Home Buyer and Renter
Consumer Information
(Includes information on housing discrimination, land sales,
bad landlords in federal housing, and deceptive home improvement
contractors.) http://www.hud.gov/consum.cfm
Consumer Information
Center
(Federal Consumer Information Center offering many helpful
free publications hepful to a homeowner). http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
Electrical
Safety Publications
(U.S Consumer Products Safety Commission listing of documents
concerned with electrical safety. The documents are available
for viewing and download. For example, included are Repairing
Aluminum Wiring - GFCIs Fact Sheet - Preventing Home Fires:
Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs). http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/elec_sfy.html
Fire
Safety Publications
(U.S Consumer Products Safety Commission listing of documents
concerned with fire safety. The documents are available for
viewing and download. for example, includes a Fire Safety
Checklist, and information about smoke detectors, chimneys,
etc.) http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/fire_sfy.html
Pool and Spa Safety Publications
(U.S Consumer Products Safety Commission listing of documents
concerned with swimming pool safety. The documents are available
for viewing and download. For example, includes Safety Barrier
Guidelines for Home Pools)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/chdrown.html
A Brief
Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home
(This Guide provides information and guidance for homeowners
and renters on how to clean up residential mold problems and
how to prevent mold growth.) http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldguide.html
The Inside
Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
(Consumer Product Safety Commission and Environmental Protection
Agency. The Inside Story. A Guide to Indoor Air Quality. CPSC
Document #450) http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/450.html#ref10
Questions
and answers about mold
(Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch
National Center for Environmental Health - Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Questions and Answers on Stachybotrys
chartarum and other molds.) http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/stachy.htm
Masonite
Class Action Settlement Web Site
(Masonite® Siding Class Action Settlements- Official Web
Site.) http://www.masoniteclaims.com
LP Siding Claims
(This official website is maintained by the Court approved,
independent Claims Administrator under the supervision of
the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. - covers
litigation concerning problematic "OSB" siding.)
http://www.lpsidingclaims.com/
Insulation
Fact Sheet
(DOE/CE-0180 June 1997 Department of Energy Assistant Secretary
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Detailed information
on everything from determining insulation needs, to selecting
products, to installation.) http://www.ornl.gov/roofs+walls/insulation/ins_01.html
Foundation
Repair - The Concrete Network
(foundation repair, slabjacking, mudjacking and concrete piering
information from The Concrete Network) http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/foundation_repair/index.html
Adobe
Acrobat Reader - Download
(Adobe Acrobat pdf files are the standard file format for
for electronic document transfer, and the reader to view such
files is free to download.) http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
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