If these walls could talk: Homeowners discover houses hidden dirty secrets

Krista Bennett was excited to move into her first home. After years of renting bad apartments, knowing she and her family had a nice place of their own was a relief.

But when she stepped close to the wall in her sons bedroom while moving a bureau a few days after moving in, her foot sank through the floor and her joy sank with it. She suddenly couldnt envision much beyond money flying out of the bank for repairs.

It was pretty discouraging, she said. I was ticked off.

A tub in an adjacent bathroom had been leaking and rotted through the floor in the bathroom, into the wall and into 6-year-old Nicholas bedroom.

All I had to do was push with my hand and it went right through.

Bennett was angry.

I immediately called the lawyer to see what could be done.

But, since the contract was signed and the house closed on, it was out of the lawyers hands.

By the time Bennett had the tub, flooring, Sheetrock and tile replaced, she had spent thousands of dollars.

The popularity of home renovation reality shows makes it seem like budget-breaking disasters are made for TV, but they happen in real life, too.

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If these walls could talk: Homeowners discover houses hidden dirty secrets