Hello everyone,
I am about to buy a single-family house built in 1960. The exterior shell is in excellent condition and hardly needs any work. However, the interior requires quite a bit of renovation.
Unfortunately, the seller does not know how old the water pipes in the house are. A new oil heating system was installed last year, and some new copper pipes were used there. However, the pipes running through the ceiling to the radiators are still the older ones.
The remaining water pipes installed in the house are also all copper (soldered) and show no greenish discoloration or other damage.
How would you handle this? Many people tell me to just leave them as they are, and if something happens eventually, the insurance will cover it.
Thank you very much for your opinions!
I am about to buy a single-family house built in 1960. The exterior shell is in excellent condition and hardly needs any work. However, the interior requires quite a bit of renovation.
Unfortunately, the seller does not know how old the water pipes in the house are. A new oil heating system was installed last year, and some new copper pipes were used there. However, the pipes running through the ceiling to the radiators are still the older ones.
The remaining water pipes installed in the house are also all copper (soldered) and show no greenish discoloration or other damage.
How would you handle this? Many people tell me to just leave them as they are, and if something happens eventually, the insurance will cover it.
Thank you very much for your opinions!
