StoopTroup
2/24/2007, 09:24 PM
Just thought I'd run this by any of your who might know a little about situations like mine.
We have a "stick-built" house which was constructed in the late 50's.
We bought it in 1994. We had a structural check done before the sale and everything was AOK.
We now are experiencing some doors that won't close and some cracks in the walls around the windows and doors.
I went under the house awhile back and the piers don't have anything between the concrete and the main trusses. I know they are in need of having something there. Anyway...a neighbor sold his house last year and they had to have a bunch of new piers put in to pass the new inspections that are now required.
It's my understanding that the folks who used to do inspections were basically collecting a fee and really not giving you a clean bill of health for the house. Now it's my understanding that you have to be more reputable than in the past.
My question...
Would it be wise to have one of these reputable folks do an inspection prior to having someone who does leveling come out to give us a bid on leveling?
I hate getting hosed on this type stuff but we may want to sell our Home in the next couple of years as we have outgrown our surroundings.
Any advice would be helpful...
TIA
ST
We have a "stick-built" house which was constructed in the late 50's.
We bought it in 1994. We had a structural check done before the sale and everything was AOK.
We now are experiencing some doors that won't close and some cracks in the walls around the windows and doors.
I went under the house awhile back and the piers don't have anything between the concrete and the main trusses. I know they are in need of having something there. Anyway...a neighbor sold his house last year and they had to have a bunch of new piers put in to pass the new inspections that are now required.
It's my understanding that the folks who used to do inspections were basically collecting a fee and really not giving you a clean bill of health for the house. Now it's my understanding that you have to be more reputable than in the past.
My question...
Would it be wise to have one of these reputable folks do an inspection prior to having someone who does leveling come out to give us a bid on leveling?
I hate getting hosed on this type stuff but we may want to sell our Home in the next couple of years as we have outgrown our surroundings.
Any advice would be helpful...
TIA
ST