Hi all,
FTB buying a 1970s dormer bungalow.
Just had a RICS building survey done which has flagged a number of issues, including some cracking under several windows.
I am looking at getting a few local builders to have a look and provide quotes. Also trying to get a quote for a structural engineer to take a look.
In the meantime, I would be grateful if someone has some advice or words of wisdom! Any thoughts/comments would be really appreciated...
Me and my other half love the house, so don't want to walk away unless it's something serious that we should avoid.
Thank you all!
Picture from survey:
Text from survey:
"
There is evidence of some structural movement having taken place, particularly around
window openings and most notably to the front elevation beneath both front facing ground
floor windows, where cracking has occurred and repointing has taken place. To a lesser
extent, there is cracking to mortar joints to the gable and rear elevations, particularly
around window openings.
It is considered that all such movement is likely to have occurred as a result of the
replacement window and door frames that were installed around 25 years ago. All such
windows and doors do not appear to have adequate supporting lintels above and this is
likely to have resulted in the minor movement to masonry around all such window
openings.
Given the age and specification of the window frames, we would recommend that these are
now replaced and all replacement windows should incorporate supporting lintels above in
order to avoid ongoing issues associated with movement of brickwork.
All such cracking and evidence of structural movement does however appear to be of an
historic nature rather than being ongoing.
"
FTB buying a 1970s dormer bungalow.
Just had a RICS building survey done which has flagged a number of issues, including some cracking under several windows.
I am looking at getting a few local builders to have a look and provide quotes. Also trying to get a quote for a structural engineer to take a look.
In the meantime, I would be grateful if someone has some advice or words of wisdom! Any thoughts/comments would be really appreciated...
Me and my other half love the house, so don't want to walk away unless it's something serious that we should avoid.
Thank you all!
Picture from survey:
Text from survey:
"
There is evidence of some structural movement having taken place, particularly around
window openings and most notably to the front elevation beneath both front facing ground
floor windows, where cracking has occurred and repointing has taken place. To a lesser
extent, there is cracking to mortar joints to the gable and rear elevations, particularly
around window openings.
It is considered that all such movement is likely to have occurred as a result of the
replacement window and door frames that were installed around 25 years ago. All such
windows and doors do not appear to have adequate supporting lintels above and this is
likely to have resulted in the minor movement to masonry around all such window
openings.
Given the age and specification of the window frames, we would recommend that these are
now replaced and all replacement windows should incorporate supporting lintels above in
order to avoid ongoing issues associated with movement of brickwork.
All such cracking and evidence of structural movement does however appear to be of an
historic nature rather than being ongoing.
"