Browse Forums Real Estate 1 Aug 15, 2011 7:59 pm We just purchased a property... when doing the initial inspections of the house, the third bedroom had a substantial amount of water in the carpet and the wall (from the adjacent bathroom bathtub apparently). The agent said that there was a leak and the insurance mob were going to fix it. We were told (prior to making an offer on the house) that the leak was fixed. We made an offer and stipulated in the contract that the carpet would be replaced and the wall with moisture in it would be repaired to a good quality (but failed to put in the contract that the leak was to be fixed - we thought it had been, our mistake!) We sent around the building and pest inspector today to take a look, and he said that the leak wasn't fixed properly, and the whole job needs to be done again (carpets and wall dried, re-painted, etc etc) I called the agent to tell him this and he said that he'll make some phone calls to see if they can get the insurance people to fix it properly. Tomorrow is the last day that we can cool off, before we have to go ahead with the purchase. Worst case scenario... they replace the carpet and fix the wall, but don't fix the root cause (the leak) as it's not stipulated in the contract... would we just get our insurance mob to do the job properly (i.e: claim that we just moved in and found the leak, etc). Any ideas? Re: Leak in bedroom prior to moving in... 4Aug 16, 2011 12:18 am In Vic do you guys put in the offer subject to the satisfactory outcome of a building and pest inspection? I know it's pretty much standard in WA but might be different over there. If you did, the seller will have the option of fixing the issue or providing compensation, or you have the option of pulling out. I would be cautious about saying it's a new issue if you claim on insurance - only because if the previous owners claimed the repairs that they did under insurance, it could be matched to your "new" issue, or they might see that there is too much damage to be a new issue. It is reasonably unlikely, but if you get caught you won't be able to get cover again, and could probably even be sued for fr@ud (sorry, censor wouldn't allow it written normally for some reason!) Re: Leak in bedroom prior to moving in... 5Aug 16, 2011 8:47 pm It's all good guys, the agent just called me to say that the vendor is on to the insurance company to fix the job properly, and that we can inspect it to our satisfaction when the job is completed. If you make sure all taps inside and out are turned off, what does the water meter show if you leave it for a while. 2 20229 Hi all, I am hoping someone has some ideas as to what is causing my bathroom leak. The leaking appears to mainly happen when we turn the sink basins on. It takes a while… 0 5075 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Are you doing this with a building permit? Conversion of a non habitable room into a habitable room requires building permit. 3 17311 |