we recently found a home that we wanted to buy. The upstairs was wonderful with hardwood floors and the house was over 3000 square feet. The basement was for the most part unfinished and there was not one but 2 sump pumps. My husband was like no wonder this house is so cheap I am not dealing with sump pumps. The house has been on the market for awhile and he says it is because of the sump pumps.
2006-06-16 15:19:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
It might make people think it is prone to flooding.
2006-06-16 15:24:58 · answer #1 · answered by ☼Jims Brain☼ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. as an appraiser having a pump is neither good nor bad and does not devalue a home. a basement that does not have one would be a bad sign. by law unless the basement is a walk out basement where the lower level is accessible from the outside as well as the inside ( you see alot in mountain or lake regions) some type of pump system must be installed to meet HUD/FHA guidelines. if a home has two there are two questions i would want to know. is the property located in flood zone and the need for two is what has kept the basement dry. second : is having two common in this neighborhood. it could be that the current owner or builder is a dry fanatic. or if everyone has one then there is something about that area that either the home is so large and two have to be used or there is something wrong in the ground system.
2006-06-16 19:18:23 · answer #2 · answered by Rpm1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, sump pumps do not devalue your home. If you look good around the walls of the basement you will be able to see if water has come into the house. Sump pumps drain water out of the drains around the exterior when you get an abundance of rain. They are drained into an exterior pump and deposited away from the house. We have had a sump for 11 years - no problems!
2006-06-16 15:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by oldtraildriver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sump pumps are there to keep the basement dry and if that is all that is keeping you from a house that is really what you would like to have then girl get yourself a life and buy it. I wish that I could find a house that I could buy. I would not care if it had a sump pump if it did then I would know that my basement would be dry and not worry about it.
2006-06-16 15:27:36 · answer #4 · answered by mommablurose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your water source has absolutely nothing to do with whether you need a sump pump. A sump pump is needed if the water table around your house is high enough that it seeps through the floor or foundation or if water leaks into the basement in wet weather.
2016-05-19 22:03:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone needs to use them for their basments at least once lol
Get a house without a basement live in the mountains or use a pump your choice
2006-06-16 15:23:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it shouldn't. The sumps do their job. I have one in a waterproofed basement, just in case.
2006-06-16 15:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋