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tcufrog
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Comments (9)Heat exchanger is either cracked or clogged? That is like saying "the wall is either white or black", isn't it? (The question is aimed at techs, not the OP.) The service company must do installs too. If you need a replacement then why don't they want to do now? That would be in their interest since they get your money now. The whole thing sounds very weird. You should find out what is wrong and remedy it now. The cleaning can be done now instead of the fall. They can evaluate it at the same time. If cleaning fixes what ever is wrong with it, they can skip the cleaning in the fall and do it a little earlier than usual next year. (There is nothing magic about doing it in a particular month.) If you need a new furnace, the time to get estimates and make leisurely decisions is NOW, not when the frost is on the pumpkins! Maybe he wants you over a barrel in the Fall....See MoreOT - Storm Water Inspection & Correction Request - must i dig?
Comments (2)This may vary by region, but where I am if they want you to have drainage ditches, collection ponds, etc., it has to be reflected on your plot plan filed with the Registry of Deeds. For example, if I get my plot plan it doesn't show any detention ponds or ditches. If they want to put something on the land they retain owernship of (here they own about 4-12' in from the street, it's called "set back"), they can do that and maintain it, but I am only required to maintain what is on my property and is on the plan. They can't force me to add anything else at this point. Sorry, that's a bit long winded. Does it make sense? Do you have a copy of your plot plan? I would check that first. We have friends who built a house without checking theirs out and they were required to put a huge, ugly and dangerous detention pond right in their front yard. It was right there on the plan, which they should have looked at before they bought. Just because it is on THEIR map doesn't mean it's right. If it is on their map and not on the filed plot plan I would consult a real estate attorney....See MoreElectric Panel upgrade to 200A - Inspection Advice
Comments (6)Inspections are as individual as the persons who do them. I have encountered within one inspection department interpretations of the code that differ 180 degrees. In one such large department, one inspector refused to recognize Article 110.26(A) (Exception No.1) while another inspector agrees that it means just what it says. Your best bet is to just have your electrician apply for a "service change" -- nothing more. The outcome is uncertain....See MoreAdvice needed about inspection report
Comments (12)Get some window estimates if seller will cooperate. He lives there and has to know they are bad. It refers to "most original casements", does that mean that some casements are NOT original? Perhaps seller has already replaced some? In his mind, were the bad windows already priced in? It is possible he won't give on the windows if his price reflects old windows. Our neighborhood was "born" around 1994. I have started to see some people replace windows. We have a few that could use repair. Our slider seals died at 10 years old and we put in high quality french door instead. I think window replacement is to be expected in homes of that age (they don't make them like they used to--to last 50 years!) A new roof should have been done by now as well. Our neighborhood is up to about 40% with new roofs now. Find out what the cost is, decide how much you would be willing to spend and ask him for the rest. If the house is already at the price you would pay for the same ouse with good iwndows, then I guess you'll walk if he doesn't pay. My brother bought a house and the inspector sort of vaguely mentioned the windows. They turned out to be pretty bad (rust between the panes due to failed seals!) He was not happy to replace a bunch of them. I think sometimes a house can have a "bump" where the floor is ovoer the main joist...Our pantry floor is low in one corner, the house was built that way. No big deal....See Moretcufrog
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