Comments on: Dear Previous House Owner.

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By: Bob Rizika

Bob Rizika — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:38:11 +0000

Jesse,

Having purchased a house and experienced similar items I would be happy to relate the most cost effective solutions that I used in fixing the problem. Just let me know if you want help.

Bob R.

By: Jos

Jos — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:49:30 +0000

Dood. I’m _soooo_ sorry. We are now in our second house, and i found both purchasing experiences very very stressful. Its the biggest purchase you are going to make, and there is no warrente (other then with a new house), and people are out to screw you all the time. It sucks to have to look on the rest of humanity with such a critical eye.

Anyway, my heart (and dry air/mop/towels) go out to you…

By: SwitchBL8

SwitchBL8 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:26:13 +0000

Not sure how this is in your country, but here (in the Netherlands) you can hold the sellers (the previous house owners) responsible/accountable for hidden defects or “features”. For instance, if you buy a house and after you move in, the hotwater does not work, you can have the previous owners install a new furnace (is that’s what it’s called) if they did not tell you that it didn’t work before you actually bought it. Hope there is some law overthere as well. Flooding sucks.

By: C

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:09:57 +0000

Hey Jesse, digging a trough over to your neighbor’s house so that all the water goes their way might help!!! ;)

By: jnoller

jnoller — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:31:32 +0000

Yeah — some of this *is* due to bad drainage: My summer is cut out for me, however there are several other contributing factors to the flood, including bad construction, drainage and other things.

By: jerry

jerry — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:06:45 +0000

I have seen two cases where flooding of this type was caused by improper drainage outside the house. I used to live in a place that would flood during heavy rains — a combination of a leaky eavestrough and the ground sloped towards the house. Digging a trough in the lawn and then fixing the eavestrough resolved the issue. My next door neighbor also had a problem with flooding. When it rained I would watch the water come out the downspout, through the spout that carried it 4 feet from the house, then run right back towards the foundation because the landscapers were too lazy to push the dirt up under the outcropping where the fireplace was.

I’m not saying this is your problem, just that it’s a really dumb cause that’s easy to check for.

By: jnoller

jnoller — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:18:36 +0000

But I already have a pool outside. The thing inside is more of a lagoon. All I need is the phantom of the opera pushing a boat with a hot chick around under my desk singing songs then I could feel better about it

By: jnoller

jnoller — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:17:46 +0000

It’s really just buyer beware. I was too trusting, and it’s my first time buying. I really blame myself for this predicament.

By: Brett

Brett — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:52:33 +0000

Damn, really sorry to hear that, Jesse. You are not making me want to live in a condo that much more.