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The Home Reference Book©
"The first tool you need around the house!"
The clearest, most comprehensive reference guide available, the Home Reference
Book is provided to the potential home purchaser at the end of every home inspection. The
easy-to-use manual contains 400 informative pages and over 160 illustrations, organized as
follows:
Text and Illustrations
A simple explanation of home construction, with detailed chapters on each of the
nine house systems - Roofing, Exterior, Structure, Electrical, Heating, Cooling,
Insulation, Plumbing and Interior. Plus illustrations showing how each component of the
house is made, how it works and how it wears out or fails.
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Sample: Codes for Reports |
Sample: Report Form |
Sample: Text & Illustrations |
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Description and Improvement Recommendations
Nine pages to be filled in, recording the state of a house's major systems and
components. Any improvement recommendations can be noted, describing the nature, timing
and likely cost of each item.
Life Cycles and Costs
A wealth of information on normal life expectancies of roofs, furnaces, etc. as
well as the ballpark costs of replacing such items.
Maintenance
A handy chart with text setting out the recomended frequency of household
maintenance so that you can catch little problems before they become big ones.
Filing System
A series of files to record and store your house documents including Aquisition
Records, Mortgages, Insurance Policies, Property Taxes, plus costs for Utilities, Home
Improvements, Major Furniture and Appliances.
The Bottom Line
The summary page that instantly tells you how a house stacks up against its
peers, highlighting any and all components requiring significant improvements and/or major
expenditures in the near future.
- Of all the tools used by the home owner, The Home Reference Book could well be
the most valuable. It can help inform you, organize you...and save you money.
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