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HOME WARRANTY OPTIONS - When you are selling your home, if some of the above items are nearing the end of their average life, you may want to market your home with a One Year Home Warranty.
If you are buying a property, and some of the above items are reaching their life expectancy, you may want to ask the seller to include a Home Warranty with the sale of the home.
Buy or Sell Your Home with me, and have a successful closing, when you mention this ad prior to settlement,you will receive a
FREE HOME WARRANTY
Value up to $500!
This offer expires 6-30-2010
WHETHER YOU ARE BUYING OR SELLING A HOME,
it is important to know how long should the major components of a residential property last.
100 YEARS OR MORE
Brick Siding: Lifetime of the home
All Wooden Floors: Lifetime of the home
Cellulose Insulation Material: 100-plus years
50 TO 100 YEARS
Slate, Copper, Clay and Concrete roofs: 50 + Years
Copper gutters: 50+ years
Kitchen Cabinets: Up to 50 Years
Modified acrylic kitchen sinks: 50 years
Wooden windows: 50 to 100 years
30 TO 50 YEARS
Vinyl Floors: 20 years
Wood Shake Roofs: 30 years
French Interior Doors: 30 to 50 years
10 TO 20 YEARS
Thermostats: 10 to 20 Years
Built In Audio Systems: up to 20 years
Alluminum windows: 15 to 20 years
Asphalt Shingle roofs: 20 Years (some warranted for up to 45 years)
Faucets, kitchen sinks: 15 years
Gas Ranges: 15 years
Cultured Marble countertops: 20 years
Dryers and Refrigerators: 13 years
Air Conditioning units: 10 to 15 years
Lighting Controls: 10+ years
Interior and Exterior paints: up to 15 years
Electric or Gas water heaters: 10 years
Central Air Conditioners: 15 years
Furnaces: 15 to 20 years
5 TO 10 YEARS
Security Systems: 5 TO 10 years
Heat and Smoke detectors: 5 to 10 years
Dishwashers: 9 years
Microwave ovens: 9 years
Carpet: 8 to 10 years
