{"id":133,"date":"2015-05-16T17:49:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T22:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2019-06-22T20:23:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T01:23:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME-INSIDE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IF YOU OWN A HOME ESCAPING MAINTENANCE IS IMPOSSIBLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I work with my students, I notice the same issues at every home. Think of weather and what it will do to any structure. Wind, Rain, Heat, and Cold will wreak havoc with your investment. I see water damage at every home in some shape or form. Most of these issues are easy to repair. Examples: Grading issues, Gutter issues, Foundation issues, landscaping too close, front steps breaking up, roof issues, chimney issues, failed grout or caulk leading to damage.<\/p>\n<p>Another Student falls victim to water and termite damage. Although not her fault, the root cause, lack of flashing, was found and a fix is in the works.<\/p>\n<p>When is the last time you took a walk around your home looking for issues? Would you know what to look for?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huduser.gov\/Publications\/PDF\/rehabinspect.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HUD book free, and what a home inspector looks for:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most repairs can last 5 + years, some 20+ years. If your home is older, figure on a remodel every 20-30 years at a minimum. Most will be done because the life of the current appliances or failure of watertight areas, or a change of color (what were those designers thinking with the avocado, pink, blue and yellow tile). Most baths and showers, if tiled will have water damage after 20+ years of use. Assume a gut at a minimum of the shower\/tub area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IF YOU OWN A HOME ESCAPING MAINTENANCE IS IMPOSSIBLE When I work with my students, I notice the same issues at every home. Think of weather and what it will <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/home\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231,"href":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skidome.org\/homeskills2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}