recent home inspection questions

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soon to be purchasing new home (10 yrs old).

had home inspector (licensed P.E, etc) take a gander at it.

he came up with the following that i&#39;d like opinions from the "pro&#39;s" on.

(a).the chimney chase shows rusting and prior caulking (some old water stains were evident on the inside of the attic underneath it).

he states it&#39;s okay at the moment BUT said it should be addressed (ie. replaced) before winter of 2006.

what&#39;s an "average" ball park figure to do a job like that ? (i&#39;m in the northeast). need an estimate to discuss with the seller.

(b).CCA lumber was used in the construction of the wooden deck. should i be worried ? (the inspector said "no", but wanted to point out the hazards of arsenic possibly leaching out into the soil).

should i even bother with mitigation steps? (ie. perhaps paint over the CCA lumber and remove / exchange the soil around the pilings?)

(c).nuts on a beam sill plate were missing washers which the sill plate tie down bolts should&#39;ve been inserted thru.

he stated this caused the nuts to be gouged into the sill plate - but also said it&#39;s "structurally stable", but not structurally "sound" (ie. it&#39;s not going anywhere unless a major tornado or level 3 hurricane hits it).

should i be worried about these missing washers ?

thanks in advance for any opinions/feedback

[SQLit]

A PE in what? Every PE I know is working in their field and making a lot more than a home infector unless he is working for himself.

(a) Hard to see your problem from here. Contact a licensed contractor in your area.

(b) Without knowing the exact situation it is next to impossible to guess at a response.

Good luck with your purchase.

[The Reverend Natural Light]

A. No idea. B. Don&#39;t chew on the deck. C. Replace the missing washers.

You could do what most people do and tell the seller you want $850 back at closing to fix those things. Then go buy a new TV.

-rev