Need to make good shelf holes on home sale?

NaughtiusMaximus

00ec25 wrote: »

yes, under the terms of the contract you are expected to make good. However, as others have recounted above, I rather wish my vendor had just left things alone and "made good". When they took their shelves their idea of making good was to partly fill the holes with white mastic and not bother to paint. Getting the mastic out and filling the holes properly before being able to paint was just a waste of my time and theirs in the first place.

This is a good point.

To the OP - you could ask the buyer if they would like you to fill the holes or leave as is. Given the choice I would ask they be left for me to do, filling screw holes is a simple DIY job but something some people still manage to screw up.

Marvel1

exiled_red wrote: »

I would be careful here, things that are attached to the wall (as well as things like carpets and curtains) are usually considered in fixtures and fittings which are included in the sale unless otherwise negotiated.

I have a piece of wood attached to a wall that used to part of my tv unit, I took the unit apart and replaced it with a glass on. The piece of wood is still there attached to wall (never bothered to remove), I guess I would have to leave it

victoriavictorious

The biggest PITA is when shelves or fixtures are removed and the rawlplugs are left behind sticking out of poorly-drilled holes, but can't be just filled in, or pulled out without removing huge lumps of plaster with them, resulting in loads of work for you, including having to completely repaint the wall (or entire room so it all matches.)

Grenage

Let's face it; it's five minutes of filler and a quick sand - the new people are going to paint the room anyway.


Our last seller asked if we wanted her to fill holes from picture frames, but I'd rather do it myself.


If the buyers know you're taking the shelves, then really you might as well spend a couple of minutes pushing some filler into what's left.

gingercordial

People asking why sellers would take shelves: perhaps the OP is not talking about individual planks of wood attached to the walls on brackets. I assumed they meant tall freestanding sets of shelves/bookcases which for safety reasons have a bracket at the top which you (ideally) bolt to the wall to stop them falling forward. Fairly standard if you have children who might try to climb them, or even if you just have wobbly floors and/or heavy stuff on the higher shelves, but they are nevertheless the kind of furniture unit you would expect to take with you. All of our bookcases and cupboards have an anchor bolt into the wall at the top. We are renting so will certainly need to make these good when we leave.