RobMcBee
Slow n easy when you're not gettin greasy....
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2009
- Location
- Fort Mill / Indian Land SC
One of my biggest fears buying our home was having a major issue with mold or rot. So during our buying process we hired a "reputable" home inspector to come in ad give the home a go through. Well what a waste of money that was. I'll admit that I can take some of the blame for not crawling under the house while he was here, but that's what I was paying him for and I had my 16mo old son with me on the day of inspection.
After the inspection was done the only thing noted in the report was that the toilet ring had apparently leaked and damaged the floor around the toilet. NO MOLD, NO ROT, just damaged subfloor. So we negotiated with the seller to fix the floor.... and they..... well their "handyman" tried... Well after we moved in and were settling down for our first night in the house, I heard what sounded like someone pouring a cup of water in the wall behind our master shower..... a big cup of water..... There was no way to get behind it except to bust the shower. I understand they cant see through walls but how he missed the rotted floor joist, subfloor, and mold and mildew is beyond me. This much damage doesn't happen in one week from the time of inspection to the time of closing........
You can clearly see mold on the inside of the cabinet, the rest was covered by another cabinet and the counter....
this used to be a 2x6...
↓↓↓ in this pic you can see where they repaired the "toilet flange leak" (new OSB)
I pulled up most of this subfloor by hand....
and heres where all that water came from ....
After the inspection was done the only thing noted in the report was that the toilet ring had apparently leaked and damaged the floor around the toilet. NO MOLD, NO ROT, just damaged subfloor. So we negotiated with the seller to fix the floor.... and they..... well their "handyman" tried... Well after we moved in and were settling down for our first night in the house, I heard what sounded like someone pouring a cup of water in the wall behind our master shower..... a big cup of water..... There was no way to get behind it except to bust the shower. I understand they cant see through walls but how he missed the rotted floor joist, subfloor, and mold and mildew is beyond me. This much damage doesn't happen in one week from the time of inspection to the time of closing........
You can clearly see mold on the inside of the cabinet, the rest was covered by another cabinet and the counter....
this used to be a 2x6...
↓↓↓ in this pic you can see where they repaired the "toilet flange leak" (new OSB)
I pulled up most of this subfloor by hand....
and heres where all that water came from ....