Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 17, 2013 11:10 am Hi, I am looking at buying a house, however the stumping is very poor -Parts of the house have slopes (house is approx 16 sq). It is renovated throughout, just that the seller has decided not to re stump the place oddly enough. Would there be more to it then a stumping job or do you think they were just lazy in getting it fixed up? I have been thinking about a builders report, but have been told by numerous people that they are a waste of money. It is weatherboard and has plenty of clearance underneath. The walls have been painted, parts of the floor is ceramic tiles and the house is spotless other than the re stumping problem. Below is the link to the house http://www.realestate.com.au/property-h ... -113036247 I'm guessing the floor will be damaged, but what would be the chances of the walls and roof being damaged? If so can this potentially make it a very expensive issue to have? Any advice would be great as I am a little stuck at the moment on whether to let it go or bid for it. Thank you, Scott Re: Renovated house without restumping- Problem? 2Mar 17, 2013 6:48 pm Hi Scott, If you are serious about spending that amount of money on a house then I would suggest you get a professional building report. It is a cheap form of insurance for you. If the report uncovers something sinister then you don't want to buy it. If the report says everything is good and you buy it and it turns out to be a big problem then you have the inspectors PI to cover your losses. The house doesn't look like there is easy access to do re-stumping if that is what is required. When you say 'slopes' do you mean an undulating floor? If so is there evidence of cracks being covered or fixed around heads of windows, doors and cornices? If there is then either stay away or bid low to cover the cost of repairs. Another thing to look at is drainage around the house. Because there is a fair amount of concrete if the falls aren't good directing water away from under the house you might be getting swelling and shrinking problems which could lead to the piers subsiding. Re: Renovated house without restumping- Problem? 3Mar 17, 2013 6:57 pm greenify Hi Scott, If you are serious about spending that amount of money on a house then I would suggest you get a professional building report. It is a cheap form of insurance for you. If the report uncovers something sinister then you don't want to buy it. If the report says everything is good and you buy it and it turns out to be a big problem then you have the inspectors PI to cover your losses. The house doesn't look like there is easy access to do re-stumping if that is what is required. When you say 'slopes' do you mean an undulating floor? If so is there evidence of cracks being covered or fixed around heads of windows, doors and cornices? If there is then either stay away or bid low to cover the cost of repairs. Another thing to look at is drainage around the house. Because there is a fair amount of concrete if the falls aren't good directing water away from under the house you might be getting swelling and shrinking problems which could lead to the piers subsiding. Hi thanks for the reply. The walls have been painted so it's hard to tell at this point of cracks being covered-so whether something is hidden it is hard to tell as an outsider. But it is strange that the house has a quick look renovation with a slope in parts of the house isn't it? Yeah i think i might get an inspection done on it. Drainage is fine around the house. Do you think there is more to this problem? Cheers I don’t think so as the floor area over 300 square meters then it is class 3…. 12 17943 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28327 Elvis has left the building... The site supervisor quit after 2 month on the project. I guess he was just instructed to bark at people, but didn't like when he was… 26 20936 |