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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

Was the one who supposedly did the work a
contractor??? there might be recourse there. Perhaps
there could even be civil action taken against the
sellers or their agent?.....any thoughts from Gene?

I'm in a similar situation.  I paid for a termite
inspection.  Now found a problem in the garage. 
Haven't had a chance to research yet to see if it is
something the inspector should have caught.  I also
realized I might have taken action against the sellers
because the didn't inform us that a tree was dying, 
though I'm sure I should have done that the day I
found out the tree could not be saved.

Van dell



--- Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:

> O.K., I am livid!  When we bought this place, we
> insisted that the septic be 
> inspected AND pumped.  That was done in January
> 2004.  We didn't move in 
> until August 2004.
> 
> Day before yesterday we had to have the tank pumped!
>  And we spent today 
> snaking the lines.  Why?  Because it wasn't pumped. 
> It was filled SOLID! 
> No liquid between the top and the bottom sludge! 
> Took the guy FOUR HOURS to 
> break everything up and pump it out!
> 
> So, we dig around the whole blooming thing because
> I'm wondering just how 
> big this septic is.  I mean, there are only 3 of us.
>  No garbage disposal. 
> No grease or chemical or other "bad" stuff goes down
> the drain.  I am the 
> septic Nazi <g>  I don't use anti-bacterial soaps. 
> I use eco-friendly 
> laundry detergents (no phosphates or other stuff).
> 
> Now, unless my math has totally failed me (158 x 36
> x 72), we have 
> approximately a 1750 gallon tank.  Even the folks
> that want to sell you a 
> "routine maintenance pumping schedule" say the thing
> shouldn't need to be 
> pumped anymore than every 7 years.
> 
> Y'all will be character witnesses when I go and
> strangle the con-artists 
> that supposedly pumped this thing 3 years ago,
> right?
> 
> Lynda, who will stop ranting now. 
> 
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