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I think the owner paid to much for the house in the first place. Here is pictures of the house. What I found that I don't like about the house is the hot and cold water pipes are plastic PVC. Water pipes are not the new plastic that can take freezing without breaking. Basement is not completely dugout and has a dirt floor.
I think the owner paid to much for the house in the first place. Here is pictures of the house. What I found that I don't like about the house is the hot and cold water pipes are plastic PVC. Water pipes are not the new plastic that can take freezing without breaking. Basement is not completely dugout and has a dirt floor.
LOL you don't get it! You are moving to TN - from somewhere int he northern states - doesn't matter where. Here's the situation:
Northern states: frost line 12-18" BELOW ground level
Tennessee: frost line - depending on whether it's the northeast corner or southwest - could be 3-4" to no inches.
The point is it doesn't matter that the pipes are not "new" plastic, PVC is enough. It's very rare to get a hard frost that lasts for more than 24 hrs in most of the state. Higher elevations can get a couple days of freezing, but not enough to cause your water pipes to break.
BASEMENT: You're lucky the house has one at all. Consider it a storm shelter (since it's built on the side of a hill) and be glad you have even a partial one. This is not Michigan. Basements are RARE!
AND, if your pipes are inside this "basement" the chance of bursting from freezing are between zilch and zero.
So the 2 things you don't like about the house: 1 is a non-concern (the pipes) and the other is actually a rarity!
I'd go for it both as a renter and as a landlord. Seems like a good investment to me. The one thing you haven't mentioned as a drawback is the one reason I would pass on it - the slope of the land. No thanks.
LOL you don't get it! You are moving to TN - from somewhere int he northern states - doesn't matter where. Here's the situation:
Northern states: frost line 12-18" BELOW ground level
Tennessee: frost line - depending on whether it's the northeast corner or southwest - could be 3-4" to no inches.
The point is it doesn't matter that the pipes are not "new" plastic, PVC is enough. It's very rare to get a hard frost that lasts for more than 24 hrs in most of the state. Higher elevations can get a couple days of freezing, but not enough to cause your water pipes to break.
BASEMENT: You're lucky the house has one at all. Consider it a storm shelter (since it's built on the side of a hill) and be glad you have even a partial one. This is not Michigan. Basements are RARE!
AND, if your pipes are inside this "basement" the chance of bursting from freezing are between zilch and zero.
So the 2 things you don't like about the house: 1 is a non-concern (the pipes) and the other is actually a rarity!
The problem with this kind of PVC plastic is it's Not a good grade plastic pipe. I had a friend that had this PVC pipe and it broke here in Cookeviille and destroyed his first floor of his house. Water drained in his heating ducts. Cookeville building codes require copper or the new plastic pipes in all houses.
Last edited by JD59; 12-22-2013 at 04:07 PM..
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I am confused.
