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Thinking of
selling? Schedule a
Lynnwood
pre-listing Inspection to uncover items that are
sure to come up in a buyer’s inspection. Maintain the
integrity of your home and eliminate costly bargaining
chips that decrease the sale price of your real estate
transaction.
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About to buy?
From new construction to properties on the National
Historic Registry, any home you consider purchasing
requires a thorough inspection. Schedule a
Lynnwood
pre-purchase inspection to help you find any
potential items that may factor into your buying
decision, give you leverage in renegotiating the sale
price, or allow you to request repairs before closing.
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Commercial
property typically involves a significant investment. Every
building, whether an apartment building, storage facility,
or grocery store, needs to be completely inspected prior to
purchase in order to properly protect that investment.
A key part of
Lynnwood commercial
inspections is
infrared
thermography. An infrared inspection of electrical
panels and machinery helps identify areas that consume
higher amounts of energy than necessary. Infrared
thermography can also
identity
potential water leaks in the overall structure of
the building.
Request
infrared thermography with your inspection before you close
the sale to find any issues that may cost hundreds of
thousands to repair later.
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Pacific Northwest Building Inspections considers
an
infrared camera
to be one of the most important tools in a
Lynnwood home inspector’s tool bag. A scientific
process that essentially measures thermal or infrared
energy, infrared thermography can detect insulation, air
leakage, water, electrical, heating, and cooling problems.
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A Little
Bit About Lynnwood, Washington
Lynnwood was
officially incorporated on April 20, 1959, from a larger
unincorporated area called Alderwood Manor. The area was
originally platted, developed, and sold as 1-acre (4,000 m2)
lots designed for raising chickens. Even today you can see
many of the original 80 year old homes that were the chicken
ranches,[3] and old bulidings. Former Masonic Temple bulit
in 1919 still stands today near 36th Ave W and 196th St Sw
in Lynnwood.
The name
"Lynnwood" comes from a developer from Seattle who planned
to build something at Highway 99 and Alderwood Road (now
196th ST SW). He named the building "Lynn" for his wife and
"wood" for Alderwood. Many other stores around took the name
Lynnwood and were known as the Lynnwood Business District.
Some buildings still stand such as Lynnwood Center (home to
Safeway) and the first to say "Lynnwood", The Lynnwood
Lumber Company (now a pawn shop).
The initial
center of the incorporated city was the intersection of
State Route 99 (Highway 99) and State Route 524 (196th
Street SW). When I-5 was built, the exit onto 44th Avenue
West became the main Lynnwood exit. At that time, the city
zoned the area East of 48th W, south of 194th SW, and west
of the new freeway for commercial development, and the
current city center area was born, with the construction of
the Fred Meyer store, a new hotel called the Landmark (now
La Quinta Inns & Suites) on 200th and 44th, and other
commercial developments.
With the
planned construction of I-405 bringing more people by the
city, developers built the Alderwood Mall, effectively
moving the main commercial area even farther east.
Today,
Alderwood Mall continues to expand. New additions to it in
2005 included a Borders book and music store, a Pottery
Barn, and a large Loews theatre.
The Lynnwood
Convention Center opened in 2005 at 196th St. SW and 36th
Ave. W. The convention center and Alderwood Mall create many
tourists and business in Lynnwood.
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