First house: heat pump went out six months after I moved in.
Second house: tree fell on the house 10 months after moving in, doing a crazy amount of damage.

Anonymous wrote:The very first day we moved in there was a squirrel running around in the house. Maybe he got in with the movers? We left the doors open. I'm pretty sure he ultimately found his way out (or got a lot quieter) because we're 15 years in now and he's not keeping us up at night.

That's because Squirrel is watching you while you guys sleep.

Waiting.

Until the time is just right.

And he is hungry. So, so hungry.

One morning you will awake to Squirrel furiously scratching in your bellybuttons looking for his stash.

Tree fell a month after we’d moved in and clipped the roof. I was all “woe is me,” but after months of back and forth with the insurance company, they agreed to cover a complete new roof instead of just a patch. It was great because I Only had to pay the 1K deductible on a 18k job. Also, 80 y/o house: the roof was the original cedar shake with 3 layers of asphalt single on top—it needed it!

The very first day we moved in there was a squirrel running around in the house. Maybe he got in with the movers? We left the doors open. I'm pretty sure he ultimately found his way out (or got a lot quieter) because we're 15 years in now and he's not keeping us up at night.

I don't think I have had anything that qualifies as an emergency in the current house. Yes, there have been thinks I needed to fix in a timely fashion. The sump pump failed, so a drive to home despot to get a replacement and an hour in the crawlspace. Kitchen sink's 1.5” copper drain wore away. I had to drive around to a few places and the kitchen was out of commission for a few days. Despite being built in 1968, the original builder or buyer had a thing for metal pipe.

We bought a re-build from a contractor. Windows leaked on day 1. It's been a year and we're still not fully water tight. The house is settling oddly too, which has resulted in cracks in the trim, plaster, and grout throughout the property. Builder has said they'll fix it too. Still waiting. We have had a structural engineer out to the house and will need to pursue more serious repairs.

Also had to cap the chimney and have a bunch of brickwork done, but we knew that from the inspection. And the city is now demanding that we replace a bunch of sidewalk pavers, which will be about $5k.

Water shut off valve needed replaced ASAP.

Literally as the moving truck was leaving the driveway, I walked down to find a huge puddle of water coming from under the HVAC. They had installed the drain line incorrectly and the drain pan had a huge crack in it.

Basement flooded the day we closed. Figured there wouldn’t be water problems because the 1940s house never even had a sump pump. We water proofed the basement, garage and regraded the backyard. Now our house is dry AF.

Wow these stories are horrible!

Ours was a leaking basement that we had just finished, five months after moving in. We don’t know what we are going to do to fix it. Really disappointing because before closing the previous owners put in a French drain on all walls except that one because they never had a problem with water from that wall.

We had a hurricane (not in DC area) hit our area and almost every one of our 40+ windows leaked.

The house movers hadn’t arrived yet so all we had were 2 bath towels to clean it up.

The house was brand new!

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Anonymous wrote:First week. I continued to use flushable wipes just like I had at my old house. Had parents visiting to see the new place and literally had feces backing up into the basement tub. It was disgusting.

No such thing as "flushable" wipes. Ever.

That’s what the plumber told me.

+2

A bad plumber will tell you flushable wipes are ok, because those things pay them well. But a good one will tell you never to use them, and use Scott 1000.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First week. I continued to use flushable wipes just like I had at my old house. Had parents visiting to see the new place and literally had feces backing up into the basement tub. It was disgusting.

No such thing as "flushable" wipes. Ever.

That’s what the plumber told me.