Me and my wife both love this house. Its a 30yr old house and looks to be in good condition (based on home inspection). However we and the inspector discovered a slope in the family room. Interestingly the family room was an addition to the rear of the house and is sitting on its own foundation/crawl space. And the slope is in the outermost side of the family room away from the house. The slope is around 3 inches. As first time home buyers we are really scared to get into this, but we are still thinking about it coz we really like the place. We also hired a structural inspector who estimated 15K-16k to fix this using pipe piles. However I found the structural inspector very unprofessional and untrustworthy.
Is 3 inches a significant slope to require correction? There are some minor hair line cracks in foundation. The sellers did not disclose it. In their disclosure they mentioned that there is a post that is short in that area of the house.
2007-10-14 10:25:18 · 3 answers · asked by s k 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The family room addition was done long back. Atleast 10 years back.
2007-10-15 10:00:18 · update #1
The short post that the sellers disclosed is not really short. I think the concrete pier below it has sunk in an inch or so atleast. Theres a gap between the pier and the post which has been filled in now with some chipped wood.
2007-10-15 10:01:43 · update #2
as long as its structural sound, go for it, my house has a 2 inch slope to it, still standing,
2007-10-14 10:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by William B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only part of a house that is supposed to have a slope is the roof not the floors. If it has sunk and is on a foundation then the foundation was not properly done, Could cost a lot to have it repaired. It could also cause the roof to separate from the original house or pull at the main support wall. Basically houses are not built to flex or twist without doing some damage , visable or not. Have a licensed contractor look at it not a building inspector and get their opinion on the cost to repair it. Maybe you can negotiate a better price based on the cost to repair the deficiency
2007-10-14 10:49:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That foundation is in motion.
How old is the addition?
If it's a frame structure, it will have some "give",
but three inches and growing whispers that it
should be remedied.
(A "short post" whispers of post & beam construction
which is amenable to being jacked up and reset.)
2007-10-14 12:03:43 · answer #3 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋