Help please

Discussion in 'Repairs & Maintenance' started by Soso, 17th Mar, 2018.

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  1. Soso

    Soso Well-Known Member

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    Do you mean paint the whole house? If yes the former owner painted it before we buy it so don’t think need a repaint at the moment.

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  2. Noobieboy

    Noobieboy Well-Known Member

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    I hate it when the house is renovated or painted before it is sold. Sometimes it is done to cover up issues. Not saying that that is the case but....
     
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  3. Soso

    Soso Well-Known Member

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    That’s what happened to us, exactly she aked her sons to do and after she moved omg so much damage it was covered with her furniture and paint. The house is old but we have seen older houses like 50 years old way better condition ours is about 34 years old.
    Thank you for your time xx
     
  4. Trainee

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    It may not be some evil plot. Say you hit the wall. Too small to get someone to fix. So you just cover it with furniture. Youve bought it. Live with it or fix it.
     
  5. JacM

    JacM VIC Buyer's Agent - Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat Business Member

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    To get yourself some piece of mind, why not just cut a piece of the plaster off with a stanley knife and take a peek in there with a torch. You'll soon see if there is termite activity or water damage. Do any repairs necessary and then you can patch the plaster hole under instruction from YouTube videos. A bit of spakfilla to cover the perimeter gaps and paint over it. You can even colour match at Bunnings these days. Scrape a bit of paint off the wall (or you could take in the piece of painted plaster you cut off) and take it to them and they'll colour match it.
     
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  6. Soso

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    Good idea thank you we might get somone to come and fix it because anyway we have to get it fixed.
    Thank you for your time xx
     
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  7. JacM

    JacM VIC Buyer's Agent - Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat Business Member

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    Glad it helped :)