Home inspection today revealed that the house is wired with aluminum wiring. It’s a known potential fire hazard so merits more research. The most useful reference is the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Publication 516, Repairing Aluminum Wiring, which covers how to recognize aluminum branch circuit wiring and the repair methods CPSC recommends.

The Oregon Senate passed “Heat Smart” Bill 102 last year in an effort help clean up the environment by exorcising over 300,000 non-certified wood burning stoves  from Oregon homes. The latest revisions to the Oregon Property Disclosures look like this regarding wood burning stoves: Stoves that are not certified or installed without a permit must… Continue reading Oregon Wood Burning Stoves Go Up In Smoke

Oregon DEQ records are the most solid evidence that an oil tank has been removed and decommissioned.  Buyers of any Oregon real estate become the responsible party for soil contamination at closing which makes finding out if there is/was an oil tank an important part of buyer due diligence during the inspection period.