So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.

[Larry]

Ah. I understand it now.

You can save a lot of money by coating the crack with Flex Seal. The stuff works incredibly well.

[Aqua Letifer]

@larry said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

Ah. I understand it now.

Yeah, a big part of the problem is that I've lived too close to cities for, well, about 20 years now, so unfortunately I talk stupid about house stuff. Getting better, but plumbing is still pretty foreign to me.

You can save a lot of money by coating the crack with Flex Seal. The stuff works incredibly well.

Indeed! A buddy of mine's a contractor and suggested the very same. Doing that today as the first measure. Thanks for reading through it; I figured there was no way others here wouldn't know more about something like this than I.

[Improviso]

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[Aqua Letifer]

@89th said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

I'm surprised you haven't fired your realtor yet.

Yeah, it's complicated. She's working hard on getting us an as-is offer, knowing this one's likely FUBAR. So we're riding it out until the end of the week. Big question is how she expects us to deal with the pipe after this offer dissolves.

[89th]

@aqua-letifer Maybe I missed it, but what is the cost for the repair? I would imagine 750-1500?

[Aqua Letifer]

@89th said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

@aqua-letifer Maybe I missed it, but what is the cost for the repair? I would imagine 750-1500?

Gonna be something like that, yeah. Plumber is coming tomorrow for an estimate. Definitely going to ask him to list his educated opinion on the cause of the break in the estimate.

And of course this is all preparing for the deal falling through and we're left with a cracked pipe. If something stupid happens and the sale continues for some reason, then fine, whatever.

[Aqua Letifer]

What a weird series of events.

The initial story from the inspector, both real estate agents, and the buyer were that they found the basement like that: they walked in, and there was the puddle on the ground. Crack was already there and everything. Which my wife and I both knew was horseshit.

They had until last night at midnight to submit the inspection. Last night at about 8, our real estate agent was informed that, well, they don't know anything about anything, but maybe perhaps, what might have sort of happened was that when the inspector tried to probe the line, he didn't know how to undo the end cap, and you know, they're just guessing here but maybe he cracked the pipe while doing so.

So, just to keep everything kosher, the buyers are willing to pay for the fix.

I very much wonder what all these conversations really sounded like.

[Copper]

@aqua-letifer said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

willing to pay for the fix

Tell them to keep the money and give an apology.

Well, maybe not all the money.

Actually, OK, let them pay.

[brenda]

@aqua-letifer said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

What a weird series of events.

The initial story from the inspector, both real estate agents, and the buyer were that they found the basement like that: they walked in, and there was the puddle on the ground. Crack was already there and everything. Which my wife and I both knew was horseshit.

They had until last night at midnight to submit the inspection. Last night at about 8, our real estate agent was informed that, well, they don't know anything about anything, but maybe perhaps, what might have sort of happened was that when the inspector tried to probe the line, he didn't know how to undo the end cap, and you know, they're just guessing here but maybe he cracked the pipe while doing so.

So, just to keep everything kosher, the buyers are willing to pay for the fix.

I very much wonder what all these conversations really sounded like.

Does this also mean they will actually buy the house? Is the sale going through?

[Aqua Letifer]

@brenda said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

Does this also mean they will actually buy the house? Is the sale going through?

Well, it isn't sunk yet, I guess I'll say that. We've also got a very loose but still potential runner-up. Apparently they haven't found anything else they liked yet.

So, y'know, definitely maybe.

[Mik]

Take the money and run. That's a given, correct? Any offer they give will factor that cost into it.

[Aqua Letifer]

@mik said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

Take the money and run. That's a given, correct? Any offer they give will factor that cost into it.

Correctamundo. We have some flexibility regarding the offer, so we're playing it cool and seeing what they counter with.

I can't believe they're going through with the fix.

[George K]

@aqua-letifer said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

I can't believe they're going through with the fix.

I may have missed it (too lazy to scroll up), but what's the expected cost of the fix?

[brenda]

@george-k said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

@aqua-letifer said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

I can't believe they're going through with the fix.

I may have missed it (too lazy to scroll up), but what's the expected cost of the fix?

The plumber's bill, plus an undetermined additional fee to Aqua for dealing with their initial behavior.

Let us help you determine that, Aqua.

[Aqua Letifer]

@george-k said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

@aqua-letifer said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

I can't believe they're going through with the fix.

I may have missed it (too lazy to scroll up), but what's the expected cost of the fix?

$2k. Verified this independently with a contractor friend of mine, and he was gonna guess that exact same.

Our plumber found wrench marks along the pipe. And there's a freaking exit pipe with a working flap the inspector could've used for the scope, but he wasn't a plumber so he didn't know this and fucked up royally. Our plumber is willing to go on record about all this, so even if the deal falls through, we ain't paying for this shit ultimately.

[George K]

If I were a seller, and the deal was at risk of falling through for $2K or repairs, I'd eat it, take the money and run.

If I were a buyer, and really liked the house, I wouldn't let $2K additional cost make me walk away.

[Aqua Letifer]

@george-k said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

If I were a seller, and the deal was at risk of falling through for $2K or repairs, I'd eat it, take the money and run.

If I were a buyer, and really liked the house, I wouldn't let $2K additional cost make me walk away.

Yeah, that's basically the situation. But I'm completely surprised they're sticking with it. Buyer was pissed about something when he drove off.

[Renauda]

@aqua-letifer

He was probably pissed at the inspector for damaging the pipe then trying to cover it up.

[Aqua Letifer]

@renauda said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

@aqua-letifer

He was probably pissed at the inspector for damaging the pipe then trying to cover it up.

Agreed, but only makes sense now in retrospect.

[taiwan_girl]

@aqua-letifer said in So, Our House Inspection Flooded Our Basement.:

The initial story from the inspector, both real estate agents, and the buyer were

Was one of the two real estate agents the one you hired?