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Originally posted by tabs
Was the orginal work Permitted, and if U try and sell U have to disclose.
Without a Permit, you might as well tear the whole thing down, as it has NO Value on resale.
If you don't disclose the problem when U sell the buyer can come back and SUE. That I am sure wouldn't make U a happy camper, as U could lose the whole current value of the house.
Best course is to take a home equity loan and repair with Permits if necessary. That will at least satisify your legal requirements and retain the current market value of the home.
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I think you're applying new home logic to an old house.
Compromises are made with old homes. If every old home had to be brought up to current code in order to be sold, there wouldn't be any on the market.
Furthermore, he could do the work and fully disclose what was done. Anyone buying a home built in 1945 should know that they have to look carefully. My older home came with all kinds of "make do" solutions that were disclosed, and some that weren't. Such is life.
FWIW, about 12' of my sunporch extends past the foundation and sits on concrete piers. I don't think they are dug below the frost line, so I'll be setting new ones in the next couple of years... no biggie (and no permit).
I think your setup is different, by the sounds of it your porch is sitting right on earth.
Sounds like the rear "addition" at a friend's cottage. 2x10 pressure treated frame was sitting right on the ground, and started to rot badly after ~15 yrs. He dug underneath, ran a beam across the width that sits on concrete pads. Has to "adjust" it every couple of years, but now it's off the ground and gets enough air movement to prevent rot.
Maybe not the perfect solution, but for him it was that compromise vs tear it off altogether.