Inspection Issues

We had the inspection at our new house last Saturday. It lasted for 3 hours during which DG met a bunch of neighbors and learned all about everyone's business. In the meantime there were several LARGE issues that needed attention before moving in. It felt like a laundry list of items when we sent it back to the owners requesting that they take care of it all. We've been holding our breath all week, and as it turns out, they agreed to do EVERYTHING!!! This is very exciting news. Here are the 3 main items:

1) We paid an extra $200 to have the sewer line scoped. They could barely get 30' in before they hit a clog. This is due to all of the construction work they just finished in the home. They have to clean all the lines and do a final scope to confirm the integrity of the main sewer line. Flushing toilets are good. We give a poop about the stoop.

2) The brand new furnace is in the lower level in the laundry room. Code requires that you need a fresh intake and outake area for air circulation. We requested that they drill these holes to the outside of the house to make it up to code.

3) Finally, the big one: Radon. We paid extra to do a Radon test in the lower level. Radon is a radioactive gas found naturally in soil. 4 out of 10 homes in the Denver metro area have radon. Prolonged exposure to radon is the #2 cause of cancer. EPA regulates that anything above a level 4 should be looked into. Our test came back at 13.1. They need to hire a professional radon company to come in, drill holes under the house and install vent fans. Hopefully it will be tested again afterwards to prove mitigation.