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GUARD OR HANDRAILS LOOSE / MISSING / DAMAGED / AMISS: 
Decks which are more than 30 inches high (18" in some areas) should have guardrails. A stairway with four or more steps should have a handrail. Steps without handrails which run down to the street from the front entry are common "offenders." Steps without handrails which lead up and around a building are also common, as are steps which lead up slopes to the top of retaining walls and the like. Often property owners will just want to be aware of this situation and use the deck or steps with caution. Sometimes property owners-especially those with elderly company--will want to install some sort of handrail. The installation of handrails and guardrails on concrete walks or decks is best accomplished by Wrought Iron Companies. Usually they will drill into the concrete and install either expansion bolts or the rails themselves and pour special cement around them. Wood decks or walks are even easier to make safe and may be accomplished by Building Contractors as well as Wrought Iron Contractors. If you elect to do it yourself you will find hand and guardrails are fairly easy to install provided you have the right tools. Be sure to keep guardrails at least 36 inches above the surface you stand on (42 inches on commercial buildings) and handrails at least 34 inches above each stair or step nose. 

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Few realize the work performed by your NJ Real Estate Attorney. They are the ones who review the title, survey, contracts, mortgages, legal documents and perhaps most important to many home inspection report. An experienced NJ Real Estate Attorney can provide you with solid advice as to what you can and can not reasonably ask for after he or she reviews your home inspection report. Of course in order for your attorney to do a good job they need a good home inspection report to start out with. It is unfortunate many home inspectors (even those who have been in the field for a while) simply have no idea how vital their job is to their clients economic well being. Many home inspectors are under the mistaken impression they work for real estate agents. New Jersey law and regulation quite clearly indicate Licensed New Jersey Home Inspectors are to work for the home buying client, not the home owner nor the real estate agent. Home inspectors who have been full time in the home inspection business since 1993, who taught NJ home inspection classes and have performed more than 6,000 home inspections are much more likely to be able to write the type home inspection report you will need to obtain concessions from home sellers than those who went to school for a few weeks and spent just one week in the field inspecting homes. Click for more information about Real Estate Law or about Home Inspection Books - A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |