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What is wrong with this remodeling project ?
What is wrong with this remodeling project ?| Home Inspector Seattle Bellevue Everett
This home in Snohomish County was built in 1995 + and is bank owned. There is no prior owner available to answer questions or provide disclosure.
It is obvious that the floorplan was changed since original construction. A permit had been issued for a remodeling project which primarily consisted of removing the wall between the Living room and Family Room. A beam was added to support the floor joists above. It appeared that a new shear wall was added in the crawlspace.
The walls are straight, no sag in the ceiling, no drywall cracks. Everthing appears OK.,,,,, ??????

Interior partitions can also contain plumbing pipes and heating wall stacks.
Towards the end of my inspection, I checked the heat output from all heat registers in the house. There was no heat to the Master Bedroom or bathroom. The infrared image below shows no heat output from the register.

I went back into the crawlspace to locate the heat supplies (stacks) for the Master Suite. I found (2) heat supplies running into the area above the new shearwall. That seemed odd as there was no physical way ... more

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