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[Johnny_P]

So, first things first, before getting into the inspection.

Here's a pano of the gayrage:



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Sick WRX

Lots of room in there brah!

[Johnny_P]

So the good: pretty much everything is newer. Roof, furnace, water heater, electrical, windows, all updated and done so recently. The electric was probably the oldest update, more on that later. Other stuff looks to all be 3-7 years old.The house has a full house fan, which according to @[user not found] and our inspector is the tits, and explains no a/c. They also put a little duct with a small electrical fan from the den with the fireplace to the second floor. Nifty.

There's some minor stuff. All the toilets need to wax rings. A couple of the steps to the second floor need to be repaired, unfortunately from underneath meaning going through the ceiling in the basement.

The minor to moderate stuff: A whole bunch of outlets have reverse polarity. He suspected that happened when it was upgraded from 2 prong to 3 prong. There's 200 amp electrical, but the breaker box was upgraded from 100. There might be an issue with crowded slim circuits. He thinks it's probably fine but would like an electrician to eyeball it. There's two outdoor outlets, one isn't grounded and the other had no power.

The biggies: The firewall in the gayrage isn't complete in the loft area. Technically against code cause it backs up to living space (the den). The real sticker is the radon test though. Limit is 4, it came back 4.2.

Lots of houses in our area have high radon readings. Can be addressed with airflow and sealing as [user not found] said.

House fan is tits man. You'll like it. Dafuq on the electric though, seems like a home DIY gone wrong.

[Calvinball]

NBD, in other words.

Yeah that one I'm not worried about.

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[Calvinball]

Thank you for the informative answer, unlike our Domestic Airboater

Vent fan:


Vent stack:


Sealing at sump pump:


Fixed foundation cracks:


No big deal.

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Yep. No cracks to fix, so they'd just drill a few holes, put pipes in said holes, then pipe from that to a new exterior hole that leads to the fan/piping up the side of the house like [user not found] posted.

Our realtor said it's a 900-1500 job. Wife and I agree it must be done and we aren't paying for it.

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[Calvinball]

So, first things first, before getting into the inspection.

Here's a pano of the gayrage:



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Sick WRX

Lots of room in there brah!

Yeah it's damn near big enough for three cars.

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[Calvinball]

So the good: pretty much everything is newer. Roof, furnace, water heater, electrical, windows, all updated and done so recently. The electric was probably the oldest update, more on that later. Other stuff looks to all be 3-7 years old.The house has a full house fan, which according to @[user not found] and our inspector is the tits, and explains no a/c. They also put a little duct with a small electrical fan from the den with the fireplace to the second floor. Nifty.

There's some minor stuff. All the toilets need to wax rings. A couple of the steps to the second floor need to be repaired, unfortunately from underneath meaning going through the ceiling in the basement.

The minor to moderate stuff: A whole bunch of outlets have reverse polarity. He suspected that happened when it was upgraded from 2 prong to 3 prong. There's 200 amp electrical, but the breaker box was upgraded from 100. There might be an issue with crowded slim circuits. He thinks it's probably fine but would like an electrician to eyeball it. There's two outdoor outlets, one isn't grounded and the other had no power.

The biggies: The firewall in the gayrage isn't complete in the loft area. Technically against code cause it backs up to living space (the den). The real sticker is the radon test though. Limit is 4, it came back 4.2.

Lots of houses in our area have high radon readings. Can be addressed with airflow and sealing as [user not found] said.

House fan is tits man. You'll like it. Dafuq on the electric though, seems like a home DIY gone wrong.

Yeah that one is weird. So simple. Inspector said it's no big deal with older electronics, but with modern tvs and such it's an issue.

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[ChrisoftheNorth]

Can get a polarity tester for cheap at HF, and rewire the outlets yourself if it bothered you enough.

Radon is scary, definitely want to figure out a remediation plan on that one.

[goIftdibrad]

https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclide-basics-radon

Radon is a gas and an alpha emitter, alphas are super damaging but shielded against easily, if solid.

The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) issued a report in December 2012 that concluded radiation is less dangerous than we have been treating it all along
UNSCEAR “does not recommend multiplying low doses by large numbers of individuals to estimate numbers of radiation-induced health effects within a population exposed to incremental doses at levels equivalent to or below natural background levels.”
Put another way, risk does not become statically significant until above levels of 10 REM. Between levels of 10 and 100 REM large populations are needed to measure the effects of the dose

For equivalent dose, the unit corresponding to rads is the rem (roentgen equivalent man). If the absorbed dose is in grays then the unit for dose equivalent is sievert (Sv). Thus, 1 Sv = 100 rem. Roughly 1 rem is the average dose received in three years of exposure to natural radiation.

http://www.wise-uranium.org/rdcrn.html

So, lifetime dose (70 years) of about 1 Severt ( a huge amount) and 100 REM at the level they measured in your house.


Whilst science thinks radiation based on the LNT model and lifetime dose accumulation is flawed.... those are serious numbers. I'd be sure to get it fixed / mediated especially with a small child in the home.

[Calvinball]

Can get a polarity tester for cheap at HF, and rewire the outlets yourself if it bothered you enough.

Radon is scary, definitely want to figure out a remediation plan on that one.

Yeah there are some things I won't push on, like the wiring and toilet seals, but the radon is a dealbuster.

[goIftdibrad]

Can get a polarity tester for cheap at HF, and rewire the outlets yourself if it bothered you enough.

Radon is scary, definitely want to figure out a remediation plan on that one.

Yeah there are some things I won't push on, like the wiring and toilet seals, but the radon is a dealbuster.

shit water on floor is not ok. Make them fix that.

"reverse polarity plugs" might let them slide on that shit doe

[Johnny_P]

Yeah there are some things I won't push on, like the wiring and toilet seals, but the radon is a dealbuster.

shit water on floor is not ok. Make them fix that.

"reverse polarity plugs" might let them slide on that shit doe

I think every house has some sort of wiring problem. You shoulda seen the janky wiring splices in my house. Knob and tube bridged with new wire, connected with electrical tape.

[Calvinball]

Yeah there are some things I won't push on, like the wiring and toilet seals, but the radon is a dealbuster.

shit water on floor is not ok. Make them fix that.

"reverse polarity plugs" might let them slide on that shit doe

Oh none of the toilets are actually leaking yet, but they will be soon.

We're gonna start off asking them to do eryting and see what they counter with.

[goIftdibrad]

shit water on floor is not ok. Make them fix that.

"reverse polarity plugs" might let them slide on that shit doe

Oh none of the toilets are actually leaking yet, but they will be soon.

We're gonna start off asking them to do eryting and see what they counter with.

how do you tell that they are close to leaking? There is either shit water on the floor, or not.....

[Johnny_P]

Wax buildup at the base of the toilets is my guess

[Calvinball]

Oh none of the toilets are actually leaking yet, but they will be soon.

We're gonna start off asking them to do eryting and see what they counter with.

how do you tell that they are close to leaking? There is either shit water on the floor, or not.....

Moisture meter.

[Hansgustaf]

how do you tell that they are close to leaking? There is either shit water on the floor, or not.....

Moisture meter.

[Johnny_P]

how do you tell that they are close to leaking? There is either shit water on the floor, or not.....

Moisture meter.

Moisture meter.

[Johnny_P]

We have a fan, one strip of cabinet under lights, a microwave connected, and handles on all the cabinets.

The stove doesn't line up with the microwave over top. Potentially yuuuuuuge problem. IDK what GF and her parents will want to do about that, but it's off like a half inch.

[Johnny_P]

Adjustment to cabinets NGH. It's not off by all that much. Might look all right. Not sure.

Lights get finished tomorrow, and appliance delivery.

comes home tomorrow too

[ChrisoftheNorth]

half inch? you can tell?

[ChrisoftheNorth]

[Melon]

I need some help with paint.

I went by the Sherwin William's store and they're 5-gal of interior satin is ~$150.
I'm wondering about going with Valspar or Behr which seem to be ~ $95-$120 for 5-gal.

[Melon]

I need some help with paint.

I went by the Sherwin William's store and they're 5-gal of interior satin is ~$150.
I'm wondering about going with Valspar or Behr which seem to be ~ $95-$120 for 5-gal.

Is that with the 40% flood discount?

Yeah, such

[Melon]

Rough estimate is $1500 for paint.

[Melon]

Rough estimate is $1500 for paint.

That's kinda

How many gallons do you need for your place?

That's for 10 5-gal

Primer + Paint for roughly 1650 sq. feet.
1200 living
400 Garage
50 for storage room