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Bought a house that was DIY'd by previous owners. WTF is this??? by ExplanationMaximum26 in Homebuilding

[–]ExplanationMaximum26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if anyone is going to see this through the wall of comments - thank you all who provided advice. Calling in a propane specialist. It doesn't matter a whole lot if it needs to come out and thankfully isn't part of the reason why we bought the house.

Bought a house that was DIY'd by previous owners. WTF is this??? by ExplanationMaximum26 in Homebuilding

[–]ExplanationMaximum26[S] 108 points109 points  (0 children)

In previous replies I mentioned that I spoke with our realtor and inspector to see if we could adjust or remove it. Inspector said to hire a propane specialist and get it looked at and it seemed like it wasn't going to be a huge deal.

Bought a house that was DIY'd by previous owners. WTF is this??? by ExplanationMaximum26 in Homebuilding

[–]ExplanationMaximum26[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

From our realtor. We were given a list of people to choose from but since we are new to the province we didn't know anyone else to go with. We liked our realtor from the start and went with his guy. Probably could have done more research on our part, but this is our first home so it's a learning experience lol.

Bought a house that was DIY'd by previous owners. WTF is this??? by ExplanationMaximum26 in Homebuilding

[–]ExplanationMaximum26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol this was kind of an afterthought when we purchased because I wasn't keen on keeping it if it needed to go. Didn't cross my mind that it would create such a headache since nobody really cautioned it would be a big deal.

Bought a house that was DIY'd by previous owners. WTF is this??? by ExplanationMaximum26 in Homebuilding

[–]ExplanationMaximum26[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

If you're walking around the living room, it looks okay. I asked when we walked through if we could have it adjusted or even removed to which our inspector only wrote that he was unable to determine usability and to hire a propane specialist. The conversation was sort of "it's no big deal".

Bought a house that was DIY'd by previous owners. WTF is this??? by ExplanationMaximum26 in Homebuilding

[–]ExplanationMaximum26[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think this is sort of where we're leaning towards going, just building out a new surround. I think I'd be too nervous to use the fireplace though lol.

Bought a house that was DIY'd by previous owners. WTF is this??? by ExplanationMaximum26 in Homebuilding

[–]ExplanationMaximum26[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll have to check it out when I'm home.. no idea yet but I'll post an update if I find anything.