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unexpected costs after moving in?

We bought a 100 year old house that had been kept in good condition, with updated heat and electric....but our inspector did not report any problems with the plumbing during our inspection -- but now we've been here about a week, and the upstairs bathroom is leaking, there is a cracked cast iron pipe, and roots in the pipes.....please tell me this happens to other people, too?  Our heads are spinning.

Re: unexpected costs after moving in?

  • I doubt your inspector is required to look for roots in underground pipes. Check to see what he's responsible for - they do carry insurance, so you can sue him if you feel he missed things he should have gotten.

    We had a home inspector miss a roof leak.  We brought in a second inspector and he couldn't see the source either (water was trickling down the edge of a beam in the attic - nearly impossible to spot), so it wasn't our inspector's fault.

    You may be able to get the sellers on failure to disclose, but you have to prove they knew about the condition and didn't tell you.  For now, call your agent and see what s/he says.

  • totally feel you! our inspector couldn't see the mold and rotting frame work on the west side of our house. fortunatley we could prove that the previous owners did not disclose and were purposely hiding the problem they settled out of court.
  • I feel your pain.  When we moved into our house, we found the shower was cracked, some of the molding was coming off and that there were issues with the fans in the bathrooms.  I've been told that these suprises come with the territory of owning, but it sucks either way.
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  • The roots in the pipe thing happened to us. Our agent said plumbing problems are common after a sale if the house has been empty for a while. Something about dirt building up and being knocked loose and clogging with new use (or was it there was only one old woman living here who didn't use a lot of water to notice a clog...) Clearly, I forget the details.
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  • we had the same issue! Our house is not quite as old. It was built in 1960. But we have had a host of plumbing issues including the roots in the sewer.  We were hoping to have spent our savings for some fun changes to the house, and not repairing the drains. It just didn't work out that way! Also, our air conditioner (which we knew was pretty old) died the same week we had the yard dug up from the root issue.

    Yet, we are still really happy here. We just try to focus on the reasons why we bought the house in the first place and enjoy those bits as much as we can.  Good luck, and I hope your money pit gives you a break sooner than later! 

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