2006-09-23 12:57:36 · 8 answers · asked by Aunty Pat 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
A house inspector is limited to visual problems. If the slab is cracked and the wall or areas around the windows aren't messed up, it may be hard for him to tell. We bought a house in May and discovered a crack in June that will cost $9918 to fix. We had the house inspected, but this was "out of the scope of the inspection".
Summer time really brings out cracks, as the trees around the house will suck up all the water in the ground, causing the ground to shift, then the foundation crack. We have learned this the hard way, and would suggest taking this into consideration when purchasing a home. Of course, in the winter you have to worry about basement flooding...there's always something. I would suggest an engineer, though, not a home inspector.
2006-09-24 08:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by L P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Settling is a organic prevalence that happens with ALL properties and homes and you could't sue for this. Bowing of the floor sometimes happens by way of fact timber warps via the years. you could't sue for this the two. whether, the ingredient which you DO could envision is that if there are any structural deficiencies interior the partitions inflicting large cracks. (maximum hairline cracks in a wall are from settling, yet extra desirable fissures are regularly a demonstration that undue rigidity is being placed on that section from someplace...and you have gotten the two a structural or foundational concern). Have a structural engineer check out this. If there ARE structural deficiencies or if the home is shored up from below, then you definately do have a ability for healthful on your palms...if this grew to become into no longer disclosed to you formerly you purchased the abode.
2016-10-01 07:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a structural engineer (a civil engineer is a separate vocation). Home inspectors serve as general observists citing obvious problems to the untrained eye; they specialize in nothing and are commonly responsible for the same.
2006-09-24 17:48:26 · answer #3 · answered by John K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A building inspector
2006-09-23 13:33:08 · answer #4 · answered by William E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are just called Home Inspectors - I believe that's how they are listed in the telephone book.
2006-09-23 13:01:02 · answer #5 · answered by Caroline H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cracks in what? Foundation? Sheetrock? That's going to change your answer. Personally, I'd get a civil engineer to look at it. They are also sometimes known as a structural engineer and probably a few other names depending on where you are located.
2006-09-23 15:39:59 · answer #6 · answered by rnk_inla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those Guys Know Nothing. look for a contractor. walking through a house is anyone's job.
2006-09-23 13:09:17 · answer #7 · answered by Jack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for a licensed and bonded contractor.
2006-09-23 20:18:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋