rotten support beam proper way to fix?

fuzzysig · 10-13-15, 01:54 PM

we finally hired the second inspector and really expected more from a licensed inspector. I had to pretty much show him everything myself otherwise he would have missed it also...

but he found a support beam that rotted out at the foundation and that corner of the house is sagging making cracks in the walls.
the first guy didn't even notice the cracks in the walls.
we hired a lawyer and after seeing the report he says its an easy fix.

with some props in the basement.
which sounds more like a patch and not a real fix.
its like putting duck tape on sagging muffler..

whats the real fix for a sogging floor beam
and how much can it devalue the house when they see those props in the basement holding the beam from sinking even more?

the first inspector missed a lot of things like completely water damaged electrical panel that was buzzing
a Jacuzzi house that literally almost fell on top of us it was rotten to death but it looked ok at first glance. until I gave it a good shaking
theres a lot of other issues with the house that inspector didn't catch

total it already cost us around 15000 to fix all the things not including that support beam.

10-13-15, 01:54 PM	#1
fuzzysig Lurking Renovator Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: seattle Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	rotten support beam proper way to fix? we finally hired the second inspector and really expected more from a licensed inspector. I had to pretty much show him everything myself otherwise he would have missed it also... but he found a support beam that rotted out at the foundation and that corner of the house is sagging making cracks in the walls. the first guy didn't even notice the cracks in the walls. we hired a lawyer and after seeing the report he says its an easy fix. with some props in the basement. which sounds more like a patch and not a real fix. its like putting duck tape on sagging muffler.. whats the real fix for a sogging floor beam and how much can it devalue the house when they see those props in the basement holding the beam from sinking even more? the first inspector missed a lot of things like completely water damaged electrical panel that was buzzing a Jacuzzi house that literally almost fell on top of us it was rotten to death but it looked ok at first glance. until I gave it a good shaking theres a lot of other issues with the house that inspector didn't catch total it already cost us around 15000 to fix all the things not including that support beam.