Hello!
I'm about to bid on a house that is said to be from 1909, so I'm not sure exactly how old it is. I would need your wise advice since I'm not well-informed myself. I plan to move in with two small children and my budget isn't great for big projects. I'm expecting to have to redo the roof and buy a new heating boiler, so I have a buffer for that, basically.
Question 1
The pipes in the house have been replaced up to about 10 cm inside the house wall in a small cellar under the kitchen. See picture. Then, I think there are the original pipes up to the property boundary. Are the old pipes something that will need relining, or is it something I should be concerned about?
Question 2
There's water damage in the wall of the laundry room. Water from the neighbor's house roof, which is about 1.5-2m away, runs directly onto the wall when it rains, and the realtor said that the owners haven't addressed it; they just let it air dry in between. She said it's okay since the wall only consists of brick and mortar and no organic material that can mold and doesn't need to be addressed, but I didn't get a good feeling from the realtor, so I'm not sure if I can trust that. What do you say? I took pictures of this as well.
Thanks in advance!
I'm about to bid on a house that is said to be from 1909, so I'm not sure exactly how old it is. I would need your wise advice since I'm not well-informed myself. I plan to move in with two small children and my budget isn't great for big projects. I'm expecting to have to redo the roof and buy a new heating boiler, so I have a buffer for that, basically.
Question 1
The pipes in the house have been replaced up to about 10 cm inside the house wall in a small cellar under the kitchen. See picture. Then, I think there are the original pipes up to the property boundary. Are the old pipes something that will need relining, or is it something I should be concerned about?
Question 2
There's water damage in the wall of the laundry room. Water from the neighbor's house roof, which is about 1.5-2m away, runs directly onto the wall when it rains, and the realtor said that the owners haven't addressed it; they just let it air dry in between. She said it's okay since the wall only consists of brick and mortar and no organic material that can mold and doesn't need to be addressed, but I didn't get a good feeling from the realtor, so I'm not sure if I can trust that. What do you say? I took pictures of this as well.
Thanks in advance!
