Septic gas smell
On 11/25/18 10:44 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 11/25/2018 10:04 AM, trader_4 wrote:
The way I look at paying for a home inspector is that for any house that
isn't brand new, he'll likely find a few things that you can use to get
the seller to knock off a few hundred to make up for what you paid for
the inspection.* And if they find even one thing, like this, it could
be a major thing. This kind of thing if it's DIY, maybe it can be fixed
for a hundred bucks in supplies.* If you have to call a plumber, it could
be thousands.* If you;re in the latter category, even more reason to have
a home inspection before buying.
I just sold my house.* One of the agreements was "no contingency" for
exactly the reason you mention.* I don't need some BS nickle and dimeing
after.* Of course, he still had an inspection and that was done Friday.
I've been here 37 years and in that time, the doorbell has worked maybe
a total of 18 months. He did not catch that.* One of the outside lights
does not work, did not check it.* There are outdoor receptacles, one
front, one on the deck, never checked them.* The front is controlled by
a switch inside and is turned off.
I have a detached garage.* He never check the receptacle on the outside
of it.* He did check a panel inside, but never checked the feed for it.
The reason I mention, it is properly installed, but still does not meet
code.* When we bought the house there was no power to it.* I put in a
light and power for a door opener.* Some years later I added power tools
so needed more power and ran a second feed to the garage.* To my
knowledge, only one feed to a building is allowed.
I don't know if he caught it or not, but I did tell him about the light
beam sensors for the garage door.* When I replaced the opener instead of
tripping them accidentally I just taped them together and stuck them up
on a rafter.* If the new owner wants them he can install them.
I've had some interesting experiences selling houses I've lived in.
I sold one in a small Michigan town when I moved out of state. The buyer
filed suit claiming the built-in wall oven and matching standing oven
wouldn't turn on, never having called me to discuss it first.
I called a bud back in Michigan- a retired attorney- and told him about
the suit and that the pin head buyer probably neglected to over-ride the
child safety start switch. Mr friend said he'd take care of it for sport.
He ended up embarrassing the buyer in small claims court by showing the
judge a copy of the oven owner's manual identifying what the problem
was. The judge assessed the buyer court costs and said he had to pay
$500 damages which my friend and I split 50-50!
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stories in the news?
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