All Forum Posts by: John Pneumonic

The selling point of a new foreclosed flip house I'm working on is the land so I'm looking to install new, modern windows that brings in more light and provides better views of the backyard. I'm using a General Contractor but wondering if this type of thing would normally require an architect even if it's of the utmost importance that I do not do anything to the house that would require building permit/approval. Any advice would help.

@Russell W. Good point. Do you know if the installation process/time is any different?

@Kevin Bennett Thanks for the excellent feedback. I'm going to start with your suggestions regarding filling in the gaps with shims and wet concrete. I'd imagine that is about a day's worth of work to do right (the basement is small, about 250 square feet). The inspector is saying that the main beam should be steel not wood, however in my experience this is just inspector's calling out unnecessary stuff...pressurized wood is highly used from what i've seen.

If a buyer has an issue with that, i'll add two lally columns...excellent suggestion.

Thank you!

@Waylon Zook Thanks for the quick feedback. I agree, the plates must be resting on something i just need to get back over to the house to take a better look. I'm assuming that the plates just aren't flush in some areas to the concrete. Has anyone ever put filler concrete in there to avoid future inspector issues that may arise when a flip the house?

I'm buying an older house (built in 1917) and just completed an inspection and inspector listed a few foundation issues... Interested in hearing if anyone has faced these findings before and how large of a problem it is and how much budget (if any) you'd put towards it:

(1)...most of the sill/base plate of the home's exterior walls are not sitting flush on the stone (cement reinforced) foundation.

(2) Additionally the basement beam supports are old and should really be metal.

Here's pictures of Item 1: 

My thought is that this could be solved with metal wraps, some bolts from the wood into the concrete and filling foam.

Here's a picture of Item 2: 

My thought is that this could be solved using a heavy duty anchor, similar to this:

None of these issues seem particularly troublesome but interested in everyone's thoughts and experiences. Thanks!