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We found out during home inspection that there are 2 truss repair and 2 gusset repair in the house. The seller is ready to provide engineer letter for it. It’s new construction spec house. We are confused. Would you proceed or walk away?
We found out during home inspection that there are 2 truss repair and 2 gusset repair in the house. The seller is ready to provide engineer letter for it. It’s new construction spec house. We are confused. Would you proceed or walk away?
Please help!!
Well it depends on why they were repaired. Did a tree fall on the roof or something?
We found out during home inspection that there are 2 truss repair and 2 gusset repair in the house. The seller is ready to provide engineer letter for it. It’s new construction spec house. We are confused. Would you proceed or walk away?
Please help!!
This is very common with trusses and not something I would be concerned about, as long as you get a copy of the letter and confirm that the repairs are made as required by the engineer.
By the time a load of trusses is slid off a tilt-bed truck, and they are picked up by the crane to place them, it is common to have a couple of popped gussets or a split or broken chord or two.
Repairs are really pretty straightforward.
Keep a copy of that letter with your closing documents until you sell.
Laminate a copy or copies and tack them directly to the repairs in the attic, so the next inspector sees the documents.
We found out during home inspection that there are 2 truss repair and 2 gusset repair in the house. The seller is ready to provide engineer letter for it. It’s new construction spec house. We are confused. Would you proceed or walk away?
Please help!!
I would probably worry about that for all of 3 seconds, then I would find something more important to be concerned about. Is this your first house?
We found out during home inspection that there are 2 truss repair and 2 gusset repair in the house. The seller is ready to provide engineer letter for it. It’s new construction spec house. We are confused. Would you proceed or walk away?
Please help!!
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Originally Posted by Uks2007
Yes it is, that is why I am seeking opinions here to figure out how concern should I be? Or am I paroniod for something petty?
You should be concerned to the point that they do not provide an Engineer's repair letter and the repairs were not performed as per the Engineer. However it appears that at least half of the concern you have indicated they are satisfying. The Builder can satisfy the second half easily by explaining the letter and displaying that the Engineer's repair has been accomplished. These types of repairs are typically very simple and there is no reason to suspect they did not perform the repairs properly.
This is very common with trusses and not something I would be concerned about, as long as you get a copy of the letter and confirm that the repairs are made as required by the engineer.
By the time a load of trusses is slid off a tilt-bed truck, and they are picked up by the crane to place them, it is common to have a couple of popped gussets or a split or broken chord or two.
Repairs are really pretty straightforward.
Keep a copy of that letter with your closing documents until you sell.
Laminate a copy or copies and tack them directly to the repairs in the attic, so the next inspector sees the documents.
All of this.
If it was repaired correctly, I wouldn't sweat it at all.
do you have your own agent, not the on-site agent?
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