I am not a house inspector, nor a structural engineer. I am giving my opinion based of 5+ years of contracting and dealing with distressed houses in the Pittsburgh area.
As seen from Rosetta Street.
Newer Panel, with breakers
Foundation looks good in basement
Foundation looks good in basement
Capped off HVAC supply to under Kitchen
There was no way to see under the kitchen. I assume there is no basement there.
Here you see a hump in the foundation exterior wall. Looks to be superficial as the siding and interior show no signs of shifting. Likely it is the parging falling off.
View of back. Back roof in bad shape.
There is some chance the front of the house would sustain damage with heavy snowfall, as the collar-ties are cut in order to make use of the loft space.
Looks to have been done a while ago with no signs of failure to date.
Stairs are fairly weak & loose. If getting new carpet or fixing plaster under them, it would be good to shim & glue them to stop any further loosening / potential breaking.
Living room
Parging (concrete applied to exterior of foundation to smooth it out) is de-laminated in spots.
When knocking, there is a hollow sound rather than a solid sound.
This will be a maintenance issue at some point in the future... 1 year or 10 years is hard to tell.
House looks straight and true.
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