Repair Requests After a Home Inspection: A Guide for Older Homes
How to sort an inspection report on a mid-century house, when to ask for repairs or a credit, the California and EPA rules that apply to the work, and how to write a request a seller can answer.
Sell a House As Is in California: Original Mid-Century Homes
Selling as is changes what you repair, not what you disclose. The California rules that apply to 1950s and 1960s houses, and a simple way to sort fix, credit and leave.
Lead Paint Disclosure for Pre-1978 Homes, Plus Asbestos Testing
The federal lead paint disclosure steps for pre-1978 homes, how California's disclosure form treats hazards, where asbestos may be in a mid-century house, and renovation rules.
Section 1 and Section 2 Termite Reports on Post-and-Beam Homes
What Section 1, Section 2 and further inspection mean on a California pest report, where post-and-beam homes tend to show wood damage, and how buyers and sellers use the report.
Mid-Century Home Inspection Checklist: What to Check, System by System
Which inspections to order for a 1950s or 1960s post-and-beam home, and what to check on the roof, slab, wiring, glass and original materials before your contingency ends.
Flat Roof Drainage on Mid-Century Homes: Fascia, Gutters and Grading
How water leaves a low-slope post-and-beam roof, why the fascia needs care, how to choose open edges, scuppers or gutters, where water should go at grade, and what to check each season.
Slab Leaks in Mid-Century Homes: Signs, Tests and Repair Choices
Why slab-on-grade post-and-beam houses hide leaks, how to tell a supply, drain or radiant leak apart, how leaks are found, and the trade-offs between repairing and rerouting.
Mid-Century Home Electrical Panel and Wiring: What to Check
How to read an older electrical panel, what federal and city agencies say about older breakers and aluminum wiring, two-slot outlets and GFCIs, and how to plan all-electric upgrades.
Post and Beam Repair: Inspecting and Refinishing Exposed Beams
Where exposed beams on mid-century homes decay, how to inspect them with simple tools, the repair options preservation specialists use, and how to refinish beams without losing the look.
Eichler Radiant Heat: Copper vs. Steel, Repair, Replace or Retire
How Eichler radiant floors work, how to tell copper tubing from steel, the warning signs of a slab leak, and the three paths owners take: repair, a new heat source, or a new system.