HeyBub wrote:
Cristina62174 wrote:
I have no where to go with this and I'm seeking help.

It will be one year that I purchased my home at the end of this month.
I had a home inspection done and there was mention of fixing 2 cracks
in the basement. I had a representative from Basement Systems come to
my house today for a quote and he said he wouldn't even touch my
house. He stated that my house was sinking and he didn't know how it
passed the home inspection. Now I'm really nervous and concerned and
have no idea what to do now. Any advice anyone can lend would be
greatly appreciated.

First, the guy from "Basement Systems" may simply be wrong. How does he KNOW
the basement/house is sinking. The building could have been in the state he
first saw it for the past 50 years. So,

1. Find out why he says what he says,
2. Get someone else to confirm the diagnosis, preferably someone with
impeccable credentials (civil engineering firm, etc.).
3. Line up a slew of notaries public for all the discovery, depositions,
etc. that are in your future.
4. Start taking, and dating, pictures.


Sort of my first thought too. How old is this house? If a house has
a serious sinking foundation problem, you typically have floors out of
level, doors that won't close and are obviously out of square, and
major cracks in walls. Do you have any of that?

A friend of mine bought a house with all of the above in upstate NY 2
years ago. It was a 100 year old house at a great price and he knew
the defects going in. It has out of square doors, and some floors
out of level, but otherwise it's structurally sound and ain't gonna
fall down anytime soon.