House hunting question?

We found this very beautiful dream home with hw floors and high ceiling, but on the first floor by the stairs there are some gas/water pipe sticking up. Is there build incorrectly? What are the cons about a pipe sticking up by the stairs and in one of the rooms?House hunting question?
It's probably just a utility pipe left sticking up after something was disconnected, such as a wall heater . They probably left it there in case they wanted to put it back. Ask them and if you don't want them there they can have them removed and the holes repaired.House hunting question?
Get a home inspection. If you love the house, make an offer contingent on the home inspection. If the inspection goes well...proceed. If the inspection turns up a few problems, you can ask the sellers to fix the problems or reduce the price so you can fix the problems yourself. If the inspection leads to repairs that may cost tens of thousands of dollars, walk away. As far as the pipe sticking up, it could be something simple. Just get an inspection. It will cost something like 300-500 dollars but it is money well spent. Good luck!
It's a major problem %26amp; will probably cost a fortune to repair. Who knows what the extent of the problem is but I bet it's a lot more than a pipe sticking up or they would have had it repaired.





If you're serious about the house get your own inspector; they cost about $200-250 depending on the area. Perhaps the inspector would be able to give you an estimate on the cost of repair but if you decide to go ahead with it, call several places 1st for estimates. Then get the price lowered for the house for at least that amount.
Without seeing them I cant say much re pros and cons If you love the house I would get a quote to remove them..I don't think there is a problem with the way the house was built,but there was possibly either some sort of appliance planned for that area or there was one there and it was moved or removed...You can use it as a factor for a lower purchase price