, “purlin” and “jamb” may not be in a laymen’s vocabulary. As they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Some of the inspectors have to go back to their office and download the photos into their computer and then fax a report to the buyer and/or their real estate agent. We have the capability to print the photo’s in the field which saves valuable time. We can also provide the photos on a CD and give it to the client at the end of the inspection. Some clients want us to photograph the outside and inside of the house so they can e-mail photos to an out-of-town spouse or friend. We do provide this service at an additional charge to the standard inspection fee since it adds between 30 minutes to an hour to the length of the inspection. This service also helps the seller to understand where a particular defect or problem area is located. This service must be scheduled when the inspection is booked so sufficient time can be added to the length of the inspection. The additional cost for digital photos to be added to the inspection report is $50.00. The cost for digital photos on a CD is $100.00.
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CHRISTIAN BUILDING INSPECTORS, INC., 3697 HABERSHAM LANE, DULUTH, GEORGIA 30096, 770-849-0920 JANUARY 2002
Q & A
Digital Photos Available?Being an “out of town” home buyer, we will not be able to
be present for our home inspection. Are you capable ofphotographing any defect for us to review? Also, can youprovide photos of the entire house?
In this electronic age there seems to be no end to the “HiTech” advances. Digital photos are no exception. Now youcan purchase a relatively inexpensive camera for around
$300.00. Digital photos are rapidly replacing the old fashionprint film. You now can have “instant” photos that can be e-mailed to friends and relatives all around the world.
In home inspections, digital photos can provide a veryimportant role for both the buyer and the seller. Many of ourclients are not able to attend the home inspection. This makesit difficult to try and verbalize a defect or problem area of ahome. Sometimes the technical terms are not familiar to thebuyer and they have no idea what you are talking about.Words like “fascia”, “sill”, “purlin” and “jamb” may not be ina laymen’s vocabulary. As they say, “a picture is worth athousand words.”
Some of the inspectors have to go back to their office anddownload the photos into their computer and then fax a reportto the buyer and/or their real estate agent. We have thecapability to print the photo’s in the field which savesvaluable time. We can also provide the photos on a CD andgive it to the client at the end of the inspection. Some clientswant us to photograph the outside and inside of the house so
they can e-mail photos to an out-of-town spouse or friend. We
do provide this service at an additional charge to the standardinspection fee since it adds between 30 minutes to an hour tothe length of the inspection.
This service also helps the seller to understand where a
particular defect or problem area is located. This service mustbe scheduled when the inspection is booked so sufficient timecan be added to the length of the inspection. The additionalcost for digital photos to be added to the inspection report is$50.00. The cost for digital photos on a CD is $100.00.
Restoring A Fiberglass Tub?Our son decided to be helpful and cleaned his fiberglass
bathtub with a scouring pad and abrasive cleanser. He didget it clean, but left it scratched. Is there a way to restore theoriginal shine?
According to The Family Handyman Magazine, the rightproduct and a lot of elbow grease will bring back the shine.
The shiny, colored surface on fiberglass, called “gelcoat,” isabout as thick as adime. Restoring theshine is a 3-stepprocess. Buffing itwith polishingcompound willpolish out thescratches. Applyinga seal coat will fillthe small scratches,making the surfacesmoother. Andfinally, rubbingwax onto the sealedsurface will make iteven smoother, andlooking new.
In cases of severe scratches, start with 600-grit wet/drysandpaper, using water and a few drops of hand dish washingliquid as a lubricant. Rent an orbital polisher for about $15.00a day to apply the polishing compound.
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