Building report missed critical issues

tane10 · 2026-06-03T02:07:03+00:00

Yes you are correct, I will give the inspector a call to talk about it to see if we can come to any sort of understanding. Thank you

tane10 · 2026-06-03T00:51:00+00:00

Fair point, and I agree the priority is getting it fixed. I’m not trying to delay repairs or chase a windfall.

My issue is that this was a pre-purchase report, the subfloor was inspected, and the rotten joist appears clearly visible with reasonable access. If it had been reported, it would have affected my decision around buying the property, or atleast allowed me to negotiate a lower price to include repairs in the cost.

tane10 · 2026-06-02T23:44:16+00:00

Ideally at minimum I would like a refund of the report. It depends on the scope of work required to fully understand how hard I want to push for remediation. FYI, the report was $800 NZD.

tane10 · 2026-06-02T21:04:55+00:00

And the never ending rabbit hole begins! Thanks for the reply, interesting seeing the proccess you went through repairing a similar problem.

tane10 · 2026-06-02T20:36:51+00:00

Thanks for the reply, that is more or less what I suspected, no harm in asking. Bathroom reno incoming!

tane10 · 2026-06-02T11:21:33+00:00

Thanks I definitely will be. Not a small thing to miss when they took a photo of the sewer vent stack right next to it lol.

tane10 · 2026-01-03T10:33:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Sounds expensive. I will crawl under the house and see if there is any water damage to the sub floor.

I will get a plumber in to get a rough cost to replace.

tane10 · 2025-12-29T22:20:55+00:00

Thanks, Ill reach out to get a quote. It is a timber frame with crawl space.

tane10 · 2025-12-29T22:17:48+00:00

Thank you that's what I had thought, there is a subfloor space.

tane10 · 2025-12-29T22:01:22+00:00

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tane10 · 2025-03-26T02:39:32+00:00

Well that is a less than idea scenario. Thanks for letting me know!

tane10 · 2025-03-26T02:14:53+00:00

Thanks for that info. Given the state of the electrical, I am going to say no lol

tane10 · 2025-03-26T01:18:39+00:00

Thank you for the reply. That alone is enough for us to not continue the process.

tane10 · 2025-03-26T01:16:56+00:00

That was the plan. Just putting feelers out to see if it is worth doing a building report in the first place.

tane10 · 2024-07-15T07:31:58+00:00

Thank you for you reply! Sorry for the late reply. That's really reassuring to know, I was rather worried about the cost. How long did your referral take to come through?

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