Below are some links that can take you to more information about potential safety issues that are sometimes found in homes, and other useful links to consumer web sites. Your home inspection may or may not include inspections or testing for these. It is recommended that you review your contract with our company to determine what additional services (if any) were performed.

Consumer Safety & Recalls:  http://www.cpsc.gov/ from swimming pools to items in the home 

Consumer Watch:  www.consumerwatch.com  provides up-to-date recall information for consumers

Product Recalls:  http://www.recalls.gov 

EPA http://www.epa.gov/- which includes information on asbestos, clean-up, Lead, Mold, etc.

Radon:  http://www.epa.gov/radon/

Asbestos visual identification:  http://www.inspect-ny.com/sickhouse/asbestoslook.htm

Heating oil tanks (Oregon):  http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/tanks/hot

Polybutylene plumbing in homes:  http://www.polybutylene.com/poly.html

Federal Pacific Electrical Panels:  http://www.inspect-ny.com/fpe/fpe.html
Fires waiting to happen, debate waiting to be ended

Chimney Safety Institute of America:  http://www.csia.org

Life Expectancy of Home Components (courtesy of the National Association of Home Builders):  click here

National Association of Home Builders:  http://www.nahb.org  Click on the Consumers category, there's lots of good information.