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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much of that $15k was attributed to each item in the estimate?  The driveway and furnace are not reasonable asks, so if most of the estimate are for those two line items I can see why they might have felt it would be pointless to negotiate. [/quote]

Chimney inspection alone is 15k.

This is kind of a self made problem actually.  The sellers replaced a regular fireplace with a wood burning stove.  Apparently it needs a longer chimney to take the hot sparks away from the house, not just a liner.  So the way to address it cheap(er) is to seal the chimney and replace the wood burning stove with a gas fireplace.  It is dangerous to use as is

Everything else is a cherry on top and can be adequately addressed for about 2-3k, assuming we leave the furnace be [/quote]

This doesn't make sense.  First, if they had a woodburning fireplace before, the existing chimney should have been fine dimensionally to accommodate a woodburning stove.  Second, all chimneys have liners, it's just a matter of what they're made of and the condition of them.  Third, chimneys don't carry sparks away from the house, they carry hot air/smoke out of the house.  If sparks are coming from the chimney, that means there is debris in the chimney that needs to be cleaned out.  [/quote].

Apparently wood burning stoves need a longer chimney.  It was news to me as well [/quote]

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