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	<title>Tampa Bay Home Inspector Blog &#187; Consumer Awareness</title>
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		<title>3 Deadly Mistakes</title>
		<link>http://www.frontlineinspections.com/blog/2010/05/11/3-deadly-mistakes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 02:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[3 Deadly Mistakes that every home buyer should avoid&#8230;
Deadly Mistake #1:   Thinking you can&#8217;t afford it. 
Today, buying the home of your dreams is easier than ever before.  Many people who thought that buying the home they wanted was simply out of their reach are now enjoying a new lifestyle in their very own new home.
 
Buying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Problems with Stucco</title>
		<link>http://www.frontlineinspections.com/blog/2010/04/26/more-problems-with-stucco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m driving to work one morning last week and see this on a home in my neighborhood so I had to stop and take a picture.

Like I find during the course of many home inspections, there were cracks visible on most of the second story walls of this home.  The water had penetrated the cracks, made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wood Decay</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moisture Problems/Mold]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wood decay, also known as wood rot, is the decomposition of wood as the result of actions by certain species of fungi.
Facts about wood decay and decay fungi:
According to Ohio State University, replacement materials needed to repair damage caused by decay account for nearly 10% of U.S. annual wood production.
Carpenter ants, termites and other wood-destroying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aluminum Wiring</title>
		<link>http://www.frontlineinspections.com/blog/2010/03/21/aluminum-wiring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Electrical]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Between approximately 1965 and 1973, single-strand aluminum wiring was sometimes substituted for copper branch-circuit wiring in residential electrical systems due to the sudden escalating price of copper. After a decade of use by homeowners and electricians, inherent weaknesses were discovered in aluminum that lead to its discontinued use as a branch wiring material. Although properly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Tip, Tip</title>
		<link>http://www.frontlineinspections.com/blog/2010/03/07/anti-tip-tip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anti-tip brackets are metal devices designed to prevent freestanding ranges from tipping. They are normally attached to a rear leg of the range or screwed into the wall behind the range, and are included in all installation kits. A unit that is not equipped with these devices may tip over if enough weight is applied to its open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17 Ways to Save Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.frontlineinspections.com/blog/2010/02/01/17-ways-to-save-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frontline Property Inspections is happy to recommend 17 ways to save energy:
1. Get a free home energy audit from a Progress Energy to find ways to cut costs.
2. Check with your utility company for rebated whenever you install energy-saving equipment.
3. Add more energy-efficient insulation to your attic, perferably with a resistance rating of R-21 to R-30
4. [...]]]></description>
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