Inspection Happens...

I had the inspection today! There was good stuff, bad stuff and ugly stuff.
I'll touch on the highlights.
There is a stair step crack in the foundation. He is not sure if this is a terrible thing or not. Honestly couldn't tell me. He said I needed to get it looked at by a structural engineer. SO, I called around and found one and gave them a call. They can maybe come out to give it a looksee tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully it is nothing too horrible and they can anchor it with their cable system for not too much trouble and expense.

The plumbing. Ohhh. It is bad. Pretty much it leaks everywhere there is a pipe that brings water to a faucet or back from a drain! But he gave me a tip. He said to look into PEX plumbing. WOW! I can do that. I could replumb the whole house in a day or two using pex. It is flexible tubing with special fittings. No elbows. They even have special manifolds with separate shut-offs so you have the water come in from the street to the water heater and then to the manifold and then there is a separate shutoff for each new connection - like a breaker box for your water lines! Running up the costs associated with replumbing the entire house with PEX (including that new bathroom I want) and replumbing the whole drainage system with PVC - totals about $800 and this suddenly becomes do-it-herself-able. Wow, wow, wow.

The roof. It needs one very soon-like. Sooner, rather than later. They never used flashing. It has two teeny tiny vents. That's it. It needs a ridge-vent or something. The chimneys are not doing well, either. They need to be rebuilt or removed. The rafters need to be tied. They are just toe-nailed together.

There is water damage in the basement, but it is water damage that can be fixed. Oh, a few 2x6s. No big deal.

Heat and air work fabulously!

Floor in bathroom is sound and nice!

Wood looks good!

Good bones!

Under the asbestos, there is wood siding... The house used to be red. How about that!

He agrees that there are two columns missing from the front.

The electric service is good! Modern 200 amp service with good looking wiring.

So the next step is to get the foundation looked at.
The plumbing is a non-issue to me.

Inspection

I called Knox Utilities Board and they will be turning on the electric and water for the home inspection tomorrow. No deposit needed - this was easier than I thought! I'll call them again to turn it off. Funny thing is that I have to have the utilities turned back off again for the week and a half before we close on the 29th, then I'll have to call them again to set up for them to have the utilities turned back on again the 28th. I have a feeling someone is entertained by this...

In any case, I don't mind, I'll do it. I have Bentley and Associates coming over to inspect on Monday at 2pm. I've just taken the afternoon off from work so I can be there and take pictures to share with you! Oh excitement. I'm entering the home stretch, er, bungalow stretch. Hyuk hyuk hyuk.