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Noteworthy News

A Newsletter of Noteworthy Property Inspections

June 2005

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A message from Martin Grant, Owner/Chief Inspector, Noteworthy Property Inspections:

"With Summer upon us, more and more people will be using their own, or a friend's, backyard pool. It is an unfortunate fact that several hundred children under 5 drown in swimming pools each year. Please read and distribute the article published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission which provides information on the proper protection measures to take to prevent child drownings.

Our newsletter this month also includes an article on Clothes Dryer Venting Facts. Improper dryer venting is dangerous and is one of the common problems found during home inspections. The article on The Real Cost of a Home provides interesting food for thought for both new and existing home owners. It also provides very good advice on planning and performing preventative maintenance on the home to protect your investment.

Finally, for the Agents and Brokers I have included a recently issued CREIA press release giving some tips to help Realtors with their disclosure obligations."

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Featured in this issue of Noteworthy News......

(click on each headline for the full story)

How to Plan for the Unexpected - Preventing Child Drownings (This informative article by the Consumer Product Safety Commission provides information and advice on the proper protection measures to take to prevent child drownings in backyard swimming pools. Please print and distribute this information to anyone you know with a backyard swimming pool. It may save a child's life.)
Clothes Dryer Venting Facts (One of the common problems encountered during home inspections is improper clothes dryer venting. This article provides a summary of dryer venting requirements and some of the options available to achieve safe dryer venting.)
The Real Cost of a Home - After the mortgage is paid...watch out! (I recently came across this article in the Southern California Home and Outdoor magazine, and I've reproduced it here for your information. The article isn't as scary as it sounds, and provides some excellent advice on planning and performing preventative maintenance on your home to protect your investment. Often the issues we discover during a home inspection could have been avoided if the home owner had carried out some of the routine maintenance items recommended in this article.)
Real Estate Agents and Brokers: CREIA Offers Disclosure Tips for Realtors (For the Real Estate Agents and Brokers, please check-out these tips from the California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA) intended to help you with your disclosure obligations.)

(For more information and links visit our web site at www.NoteworthyPI.com )
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