I am considering the purchase of a forclosed home in MN. It is 2 stories, 1.5 baths. (shower/tub, 2 sinks, 2 toilets, kithen sink, dishwasher, basement with washer, sink & showerhead with drain.) The bank paid for a new boiler system including 9-10 baseboad heater pipes throughout. They paid for mold remediation as well. The did not pay to fix the frozen plumbing. They were quoted $1600 by the plumbers who did the boiler but because it was an "unknown" they are leaving it up to the buyer. I spoke to the plumber & asked for a worse case scenario, if ALL the pipes (they are copper) had to be replaced & he said $3000 & maybe $500 to fix the wall. He said the good thing is that the plumbing is centralized in the wall between the 1/2 bath & the kitchen. My questions are: What about the basement? Washer & that shower head, are those pipes visible or would wall or even floor need to be removed? Does $3000 sound realistic? This was not a bid only an estimate. The toilets are broken, the upstairs one, literally the tank is broke in 1/2. Because the basement flooded hes not sure if the water heater works. Can you give me a ballpark on everything I have described? Are there any hidden issues that I dont know to look for? Would you recommend this house be purchased?
Forclosure: Frozen plumbing, Good Buy?
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Aside from the water lines you may be replacing the traps on the fixtures including the tub and shower traps which may be hidden. If the water froze enough to break one toilet tank the bowls may also be broken in areas that you can't see without pulling the toilets. If there is a dishwasher that to may be shot. At the least the pump is gone. I wouldn't count on the water heater being OK that to may be split. If there is a refrigerator with a ice maker the piping that is part of the refrigerator along with the solenoid valve will also be shot. The same goes for the clothes washer if one was present.
It had to be a real hard freeze if it caused the boiler to be replaced. As far as being able to give a price that would be best done by a local plumber that has the advantage of seeing the job.
John
It had to be a real hard freeze if it caused the boiler to be replaced. As far as being able to give a price that would be best done by a local plumber that has the advantage of seeing the job.
John
