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I have put my home on the market a few weeks ago. The house has been rented out for the last four years. It is 18 years old and has the original furnace, a/c, and roof. Home should list for about 115K, but I listed it for 103K due to the age of the roof, a/c, etc... I received a bid on the property, but the buyers backed out of the deal based on finding a "cut joist" in the finished basement. The basement was finished 10 years ago and I never even noticed this issue. Should I be concerned? I don't know if this is a major problem or just an over zealous inspector. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I wouldn't call the inspector that called out this defect "overzealous"........he was just doing his job.
A joist can be notched up to 1/6 of its depth in the outer 1/3 of the span. No notches or cuts can be made in the middle 1/3 of the span. Its pretty basic building code.
Its also usually a fairly simple repair. Hire someone to fix it. Should not cost that much to take care of.
I had a split rafter in my last house. It was "sistered", that is, a new beam of the same size was bolted onto it and both ends. The city inspector passed it.
I have put my home on the market a few weeks ago. The house has been rented out for the last four years. It is 18 years old and has the original furnace, a/c, and roof. Home should list for about 115K, but I listed it for 103K due to the age of the roof, a/c, etc... I received a bid on the property, but the buyers backed out of the deal based on finding a "cut joist" in the finished basement. The basement was finished 10 years ago and I never even noticed this issue. Should I be concerned? I don't know if this is a major problem or just an over zealous inspector. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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It is a big deal. Joists support the floor above. A cut weakens the joist.
If that is all he found at least now you know that. You can add that to info for your realtor to pass on.
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