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I purchased a home in NH roughly 10 - 11 months ago. Over the past winter we noticed the back door was leaking. So we contracted someone to replace the door. Once the door was removed, the framing around the door was rotted and subsequent searches found a 15x24 section completely rotted behind the siding.
When we purchased the home, we had our own realtor and a home inspection. The home inspection found some rot at the band joist but never discovered any other rot. The part of the house has a double tiered deck and the door is on the lower portion with a double slider at the top. the contractor after a brief review of the site was able to determine that the leak started at the slider level. The contractor also stated that the plywood under the siding was "new" plywood and was placed over the rot.
I read the ongoing posts by Labarge71 and Homeguru and it gives me a little hope.
We first tried to collect on our insurance policy and appear to be unsuccessful. Would our next move be to go after the previous owners or inspector?
When we purchased the home, we had our own realtor and a home inspection. The home inspection found some rot at the band joist but never discovered any other rot. The part of the house has a double tiered deck and the door is on the lower portion with a double slider at the top. the contractor after a brief review of the site was able to determine that the leak started at the slider level. The contractor also stated that the plywood under the siding was "new" plywood and was placed over the rot.
I read the ongoing posts by Labarge71 and Homeguru and it gives me a little hope.
We first tried to collect on our insurance policy and appear to be unsuccessful. Would our next move be to go after the previous owners or inspector?