Hi, I bought a house a couple months ago and have since noticed many many cracks around doorframes and under one of the windows, the inspector didn't catch it, and the company straight up denied that it could have been there when they inspected the house, but the 360 picture, as poor quality as it is, pretty clearly shows the biggest crack on the door into the bathroom from the bedroom (though much smaller, but still definitely there.) And I have since found a smaller crack in the other bedroom and thought it was just another normal crack, but it looks like the previous owner had painted over it, and the paint definitely isn't new since it shows wear from her and her kid living there. This shows this isn't a new problem.
The bathroom door won't shut at all, and one end of the doorframe is more than an inch higher than the other end.
It's going to cost a lot to get it fixed and structurally sound, I guess I was just wondering if there was anything I could do or if I just need to suck it up and have it fixed.
Incredibly frustrated with the whole experience.
Major structural issues in house not caught by inspector
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Posted by n0dic3
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the inspector probably just glossed over it thinking settling cracks were normal – sucks but most of there contracts have clauses that basically make them untouchable for missed stuff like this.
No, it is your responsibility, any cracks are just as visible to you and the inspector. If you had any suspicion of structure damaged you should have hired a structural engineer to inspect at the time. Some cracks are normal wear and tear of a house, definitely call in an expert to understand if and what needs fixing.
The age of the house determines how serious or not this is (imo).
cracking around windows and doors are the most common areas to find cracks. it’s a pretty big jump to conclusion that there are structural problems. doors are hung lopsided. drywall cracks around windows and doors are pretty common. if you’re truly worried about it get an engineer in there to double-check everything
Yeah, you’re only recourse with an inspector as the cost of the inspection report (in general)
We got a house and sealed the crawlspace. We got cracks for a couple of years after that as the ground dried out.
You might have some recourse against the listing agent. Were the problems noted in the property disclosure?
Looking at the cracks again, it looks like the other big problem ones were previously painted over as well
If that crack was visible prior to your buying it, that’s really on you. In my humble opinion, those home inspections aren’t worth a hoot. They have all kind of disclaimers in the contract. They will only report on things that are obvious and then they will claim anything else you find was concealed. There’s only one home inspector in my area that I trust to do a good job and he is the one I use, plus my partner is a contractor and I rely a lot on his opinion.
Are you saying that you also got a termite inspection and that they didn’t find the termite damage?