Home sales nightmare
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Comments (7)I totally agree about the realtors and feigned ignorance=bliss. I can't help you with the question of whether to buy a moved house, but I will say that at least with a moved house you will get something otherwise nearly unattainable--- a brand new foundation under an old house! That would be SO wonderful (my husband and I keep saying "if only we could just move our house onto a new foundation"). My husband and I bought an old house that, to our naive eyes, looked to be in much better condition than the house you're considering (which I think is so beautiful and has so much potential, btw!), but our house has turned into the money pit from hell. We wouldn't mind so much if we weren't going to be moving in a few years (when we bought it we thought we'd be here a long time). So, if you're planning to have the house for a long time (15, 20+ years), and if there are no tremendous problems, and if you have a TON of cash/credit (all new electric, plumbing, HVAC, septic, is extremely expensive!), then go for it! If you can take pictures of the inside I would love to see them!! I bet a lot of it is original on the inside (fingers crossed for you!)....See MoreCedar home nightmare
Comments (9)Well, ya know...we chose this contractor after having 5 contractors(maybe 6 - one did not even bother to submit a bid)come out. When we brought up stripping with oxygen bleach (we finally gave that up and went with Safe-Strip), we got a lot of blank looks. Same with TWP stain - everyone wanted to use SW or BM, or better yet, "just paint it." The contractor we finally went with actually owned a cedar home, and was recommended to us by a local cedar company. The Safe-Strip worked pretty well, but a wood brightener might have helped. Paint guy said no, it would just create problems because of the knots and would not lift the darker areas. No one was familiar with Safe-Strip, and things were getting pretty heated after they went through gallons of the stuff and were here twice as long as anticipated. We had them come back at one point because you could see a distinct line on the west side of the house where they had left off and restarted. Faron: Can't sand - it is rough-sawn cedar. Media blasting: meh... maybe, if it was a log home. Jumpilot: I don't know that TWP 100 series is low VOC. We originally asked for the 1500 series, and found out after the fact that he had used 116. Didn't even know that was an option in Washington state. And you are right about maintaining semi-transparent on cedar. We did not know it would be quite an issue. We looked at other cedar homes by this builder, and noticed many were in much worse shape than ours - the stain had gone from cedar colored to a dark chocolate brown. That is one of the reasons we went with TWP. We read that the stain does not darken, has synthetic oils that do not promote mold/mildew issues, and does not need to be stripped when reapplied - just pressure washed, then restained. I will post another picture. It seems to me that the "flashing" would suggest stain that had not been absorbed into the wood. If it is just sitting on the surface of the wood, wouldn't it make sense that it could be "washed off" if the wood expands and contracts over the winter? Kinda like a crusty scab that eventually falls off? Sorry for the long-winded post....See MoreNew House Cabinet Nightmare
Comments (46)Bethany, you've gotten some good advice but don't panic. Building a house is a lot of stress but everything and anything can be changed now or even later. I agree with you that the cabinets do look dated, like the old fashioned builder's grade oak cabinets that we're all painting and replacing now. I'm a fan of painting cabinets and adding some gorgeous hardware and a great stone top. Whatever you choose, just choose something you love....See Morehome inspection NIGHTMARE
Comments (24)There are several issues related to the roof. It appears the shingles may still have life left, but that the flashing seems to be failing as it looks like it is leaking below a roof penetration. To fix leaks like that you need to take off the shingles in that area and replace and since there are several spots needing help replacing the roof appears to be the best action (although seller is likely to disagree). The bathroom fans would need some vents added to the roof so that you can vent them outside. Not sure what kind of mold and what needs to be done there, but that doesn't seem major to me if you replace the roof. If the roof was replaced you could replace the sheeting in that spot and have it completely removed and with the additional roof vents connected to the bathroom fans the problem would be removed. The roof is likely going to be the most costly part and you have to decide how you want to handle that. The sump pump could be grandfathered in if at some point the area allowed draining into the sewer system. If not then this could become costly and I would want a quote on before deciding how to proceed. The venting from the water heater (due to the gas issue) and the ejector pit would be areas of concern and I would insist on those being fixed before I moved in. Sewer gas isn't healthy to have leaking into your house. The rotten wood in areas seems like deferred maintenance and should be addressed to avoid further damage. I'd get a quote to see how much it would cost as there appears to be a lot. My first house I bought we had to do a lot of wood replacing as well as the roof. However, the roof was done as part of the sale with money in escrow. The one thing we ran into that was unexpected is being able to match the paint color so we had to repaint the whole house. We got a close match after several tries, but the difference got worse with time so we re-painted the whole house after 2 years. The down spout is an issue, but you can extend it out some so it drains on the sidewalk and deal with it in a few years. Not an emergency either way. The water on the floor would concern me and I'd want to know the source. The hot and cold water switch in the master is not a normal thing, but you guys will get used to it and unless you have guests using it then it likely won't be an issue. I would consider that a "you can fix later and don't worry about it now." If there is an access area for the pipes to the shower then this wouldn't be that hard to fix. If not it is more involved and will depend on how easy it would be to get to the pipes in the wall....See Moresushipup1
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