f you are in the market to noises. If any window will not
purchase a home, it can be open or close at all, careful
easy to fall in love at attention needs to be paid to
first sight. Do so at your own why. Is it the quality of the
risk. While the overall window or has the house started
appearance of a home is moving because of foundation
important, the quality is in the problems? Make sure you know the
details. In this article, I cause.
provide a checklist of window
issues you should consider when 2. The second item to check is
viewing a home. soft or mushy sills at the base
of the window. Often you can
Windows identify a soft sill by a
"rotted" look, but make sure to
If you are considering buying a run your hand across the sills
home, you should have a checklist with light pressure to see if
of things to review for the there are any soft spots. If you
property. There is an old cliché find a problem, warning lights
that eyes are the window to a should be going off in your mind.
person' soul. In the case of a A mushy sill means there is a
home, they can be a clue to the water penetration problem. More
quality of the home building if importantly, it also means the
you check the following: problem has existed for some
time. Long-term water problems
1. The first item to check is can mean the existence of mold
whether the windows open and and mold can be an expensive
close properly. Quality windows problem to fix. If you are really
should slide easily and with interested in the home, demand an
little noise. Cheap windows tend inspection paid for by the
to stick and make grinding seller. If the seller refuses,
walk away from the home. ask the seller to state in the
sales agreement there were no
3. Water stains are the final water stains before the house was
window item to check for during repainted.
your viewing. Just because the
sills are not soft, doesn't mean Windows are almost always an
there isn't a leakage problem. indicator of the quality of
Stains around a window frame are workmanship for a home. Giving
sure signs of water problems. If them a good "once over" should
a room has been painted, try to tell you a lot about the house
find one that hasn't. If the you are considering.
entire interior has been painted,
About the Author:
Raynor James is with http://www.fsboamerica.org - FSBO homes for sale by owner. Visit our "sell my home" page at http://www.fsboamerica.org/seller.cfm to sell your home yourself with a free 1 month listing.
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