Exactly. If you had to pull down drywall to find it I'd say there's a good chance they may not have known.
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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sburns
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Yeah I bet if you read that agreement from the agent it absolves them from anything. Also inspectors are pretty useless, they also I believe like most of the construction biz are not very regulated, so what real grounds do you have.
Anywho, @Jampy00 I think it's best you are doing what you are doing to the foundation, like once you open it up might as well do to the whole thing instead of a patch. I also have a overhang on my front door with the water only being able to flow just a little further out. Still trying to figure that one out.
In my case, I found out the cold room under the front step had water intrusion. The ceiling was freshly painted and they left the paint that was specifically marketed to cover mold. If I had wanted to go after them, they were in trouble. Given the limited area involved, I chose to fix it myself and not bother with lawyers.
Agree with the bold....unless the inspector pulled the drywall and exposed a known leak...zero chance of finding it during a home inspection.
Plus each inspection report I read had a nice disclaimer that they're not liable for anything they found, or did not find during the inspection.
Depending on the cost I would likely let it slide as ROI is likely low, hassle high. I also expect his real estate lawyer to tell him they do not do litigation so you need a different tort lawyer (they may have a recommendation for one they use).
Best case outcome IMO is for a lawyer to send a letter to the sellers and maybe the other side throws some money at it to make it go away. If it goes to court, the lawyers will be the big winners.
Best case outcome IMO is for a lawyer to send a letter to the sellers and maybe the other side throws some money at it to make it go away. If it goes to court, the lawyers will be the big winners.
Home inspection isn't the magic wand here. It is what is visible when you open that is your ammunition. Have they painted the wall with tar or tried a half-ass crack repair? Is there a layer of plastic under the basement floor in that area? Things like that shows they knew there was an issue and made an unsuccessful attempt to repair.
Drywall Lifts???
My question, what is everyone's opinion on them? I know they work but my two main concerns is how compact do they store (if I buy one) and being in the 100 pound weight (their weight) can you pop them apart to move in parts? Concern hear is carrying it up and down stairs to mount a few pieces may be more work than doing it the other way.
On sale they are cheap enough to buy (no point in renting) BUT if it will take up limited storage space and if it is more work moving it up and down stairs it may not be worth it??? In context, I have ceilings to do here and there but it will be a couple/few sheets at a time--not large rooms. Some basement, some upstairs.
My question, what is everyone's opinion on them? I know they work but my two main concerns is how compact do they store (if I buy one) and being in the 100 pound weight (their weight) can you pop them apart to move in parts? Concern hear is carrying it up and down stairs to mount a few pieces may be more work than doing it the other way.
On sale they are cheap enough to buy (no point in renting) BUT if it will take up limited storage space and if it is more work moving it up and down stairs it may not be worth it??? In context, I have ceilings to do here and there but it will be a couple/few sheets at a time--not large rooms. Some basement, some upstairs.
Fwiw, I boarded for a few years and never used a lift (stood on floors, two step, bakers, scaffold, scissor lift or telehandler). Two guys and the job is easy (both lift it up, one holds while the other gets in a half dozen screws then both work to screw it off). Use the longest drywall you can to make the taping easier. I worked with some monsters that could board an 8' ceiling alone. I like 5/8 for ceiling (although it sucks to lift over your head). When I was on the tools the now common lightweight drywall did not exist. I have no idea how it performs on ceilings but it is substantially lighter to lift.
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Before you start putting up board, run a straight edge across and make sure your support is bang on. Use perpendicular resilient channel or furring channel to flatten it if you need to.
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sburns
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I just made a "lift" of some sort, out of some 2x4's, to hold drywall in place on the ceiling. I found this out on YT someplace.
It's basically a T shape you wedge under part of the DW then screw in the other end.
Small project didn't feel the need to rent or purchase a lift, and my Scottish ancestry won't let me do it any other way!
They take minimal space and are a life saver. Highly recommend.
Fantastic for higher up ceilings. Used them at buddy’s cottage and it was awesome. I’d say 12-15ft up with zero issue.
When we did our garage we just rented it from HD and it makes life so much easier. Hell I could do it solo instead of requiring any additional help.
So foundation is fully exposed on the wall with the issue. No visible cracks, could be weeping up from footing.
Tore out the front entrance concrete and the ground is 100% saturated with water this seems to be the issue area and cause of the problems.
The moron who owned the house previous to the owners I bought from put the downspouts into the weeping tile.
No sock on weeping tile and 100% blocked, he also used weeping tile pipe instead of solid pipe for the downspouts so the water basically ran into the dirt and gravel and he used way too much gravel and had large gardens and ivy plants right outside the foundation.. so many issues being correct... I don't see anything that would indicate the previous owners would have known any of this...
Tore out the front entrance concrete and the ground is 100% saturated with water this seems to be the issue area and cause of the problems.
The moron who owned the house previous to the owners I bought from put the downspouts into the weeping tile.
No sock on weeping tile and 100% blocked, he also used weeping tile pipe instead of solid pipe for the downspouts so the water basically ran into the dirt and gravel and he used way too much gravel and had large gardens and ivy plants right outside the foundation.. so many issues being correct... I don't see anything that would indicate the previous owners would have known any of this...
Have you given a name to country kevin yet? Something you can yell out when you find something else they have done wrong?
Sounds like my Kevin's waterproofing of the yard. The drainage socks / PVC lines were about 12-16" below the surface, with a 1/2"-1" of gravel above the sock, and 10-12" of solid clay soil above that. Shockingly they were dry / looked unused when I got to them.
Damn Kevin....
But I'm glad that you were able to get to the issue fairly quickly! I'd waterproof the exterior of my house...but I have 4ft of concrete around the property and I'm not tearing that out. I'd expect 30-40k for my waterproofing.
sburns
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Oh I can do it on my own for sure. It's just that I don't have water coming in since we fixed the leak previously....Not a job for Polish contractors? I might know a couple of guys
So what's the point?
Cousin had major water leaks so he rented an mini-ex, and then tore up the yard. But he did his entire house and no longer has issues.
About 5k in material compared to the 20k quote he got (this was 5 years ago).
My neighbour did it also BY HAND digging around his house.
Once the concrete is broken down...it's easy. Just painful.
If I ever need to do it....I'll just build myself a pool while I've got the mini-ex here (which my buddy did also as it was too expensive to get someone to come in! LoL).
I just bought a mine ex if you need one should be here in the spring.
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Got my quote on the new shed building $210000 plus excavation etc. Haven't decided fully yet.
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Not necessarily anymore. Some friends were putting in a pool house (not fresh prince of bel-air style, more a fancy shed) and got prices more than half that. Enclosed area of just over 100 sq ft and roof over open area (bar with counter) of about 150 sq ft. That was apparently from a friend of the family. With friends like that, you don't need enemies.
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