Update! Appliance Research: Chest Freezers
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The decision (and purchase) has been made! In an earlier post (“Appliance Upgrade Research: Chest Freezers”), I checked to see if the chest freezers listed on the EnergyStar site were still offered by each of the manufacturers

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Captain, she couldna take much morrrrrre o this!

Submitted by on June 10, 2005 – 12:10 pmNo Comment

AKA Scotty, the pissed off engineer.

From what I’m told (and it seems like good adivce), as part of any home purchase a number of people have to come by and give you their professional take on the structure.

  • The Home Inspector — is a professional who evaluates the structural soundness and operating systems of a residence.
  • The Engineer’s report — Qualifications to look for – membership in NSPE and NABIE. After speaking with a few engineers while searching around, I was told that the requirements for membership in ASHI aren’t as strict as the other two and that while it’s good to have, it’s not something that should sell you on an engineer.
  • Pest/Termite Inspector — Banks are very interested to see the results of this before coming close to the closing table.

This past week I was able to find and hire a firm to do all three of these in one fell swoop. The credentials were good, I got a very good over the phone that the guy would know his stuff. Unknowingly, I hired a very angry engineer.

This could’ve been perfect if the builder spent a little more time thinking here. This countertop should have been extended this much further to give you the optimal working space.

Snarled comments made every so often, primarily on interior design (which isn’t what he was hired to look at), coupled with almost shouting for some privacy at the woman who let us into the building had me wondering if this guy was coming down off of something harsh. Overall the reports came out fine and detailed a few aspects of the building that would need attention that I hadn’t noticed earlier, but if asked for a reccomendation, this guy would not rank too high up on the list.

“I have opinions of my own –strong opinions– but I don’t always agree with them.” -George Bush

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