This is the crawlspace area of one Jacksonville home, and those stumps are cypress trees! Oh, yeah - and there's quite a bit of insulation falling down.

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Consumer Alerts and Safety Issues

• Consumer Reports: How to Prevent Trouble in the Real Estate Transaction, 9 Warning Signs
• Institute for Business and Home Safety
• Product Recalls - awesome website!
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission - with sections on Child Safety, Home Heating, Electrical, Fire, Pool and Spa, Outdoor Power Equipment, and much more
• Consumer.gov

• American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• NTIS FedWorld - for finding government information
• General Class Action Litigation Information (more class action information can be found under specific categories below)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Termite and WDO Information

• Understanding WDO, and Florida Form 13645
• WDO Answers, free downloadable guide
• Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Entomology - http://www.floridatermitehelp.org/

Mold Information

• Questions About Mold
• Coping with Mold
• Florida Mold Legislation

• NYC Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi
• LAW Environmental Services

Other Environmental Information

• Removal or cleaning of Oil, Gas, Diesel Tanks - Petrogan
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Indoor Air Quality
• Lead Paint

• Asbestos
• Septic Tanks
• Duct Cleaning
• Radon in the Home
• Pollution Online

Home Energy Information

• Free Energy Audit from JEA
• Do it Yourself Home Energy Audit
• Home Energy Savings online calculators

• How to become your home's "Energy Hog" Buster
• Home Energy Savers Guide (PDF, from the US Department of Energy)

Insurance Information

• Questions and Answers about Flood Insurance for Real Estate Professionals
• Myths and Facts about the National Flood Insurance Program

• General Flood Insurance Publications from FEMA
• Home Insurance Score

Building Codes and Permit Information

• Is your Contractor Florida Licensed?
• Duval County Building Department - Questions about Permits (Jacksonville)
• Duval County Property Appraisers office, information and property search
• Clay County Property Tax information and search
• Code Check - help with building codes

• International Code Council (ICC) - The consolidation of BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI
• International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
• Southern Building Code Conference Internat’l (SBCCI)
• The Construction Specifications Institute, Inc.

Home Builder Information

• How does J.D. Powers rate your builder?
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Information Network
• Department of Housing & Urban Development
• American Institute of Architects

• Consumer Reports: How to Prevent Shoddy Home Construction
• Consumer Reports: General Home Improvement Guide
• Consumer Reports: Adding Value Through Remodeling - What Pays Most and Least

Electrical Information

• International Association of Electric Inspectors, Southern Section, Florida Chapter
• Holt’s National Electrical Code (info site for the NEC)

• International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)
• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
• Underwriters Laboratories

Heating & Air Conditioning Information

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Chimneys.com

• Preston’s HVAC Guide Books (lists manufacturers, models, capacity, etc.)
• Removal or cleaning of Oil, Gas, Diesel Tanks - Petrogan

Plumbing Information

• ABS Drainpipe Class Action Info
• Polybutylene Pipe Information

• PlumbNet Interactive Plumbing Network
• Plumbing Information Forum

Roofing Information

• Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association
• National Roofing Contractors Association

• Types of Roofing Materials
• Roofing Maintenance
• Cemwood Cement/Wood Fiber Roofing Shakes Class Action Info

Siding Information

• Masonite Siding Claim Information
• Louisiana Pacific Siding Claims
• Synthetic Stucco (EIFS) National Class Action Info

• Types of Siding
• Siding Maintenance
• Consumer Reports: Synthetic Stucco

Home Inspection Resources

• American Society Of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
• Florida Association of Building Inspectors (FABI)
• Wally Conway Seminars for Real Estate Professionals
• National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI)

• California Real Estate Inspectors Association (CREIA)
• 15 Minute Walkthrough Guide for Buyers
• Pre-Settlement Walk Through Guide for Buyers
• 15 Minute Walkthrough Guide for Sellers
• Average Replacement Costs of Standard Home Components