Homebuyer / Legal Advice

[MickMcGeough]

Originally Posted by Jedi Ninja

What sort of renos did the contractor do to the house? Did they remove any walls on the main floor? Are you sure that it is just the plywood moving and that the joists are moving (deflecting) as well? Did they pull any permits for the work they did? You can find this out yourself by going to http://calgary.ca/myproperty , plugging in your address, and checking the section labelled "Building Permits (active or issued in the last 3 years)"

They received an "Interior Alterations" permit only.

No, I'm not sure at all about what the exact cause of the noise is. The seller's contractor did suggest that he thought the floor might have to be completely torn apart to repair it? I didn't put much stock in it since he was clearly high at the time.

[MickMcGeough]

Originally Posted by onetwo_threefour

I hope you're right. I do agree that it is the most obvious interpretation that the joists should be 'tightened' to the sub-floor but without knowing more about what the contractor did or did not do, I would be hesitant to form an opinion as to Mick's chances. Small-claims is definitely a wildcard for stuff like this and it mame that you have a better chance of success there for sure.

Winnable or lost-cause case, I'm getting the floor fixed. Would you agree that things would be pretty heavily in my favor if I get a carpenter to tighten the subfloor to the joists and it does in fact fix the problem?

Would a 'buddy' carpenter be a bad choice to do this, and bring into court with me?