Water heater leak aftermath

Kurt Ullman · 2006-03-30T17:02:37+00:00

We went to have the house my kid is buying inspected. They had it winterized and then de-winterized. When they de-winterized it they left open the drain on the water heater. When the inspector came in three days later, we found water all over furnace room on the second floor, bowing in the garage ceiling and all along the drywall on the wall in the garage and soaked carpets in the hall way. The sellers "fixed" the water problems.. in less than 8 hours of work. I am suggesting that I should guffaw loudly at the assertion that the problem was fixed. It looks like they replaced the drywall in the garage ceiling and walls. They aren't giving me a real clear answer on what they did with the insulation and are stating that there was no black spots on the subflooring so no need to change out that. They did not even change the carpet padding. Also apparently had no fans or extraction machines there for more than 5-6 hours. Am I being shafted as much as I think I am.

Mar 30, 2006 24 Replies

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buffalobill 20 years ago

mold info at:

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also look at ebay and search for "snake camera" or endoscope or sewer camera.

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Travis Jordan 20 years ago

Don't feel singled out -- the majority of states now have similar disclosure documents. I suppose too many sellers tried to pawn off known house defects onto inexperienced or novice buyers, and the backlash is what resulted in this regulation.

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Kurt Ullman 20 years ago

Thanks for the input from everyone. She decided to walk (actually more like run) away.

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Travis Jordan 20 years ago

With supply up and house prices declining now in most parts of the country she'll get a better deal on the next one.

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hallerb 20 years ago

I would of tried to get a BIG discount after reminding the current owner the flood HAS to be disclosed to all future shoppers.

but I enjoy home repair, my wife doesnt like it at all....

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