Recently I inspected old weatherboard home that had been fully renovated and it looked in mint condition. A young man buying his first home engaged me to do a pre purchase inspection to protect his investment.

The home presented nicely and the quality of renovation was quite good but it seems they had not paid attention to floors. I found that the floors were seriously out of level. It seems that even though the dwelling had been restumped in the past the levels failed anyway.

“Additional Comments: This renovated timber home is generally in a good condition but the timber floors are seriously out of level. Although renovation is generally good, this dwelling should have been restumped and had floors levelled before renovation work.

Restumping is recommended and as a rough guide, a budget of $15,000 should be allowed for restumping and ancilliary touch ups.”

 I don’t know the outcome but the report has placed the buyer in a strong negotiating position.