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Originally Posted by 95avblm3
Next, perform a little due-diligence on the structure. It goes without saying that a good inspection is important but I would also look into the developer/builder. The construction quality of our unit left some things to be desired... like it would have been nice if they brought a level on the job when they were setting our floor joists. Our developer went belly-up after rebuilding one of the buildings in our community due to Chinese drywall... so there's no going after them for any other issues.
Just my $0.02
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Gawd does this thread bring back some very painful memories!....sorry OP to rain on your parade but I've got to tell PPOT about my experience living in my first and only townhouse back in the late 80s! It was my first home that I bought when I first moved to Calgary. In fact, believe it or not, our townhome complex appeared in the National Geographic Magazine in March 1984. The article was titled: "Calgary: Canada's Not So Wild West"
They were really cool units back in the day! Multi level bachelor pad with 5 split levels and an open staircase....it was and still is a very unique condo complex. You could lie in bed and look up at the stars! BUT....aside from the TOTAL AZZHOLE THAT LIVED BESIDE US (that's a whole other story!)...our unit, we found out after the fact, had one particular issue when it was built. Our foundation and basement floor, for whatever reason was about 4-6 inches lower than the rest of the units beside us (we were a middle unit).
Anyway one night in December just before Christmas, my then gf (now wife) and I woke up hearing the sound of water running. I ran downstairs just in time to see dirty grey water rushing up through the drain. Luckily I was pretty poor then so we had no furniture in our basement, just our bikes. The water came up to about 6 inches, soaking the cheap carpeting and then about a half hour later it would drain away. The next day I called our condo board and complained. The next afternoon the same thing happened. The plumbers were baffled! They couldn't figure out what the issue was but we noticed that the grey water had suds so we figured that it was coming from someones laundry machine so all units in our strip were told to cease with the laundry. Our effen neighbour refused to abide so every night we'd get his effen laundry grey water in our basement!
This went on for about ten days! They finally found the problem...some blockage somewhere that they eventually were able to clear. But with us being a little lower than everybody else, the problem could resurface at anytime. Fearing a potential marital breakdown, I sold it ten months later!....sorry about the long post!..had to get it off my chest!
