Good Morning All,
I am a first time poster and have just posted in the "building" section, but there are bits about the roof, I thought I would post here.
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We have recently put in an offer on a staggered mid-terrace house in Surrey (1960s). I have commissioned a building survey rather than the homebuyers report as we aim to be keeping the house for a considerable amount of time. This is the first building survey I have seen / commissioned (having previous lived in a block of flat and never had a survey done (newish flat)) and have some questions.
The report was conducted by a RICS registered surveyor with no affiliation with the EA (actually not from the same area) and no affiliation with the banks or any groups (he has been in the trade for 30 years).
Whilst the valuation wasn't too far off (a couple of grand less but that only represent less than 1% of total purchase price) our offered price, it drawn up several issues that I am hoping someone could help me with:
1) The report drawn up some issues re. lead flashing on the roof and the photoes did show some misalignment and lifting, issues seem to be localised around 1/4 of the chimney and where the house connect to the other terrace (staggered house) - is this costly or easy to repair?
2) It noted no rising damp or dry / wet rot (apart from one area which had a leak and was repaired) - is this normal for a house this age?
3) Single piece of a double strut in the loft seems to have snapped off (not rafter) - why would this happen - it's quite peculiar, it's not a split of the rafter (all rafters appear OK with no rot), but a strut supporting the roof (the other piece is still fine, but this piece has snapped) - no obvious issue re. the loft otherwise.
Would be very grateful for your help.
Many Thanks
Patric
I am a first time poster and have just posted in the "building" section, but there are bits about the roof, I thought I would post here.
//www.diynot.com/forums/building/advice-on-60s-staggered-terrace-house-building-survey.408724/
We have recently put in an offer on a staggered mid-terrace house in Surrey (1960s). I have commissioned a building survey rather than the homebuyers report as we aim to be keeping the house for a considerable amount of time. This is the first building survey I have seen / commissioned (having previous lived in a block of flat and never had a survey done (newish flat)) and have some questions.
The report was conducted by a RICS registered surveyor with no affiliation with the EA (actually not from the same area) and no affiliation with the banks or any groups (he has been in the trade for 30 years).
Whilst the valuation wasn't too far off (a couple of grand less but that only represent less than 1% of total purchase price) our offered price, it drawn up several issues that I am hoping someone could help me with:
1) The report drawn up some issues re. lead flashing on the roof and the photoes did show some misalignment and lifting, issues seem to be localised around 1/4 of the chimney and where the house connect to the other terrace (staggered house) - is this costly or easy to repair?
2) It noted no rising damp or dry / wet rot (apart from one area which had a leak and was repaired) - is this normal for a house this age?
3) Single piece of a double strut in the loft seems to have snapped off (not rafter) - why would this happen - it's quite peculiar, it's not a split of the rafter (all rafters appear OK with no rot), but a strut supporting the roof (the other piece is still fine, but this piece has snapped) - no obvious issue re. the loft otherwise.
Would be very grateful for your help.
Many Thanks
Patric
