construction problems

stuart · 发表于 2014-5-31 04:40:28

a 25 years old house, good location, 840 sq block. however some parts of brick crack from both outside and inside, also in living room, ceiling seems falling, but owners fixed using some screws, is it worthy to buy, agent said that repairing these problems may need 15K to 20K, are there someone have construction knowledge? thanks

travelangler · 发表于 2014-5-31 05:14:08

Footing has sank, never buy a double brick house with 不雅ed up footing. Underpinning need to carry out to fix the problem, however still get a chance to come back. Don't worry about it. Move on

stuart · 发表于 2014-5-31 06:25:13

thanks. the house is single story, not sure whether double brick house, I will ask the agent, only worry falling ceiling, whether it is easy to fix or need change a new plaster? .

remexcong · 发表于 2014-5-31 07:25:20

travelangler 发表于 2013-2-3 08:38

Footing has sank, never buy a double brick house with 不雅ed up footing. Underpinning need to carry ...
看来你是行家了。
我也遇到类似的情况，请问通常underpin需要多少钱？
谢谢。

travelangler · 发表于 2014-5-31 07:50:01

remexcong 发表于 2013-2-3 10:03

看来你是行家了。
我也遇到类似的情况，请问通常underpin需要多少钱？
谢谢。 ...
很贵，要看沉降的部分的长度，具体一米多少钱，我也不清楚，一般很少有人修理，不值得，你今天修理了这里，明天保不准别处又出问题，反正不会蹋，凑活几年换房子