| tbasc@bellsouth.net 2006-07-15, 9:25 am |
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Bee bumble wrote:
> Hi. After many months of being on the sale market my condo has
> finally got a buyer BUT we found we are not 'home free" yet in that the
> inspection done this week left the potential buyer with questions about
> our cinder block exterior.
>
> Apparently it was "sealed" when it was first built 7 years ago but has
> never been sealed since. The twin building next door was sealed this
> year at a cost of $10,000.00 (special assessmemt.) Our building chose
> to do tuckpointing instead as the tuckpointer told the XXX'n. that
> sealing is a waste of money.
>
> We have had no moisture problems from the cinder blocks but we have had
> some wind swept water come in on the side through the window frames
> which have been re-done.
>
> Can you think of anything we can do to reassure this would-be buyer
> that our cement/cinder block side wall construction (6 flat) is ok? As
> the whole cinder block construction as it is a "common element" -
> therefore we can't make promises for the condo XXX'n. as we are only
> one unit among six.
>
> Thanks very, very much for any advice as we are totally worn out and
> don't know what to do at this point when we thought we had a sale and
> now it may be slipping away.
Do you have any information - brand name, material name, appearance -
on the sealing done to your sister building? I am guessing the building
walls are one block thick with gyp board interior - correct?
TB
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