The key to the finely decorated house was turned over. As there are specialties in the art, I hired a home inspector just in case. Unexpectedly, a minor problem was discovered.
The little girl from the real estate company who accompanied the house inspection was very enthusiastic. She was holding a record book and recording various problems in preparation for feedback to the construction company for timely rectification.
Home inspectors use professional tools such as levels, inspection rulers, telescopic poles, etc. to test houses one by one, open the faucets, and see if the water pressure and valves are leaking or leaking. I took a small tool and tested whether the plug power supply was normal. Open the cabinet door and move it back and forth to see if the hardware is flexible. Hold the telescopic pole and tap the floor tiles around to see if there are any hollows. The measuring ruler measured the deviation of the wall, the level measured the elevation of the roof on the ground, etc. I followed closely to watch the excitement, but in fact I didn't understand anything.
"There is a deviation on the top floor of the living room, please note this." The home inspector said to the young girl accompanying the property inspection.
"This is impossible." The little girl still didn't believe it.
"I have positioned and scanned several points in the living room. The instrument will not make mistakes." The home inspector's tone left no room for doubt.
"Master, please test it again. This problem is not a small one." The little girl didn't know why. Other problems such as empty drums and valve leaks were recorded, but she just didn't want to fill in this question.
"The wall deviation is not too big and is within the normal allowable range. I didn't even mention it. This must be written down. If you don't write it down, I will call the housing management bureau to report it now." The home inspector was so unceremonious that I couldn't help but feel, I also started to think about how serious this problem must be.
"Master, don't get angry. I'm going to ask the construction company to send someone over now. If they admit there is a deviation, can I record it again?" The little girl hurriedly put on a smile.
"There is indeed a deviation." The man sent by the construction party frankly admitted the mistake after testing it with a level.
I left the phone number of the construction company for follow-up and rectification matters.
"Master, is the deviation of the floor slab in the living room a serious problem?" I asked the home inspector worriedly. There was really nothing unusual that could be seen with the naked eye.
"In fact, it does not affect the use. If it is corrected or not, you can see for yourself." The home inspector said.
"Then if I don't want to make rectifications, how much would it cost to make a claim?" For a fully furnished house, it would be quite troublesome if I go through all the trouble.
"Ten thousand or twenty thousand, it depends on how you negotiate." After paying the other party two hundred yuan, the home inspector walked away.
Within two days, I started to contact the construction company about compensation.
"Master, there is a problem with the ceiling in my living room. The home inspector said it does not affect the use. I did not go to the housing authority, nor did I publicize it among the owner groups. Can you compensate me for the loss?" I asked for advice first and took a look. the other party's reaction.
"Then how much do you think the compensation would be?" The other party didn't refuse, and started to explore my bottom line.
"Ten thousand." I hesitated for a moment, but the lion didn't say anything.
"Your asking price is too high and we can't honor it." Unexpectedly, he was rejected by others.
"How much do you think is appropriate?" I kicked the ball back.
"Three thousand, let's hire workers to repair it, and that's the price." It seems that this is the other party's bottom line.
"Okay." I was too lazy to bargain any more.
Anyway, the home inspector said that the deviation of the floor slab will not affect the normal use. I can get a little bit, but if I throw away the two hundred for the home inspection, I will still be out of pocket.
Then please come over, we sign an agreement, and I will give you the money. I'm a little lucky that I had a professional inspect the house in advance to avoid unnecessary losses.
But after thinking about it again, I always felt that something was wrong with this matter. Looking more closely at the content of the agreement that day, I noticed a sentence in it: The two parties must resolve the matter internally and cannot spread it externally.
It turns out that this is the problem, which means that the horizontal deviation of the ceiling in this room should be a common problem, but the owners cannot see it with the naked eye.
