"Mac" wrote in message
news:fexnj.3944$ZO5.2798@trnddc03...
Good point. Although they did know enough to "try" and repair some of the
cracks.

Thats doesnt mean much. They could genuinely have thought it was cosmetic
and made cosmetic repairs. You'd have to be able to 'prove' otherwise.

Case in point. I just spent 750$ on a plummer. I split pipes in the cold
due to a defective pipe heater that may have been as much as 20 years old.
The real reason is the roof area it lead to was totally uninsulated yet that
was hidden by a solid plywood 'roof' so no one knew except the origional
owner that he'd installed itt hat way. I am the 3rd owner than the 2nd one
would not have known it either. Both me and the one I bought from knew there
was a pipe heater and to plug it in, but neither knew there was zero
insulation up there.