House news

We got the house inspection done today. Mostly the news was pretty good, but what wasn't good was pretty bad. To start with, there is some foundation work that must be done -- the mortar has come out and some of the rocks in the foundation in spots. The second bad is that the kitchen and the two baths have grounded outlets (which is odd since the outlets in one of the bedrooms have grounding orifices in them). The third is that part of the deck isn't properly supported -- the supports rest on the ground, not sunk into the ground. So the first and third we are definitely going to be sticklers for. We are going to try to push them to finish getting the first floor grounded. If we can't get that then we are DEFINITELY going after major price concessions. And we have some concern about the radiators on the second floor -- they didn't seem to be working, though they might have been turned off as the house was vacant.

Anything else is pretty minor -- a little pointing on the chimney, putting some protective barriers around the gas meter, peeling paint (due to moisture in the walls), slightly sagging eaves (normal in this type of house), lack of gutters (again, normal in this style of house), and possible asbestos wrapping of pipes. I'm not happy about knob and tube wiring, but much of the rest is expected in a house this old. And there are some joists that need to be replaced in the basement -- they were cut for pipes and wiring and are too thin.

So that's where we are. I am wondering if that's why they were sticking to the full price so they would have room to maneuver over the inspection.

S

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Ah, this is the life. Sitting here with a contented kitty cat sprawled across my lap (on her back, of course), purring up a storm. What she really wants is for me to stop messing around with the machine that has the pretty lights and scratch her tummy dammit!

S