Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
If the owner is sure there is leak, he may put this info in the disclosure. However, he may not be sure the discoloratioin is due to leak or something else. Therefore, no one knows until someone test it with a meter.
Another vote for simply wood discoloration but certainly have someone test area with a meter
What causes the change of color at the middle height of the wood panel along the wall?
Often wood panels are made with thin strips of wood. They take a log, strip the bark off and start slicing in thin slices and then cut the slices into strips. Which they fit together. Wood is natural, so there is natural color differences due to drought/rain cycles.
I’m betting there is no water issues, but you should get a home inspection, and write your contract contingent on the home inspection. Let the inspector know your concerns.
Often wood panels are made with thin strips of wood. They take a log, strip the bark off and start slicing in thin slices and then cut the slices into strips. Which they fit together. Wood is natural, so there is natural color differences due to drought/rain cycles.
Let's disregard the previous; this has nothing to do with "plywood". No need to muck the waters.
Oh, that explains everything. You have no idea what's going on; and assumed there something wrong "behind" the wall. Did you perhaps read or actually see a disclosure form? I'm sure if that were a "leak" is would be listed.
I'll put money on just color differences in the plywood veneer.
My contractor other-half is arguing this point but now that K'ledgeBldr says it I believe it.
I guess the most telling thing, as pointed out to me, is the place where the two sheets meet and the discoloration doesn't occur on the next sheet. The discoloration continues around that column because the same board was used to wrap it.
Because this is a question for you, perhaps have your contractor stick a moisture meter on it as suggested. I'm not familiar those and now I want one. I'm going to ask the shops at work if they have one I can play with.
I really encourage anyone buying a home to spend $150 or so for an inspection by YOUR contractor. Not just an inspector for your lending institution. I had a VA inspector come through and do NOTHING. And he missed so much. The house ended up being a money pit except I had no money so... really bad.
I checked the panels with a moisture meter. At some parts (the darker part), it is 6%. At the other parts, no reading can be shown up (just show -----). It rained one day ago.
Last edited by buicklimit; 01-28-2018 at 03:47 PM..
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
