Home buyers: Avoid common home repair expenses by inspecting your home before you complete your purchase. These photos are examples of inspection issues which have arisen from our home inspections on previous sales. Employ the expertise of a Buyer Specialist from the Baskin Real Estate Specialists to negotiate a better solution for you when you purchase a home. Also, ask questions of your Buyer Specialist to evaluate future resale consequences and value adjustments.
Home buyers in Tulsa, Oklahoma encounter some problems indigenous to the area. Clay soils moving with intense force and sudden and drastic changes in temperature can cause various home maintenance problems. Taking the appropriate measures will help your home survive the course of time. The pictorial directory below will assist a Tulsa area home buyer in understanding some common issues which arise in home inspections.
Please note that problems uncovered in a home inspection do not necessarily mean the house is bad and your purchase should be cancelled. With proper negotiation and an eye on future value, your current dilemma can be facilitated into a winning purchase. For additional home buyer assistance, speak to The Baskin Real Estate Specialists' buyer team at 918-258-2600.
Darryl Baskin is an associate of McGraw, Realtors at their Broken Arrow office.
This separating panelling show that movement has occured in the wall-generally from the slab floor.
The gap in the concrete between this carpet tack strip and the baseboard shows that the slab floor has moved away from the stemwall.
Besides the fact that this is a poor drywall repair, it may also indicate movement or moisture.
This is a steel pier being installed and lifted to support the foundation footing. It will lift the concrete footing back into place to prevent further movement.
This is a finished steel pier. You can see it has a small platform to suport the foundation. THe hole will be covered with dirt and conrete if a sidewalk or patio.
This underground air-conditioning duct has filled with water. This can cause mold and respiratory problems.
This duct contains water. Ducts should be dry. The rust in this duct indicates a recurring problem and not a one-time water leak such as a broken pipe or overflowed washing machine.
This rusted duct has been neglected far too long. It may have aready rusted completely through and will allow dirt or sand from under your house to get into the air in your home.
This dirt tube on the wall is from termites. The termites have been feasting on the wooden baseboard and created this "exit tube" to find more food. Dirt on a wall should create suspicion of termites.
Termites will eat the paper off a sheetrock wall. This is a painted, textured wall where the termites have eaten the paint between the paint and the white sheetrock.
The Baskin Real Estate Specialists
Darryl Baskin
McGraw, REALTORS
10131 S Yale Ave
Tulsa, OK 74137
Phone: (918) 258-2600
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