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rbrady is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
How many inspectors have to put up with this???
This house was pretty decent looking to a typical homebuyer.
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Looks like a cedar tree. They will last a long time......until they fail...
Stephen Stanczyk Washington State Licensed Home Inspector # 221 President, Washington Association of Property Inspectors (WAPI) (253) 241-0602 calls answered until 10pm Pierce County -Thurston County - King County - Snohomish County |
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Do I see that they went to trouble of notching it???
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rbrady is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
I think it is actually a redwood tree - we have a lot of those here. It may have been done about 1940.
I think they did notch it where the joists connected! I see too many houses that look fine, until I go into the crawlspaces. Who needs a good foundation if it looks good inside? |
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At least its got a foundation, and redwood is highly resistant to rot as wood species go. It's a big log and as longs it stays dry it may last a long long time. It's already been there about 60 years. Was it decayed?
Kenton Shepard, InterNACHI member # 04082383 Certified Master Inspector (CMI) InterNACHI Director of International Development Director of Green Building EXPERT WITNESS SERVICE Conventional and Log homes (303) 717-8940
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Is that an interior supporting log? What was the exterior perimeter of the foundation like?
InterNachi Awards Portal: http://co.nachi.org/inachiawards/ ____________________________________________ "An Education, not just an Inspection" Larry Kage, CMI Lake Ann (Traverse City), Michigan 49650 231 929 3525 Professional Inspector serving the Traverse City, Michigan area and beyond.
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bdoles2 is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
If the house was built in the 40's and it's level and in one piece, I don't see an issue.
This is one of those items that we have to be realists about. I highly doubt the buyer or seller will bother that log if it's doing what it's supposed to. |
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It is kinda like inspecting a turn of the century house in my area. When the floor starts to sag, we just stick another rock under it. I still own a house like that.
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rbrady is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
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![]() I never like to see any earth to wood contact. The wood will always have a reduced life expectancy. We have some pretty active subteranean termites here. This house is probably going for $200,000+ dollars. 1400 square feet. |
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InterNachi Awards Portal: http://co.nachi.org/inachiawards/ ____________________________________________ "An Education, not just an Inspection" Larry Kage, CMI Lake Ann (Traverse City), Michigan 49650 231 929 3525 Professional Inspector serving the Traverse City, Michigan area and beyond.
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lewens is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
I have seen many mud sills built 100 plus years ago that are still sound. The house is not going to fall down any time soon.
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InterNachi Awards Portal: http://co.nachi.org/inachiawards/ ____________________________________________ "An Education, not just an Inspection" Larry Kage, CMI Lake Ann (Traverse City), Michigan 49650 231 929 3525 Professional Inspector serving the Traverse City, Michigan area and beyond.
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Around here, we'd call that a hippie-house. To the realtor, it's a "cottage". |
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