Friday, November 30, 2012


Response sent on 19th November

We have a response to the sender, please convey this information to the sender at the earliest.

First and foremost, anything that the seller plans to fix or trying to fix, we want it to be done by a licensed and qualified professional and have all the receipts as a proof. We know the seller is handy, but we don't want anyone other than a qualified and licensed professional to fix anything in the home. Please provide receipts of repairs that are being done
None of the priority issues we asked for were addressed, they are all related to health, air quality, safety related, structural integrity, general ease of use. we wanted to make sure there are no structural problems or no air/health related issues or any flaky electrical issues. Out of so many issues found during home inspection, we picked only a few which are very important for the living condition in the house, we would expect your utmost priority to address them.
First and foremost was the mold issue in the basement. Any mold is not good to be inhaled or get in contact with, there will be long term consequences because of this. We have kids and this really alarms about the mold in the basement. We could only see 2 corners, other walls/corners in the basement are not even visible since it is finished or you had furniture blocking it. Also if you are venting the exhaust from bathroom into the attic this can create mold in the attic, which will pose as another health related nuisance that you don't want to get exposed to. We will be getting a mold test done and will let you know when the mold inspector is available
Second was the safety problems in the house:
1 the jacuzzi not having GFCI protection, no GFCI protector in the panel, double lugged neutral wires. abandoned wiring in the basement, this makes the outlets in the house really dangerous to use and the jacuzzi tub to be unusable.
2. The patio posts are deteriorated, which can cause loss of life if someone is there when the posts collapse and also cause a huge damage to the structure of the house and roof above.
3.The breaker protecting the air conditioner is also not the correct rating, you don't want your air conditioner to draw extra power and get fried, instead of a simple fix. Also this can lead to a fire hazard because of the incorrect rating.
4 Windows are rattling and don't stay up when opened. This is a serious issue, if the kids or any of us puts our hands and the windows come sliding down, it can seriously hurt and cause hospitalization.
Thirdly was the structural problems in the house, settlement in the patio, porch, which if left unattended will lead to more problem and water logging around that area and eventually can lead to mold in other parts of the basement and exterior wall deterioration. Chimney repairs are needed to fix what is broken before it starts to fall apart which can lead to a more costlier repairs. Apparently repairs were done but not done thoroughly. Driveway is very much worn out and needs repair before it becomes worse and needs a larger investment to fix
Others are all issues for general or daily use like the divertor in shower not working (this leaves the bath tub unusable for kids), flexible drain piping under the sinks. Make the windows free of draft which will reduce the electricity bills as well as make it more eco friendly. If the furnace is not being maintained in regular intervals, it can lead to the condensation and soon it will stop working. Please get furnace serviced to keep it in a good working condition.
In interest of time, we will be getting a handyman to get us an estimate of all the repairs so that we can close in a timely fashion

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