Recent content by HUDengineer

Rang NHBC to see what their advice was, and spoke to a helpful technical guy. He said to ask the vendor a few direct questions before spending any money as a prospective purchaser. Like, has it been claimed for already, and was it a cash settlement? He suggested I ask why they have done...

Thanks. We will have to think whether we are that keen. Partly, the cost will depend on whether we just stop it sliding any further, or try to rebuild it properly, I suppose. We have already spent over £1000 with searches and studying the management company clauses for the shared driveway...

Hi, I'm looking at buying a house (with a few drawbacks of its' own), with a detached double garage with a studio room over it. The clay tile roof appears to be spreading, and I'm guessing the roof bracing may not be adequate. The design is such that the rafters run from the ridgeline to...