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Kaufman Homes has always aspired to go above and beyond any industry standards regarding warranties.

As a part of our commitment to excellence and our desire to always "do the right thing", Kaufman Homes has consistently fixed problems for our customers beyond our expressed (industry standard) 1 year limited warranty. Our long history of service and positive feedback from our many customers has given us the confidence in our workmanship, services, and what we build, to extend our present 1 year limited warranty to a 5 year limited warranty.

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Feb

Extreme wet winter weather can cause a traumatic event!

Posted by Dean Kaufman in Home Repair

Rain Can Cause Problems!

The torrential downpour in January of 2012 caused a lot of headaches for homeowners and businesses in Salem. I am sure there could be many stories written of instances where the extreme wet weather caused varying degrees of problems.

I was personally aware of a happening where a friend of mine had a good part of their back yard slide down and into the yard of the home below. This was a steep lot with a lot of fill dirt pushed up to the home in a steep angle. The cause of the slide was a leaky and partially broken water pipe that was out of sight out of mind and no one saw the leak. As it sprayed out over a portion of the backyard it soaked the ground and combined with the huge rain, gravity and the extreme weight caused the ground to give away.

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