The opening of this season has proven chaotic. I want to pass this onto the seller to the greatest extent, of course. I am just going to email some photos out to contractors with the three options. if i live close by and you want a different set of eyes to look at it and i'm free, i can swing by. I know i spoke to you about the area you were looking at in another thread. now that you haven't moved in yet it better to get it done and the mudding and sanding and paint can happen before you move all your crap in. You could try the skim coat and pray but if it does fail after you have moved in, now you have to deal with a repair while you are living there. and if you have to do the walls, it isn't much to pull trim either. you won't miss a half inch off the ceiling. If it were me, i would just lay some 3/8 or 1/2" sheet rock on top of the plaster and call it a day. being that it is on the ceiling, unless you plan on opening up walls to run new lighting or in ceiling speakers, i wouldn't touch it. i would be hesitant to rip everything out unless you had a structural issue you had to address with the timber frame or needed to reinsulate. my cousin who had a brand new house build with sheetrock can literally hear a light switch downstairs flip on and off from his master bedroom upstairs. my current home is all plaster and it is amazing how little sound travel between the walls. I love the sound insulation that plaster provides. Just trying to assess whether or not this is pencils down. This house's particular problem is pillowing plaster board. Every house I have seen has it's issues - knob and tube electricity, in-ground tanks, no A/C, etc. The house was built in 1930, like just about every other house in the area. The asking price may have a good $50k-$75k of wiggle room between market value and said repairs. So this COULD be okay, assuming I address the $$ work during the attorney review. I am planning to do some renovating during the first month of ownership prior to moving in. May also require fixing the insulation, as it could fall out of the ceiling. Tear down the plaster board, and add new sheetrock. Add on a layer of sheetrock to the ceilings and re-mold (not sure how this would work for the walls, or the common areas by the stairs)ģ. Skim, and cross your fingers hoping it wouldnt crack down the roadĢ. How major is this? My contractor said either the following (although he is unsure)ġ. The attic has no water leakage, and is dry and finished). (The house is 3,000 SF, brick exterior Giorgian colonial with a slate roof. The problem, so I hear, is that the original plaster board was only 0.5" thick, nailed to the frame, and then the first skim coat never fully dried prior to the second coat. I am contemplating whether or not it is even taking a full fledged tour during the open house (requires renting a car and driving out there). HOWEVER.there appears to be major pillowing on the upstairs ceilings, some upstairs walls, and some areas of the downstairs. One of the few ones that is in an area with conventional bidding, not this sealed bid best and final nonsense. Hey guys, been house shopping like crazy, and found a GREAT house, GREAT location. Please register or login to enable Dark Mode.AcuraZine Member Help, Support & Suggestions Area.
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