tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post116196259891392566..comments2023-11-01T03:15:01.333-04:00Comments on Blog-Sothoth: The InspectionGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318168982080987586noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post-1162065189467935602006-10-28T15:53:00.000-04:002006-10-28T15:53:00.000-04:00ouch. at least you didn't get stuck with the plac...ouch. at least you didn't get stuck with the place.Silenushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005348617231580905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post-1162052635262312432006-10-28T12:23:00.000-04:002006-10-28T12:23:00.000-04:00There's a line from "Monty Python and the Holy Gra...There's a line from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" that keeps coming to mind . . . hmmmmm . . . how did it go?<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah . . .<BR/><BR/>RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!<BR/><BR/>KEEP RUNNING!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post-1161985782109249252006-10-27T17:49:00.000-04:002006-10-27T17:49:00.000-04:00Shh, don't tell anyone about Yer Paw until the lis...Shh, don't tell anyone about Yer Paw until the list price is lowered or the contract is canceled because of the home inspection contingency clause.<BR/><BR/>I put on the requested repair sheet "bring new wiring up to code" and "bring remodeled plumbing to code specs." Let's just say those two things alone are a huge job. Main thermostat is installed backwards with the knob against the wall!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318168982080987586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post-1161981070888562142006-10-27T16:31:00.000-04:002006-10-27T16:31:00.000-04:00holy crap! what the hell did julio do? back wash...holy crap! what the hell did julio do? back wash from his work? That same broken roof beam covers both places!<BR/><BR/>Pop will help with the plumbin'....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post-1161974398833426062006-10-27T14:39:00.000-04:002006-10-27T14:39:00.000-04:00I'm a competent framer and dry-waller, but when it...I'm a competent framer and dry-waller, but when it comes to rebuilding and/or re-pointing brick foundation walls or resetting sewage lines I tend to think things are better left to experts I can't afford to pay. Cha has single-handedly replaced leaky drain S-pipes, and I've replaced faucets, but that's the extent of our plumbing capabilities.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318168982080987586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post-1161974054606194182006-10-27T14:34:00.000-04:002006-10-27T14:34:00.000-04:00Actually we spent the first 20 minutes in the kitc...Actually we spent the first 20 minutes in the kitchen, which I knew was terrible (I didn't know there was no floor under the sink, however, or that the kitchen sink drained directly into a sewage line with no trap in between). <BR/><BR/>The next hour was spent in the basement, where things began derailing, but it was when we got to the bathrooms about an hour and a half into the process that things fell apart.<BR/><BR/>That $12 million bldg still avail in Chicago? I suddenly have more free cash.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318168982080987586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post-1161973946664072192006-10-27T14:32:00.000-04:002006-10-27T14:32:00.000-04:00Too bad, but these things happen. Unless you and C...Too bad, but these things happen. Unless you and Cha are really handy do-it-yourselfers who can renovate the place cheaply, you should walk away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post-1161972084200147632006-10-27T14:01:00.000-04:002006-10-27T14:01:00.000-04:00Well, it's par for the course when looking at thes...Well, it's par for the course when looking at these Victorian giants. Some have weathered the 20th century just fine--others are less fortunate. <BR/><BR/>The agent wanted us to list our house last week, and I kept saying "not until AFTER the inspection." Back to the drawing board!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318168982080987586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358931.post-1161966921506888092006-10-27T12:35:00.000-04:002006-10-27T12:35:00.000-04:00Oh my god.Ugh.Wah!This is just horrifying and very...Oh my god.<BR/>Ugh.<BR/>Wah!<BR/><BR/>This is just horrifying and very very disappointing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com