DIYbanter - View Single Post - Newly purchased house is Older tha I was told and inspector missed issues

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Recently purchased a house that I had inspected prior to closing. The
inspector was an overly qualified proff engineer (PE) home inspector.
I recently learned that he overlooked two very obvious and important
defects. Not sure I wish to persue this matter, but I wouldn't mind
getting opinions.

Was the inspector referred to you by the agent?

Looking over your objections below, I don't offhand see an actual problem.

#1---Was told that this is a 1973 house, (county records on the
internet say this as well). However, I have found strong evidence that
this house was probably a total remodel of an older house built maybe
10-20 yrs prior. A)--there are exposed areas of the sheathing (siding)
in several places that are easily observed (where the exterior cedar
shakes don't quite cover). This sheathing is shiplap. I understand
that shiplap sheathing was replaced by plywood or particle board long
before 1973. Also, the foundation has lines etched all over showing
that before the shiplap boards were used as siding, they were used for
cement forms for the foundation. This is supported by the cement
stains seen on the shiplap boards.

Common practice may have been to use plywood; that doesn't mean that this house
therefore was built before then.

What are the building codes in your area? What were they in 1973? I have some
aspects of my house I *know* aren't current code because it's a semi-rural area
which didn't have codes until more recently, but they're grandfathered in.

Banty