moeronn
New Member
I'm potentially buying a house that is generally in good condition, but has some issues that I think are relatively minor. The house did have a home inspection and these are some of the things he called out as needing more attention. I just wanted to get some opinions as to how serious some of these are.
1. Under the kitchen sink, which was renovated, there is a good chunk of drywall missing, so the piping is exposed. The rest of the cabinets have backing, so you can't see if there is drywall there. This is and exterior wall (roughly 6 feet), so I know there could be some heating/cooling issues, but being in Southern California, there's no freezing to worry about. Placing new drywall would be fairly difficult because of the stud locations. Is this something to be overly concerned about?
2. The bathroom vent "exhausts" into the attic. I know that is not proper and I was reading some of the bathroom vent threads for options of venting it properly. The bathroom does have a window, so that would be used at least until the venting issue is taken care of. Sound okay?
3. While most of the electrical looked good, some of it is a bit mickey-moused while some just seemed unusual. The dryer is actually hard-wired into a junction box - something I've never seen or heard of (not that I am an electrician or handyman, just a semi-handy DIYer).
I think the house is in good condition overall and most of these things can be addressed fairly easily, but I'm just hoping for a little reassuance - or a swift kick in the rear to get my head out of it. Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
1. Under the kitchen sink, which was renovated, there is a good chunk of drywall missing, so the piping is exposed. The rest of the cabinets have backing, so you can't see if there is drywall there. This is and exterior wall (roughly 6 feet), so I know there could be some heating/cooling issues, but being in Southern California, there's no freezing to worry about. Placing new drywall would be fairly difficult because of the stud locations. Is this something to be overly concerned about?
2. The bathroom vent "exhausts" into the attic. I know that is not proper and I was reading some of the bathroom vent threads for options of venting it properly. The bathroom does have a window, so that would be used at least until the venting issue is taken care of. Sound okay?
3. While most of the electrical looked good, some of it is a bit mickey-moused while some just seemed unusual. The dryer is actually hard-wired into a junction box - something I've never seen or heard of (not that I am an electrician or handyman, just a semi-handy DIYer).
I think the house is in good condition overall and most of these things can be addressed fairly easily, but I'm just hoping for a little reassuance - or a swift kick in the rear to get my head out of it. Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated.