Request to Remedy...

so we got the request to remedy from the buyers agent today. Good news is that we don't have radon!! We have open drains in the basement, so I was worried. Radon is a gas ocurring naturally in the ground, and any open drains (which we have) or sump pumps can let radon into the house. It made me happy, especially since we spend so much time in the family room in the basement!

But - they do have a laundry list of things that they want done... plumber - water damage issues, electrician issues - including old knob and tube wiring and a lack of grounded receptacles and GFCIs, they said the vents in the roof ridge line weren't big enough, and wanted a roofer to repair it, and the drains out to the street from the gutters were clogged and needed to be repaired / replaced. So the major items are probably the roof and the drains, but after calling the buyer's agent, we think they can compromise on snaking the drains, instead of replacement and having a handy man deal with the ridge line may be adequate, instead of a roofer - he said they were willing to compromise.

Their inspector also noticed water damage along the wall in the basement (which we knew about - I mean th ehouse is 83 years old - but cited a potential continuos drip in either the basement or kitchen sink as the issue. Which is toatlly wrong. We've had enough wall repair issues to know that it's the chimney that is the issue and the mastic on the flashing at the roof is what needs to be repaired. So, we're going to go back to them with that and have a handyman do it. Much less $$$ than a roofer.

The inspector also said that the air conditioner ran continuously while he was here and reccomended having a HVAC person come do a repair, cleaning and inspection and potentially refill the freon. And the inspection was done last Friday when it was 92 degrees, and he was here in the afternoon. I mean c'mon!!

So anyway, we have 4 days to get estimates done, and then decide what we will go back to them with. We don't have to do it all - just make them happy. The buyer's agent said that they are willing to compromise, so I'm sure that we'll be able to make it work!