Imagine the surprise my client would have had, at some point down the road, had he not had an inspection. The example here is not one single, solitary isolated incident of a builder who was in a rush. There were about thirty posts under the house and all of them were like this. Longterm stability was not running in their favor. For one thing, there were no proper concrete piers. They were all resting on pieces of wood, some of which were round halves of firewood. They had no positive connections at the top and this one was much like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There are numerous other issues, like no vapor barrier and the beam not lining up either, but for now, we will stick to the posts. As I recall, this two-story home was selling in the high $300,000 range.
Thanks for looking.
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