Buying a property with extensions

geek84 · 17 May 2019

Hi Folks

We are thinking of buying a property and a few of my friends have advised that we shouldn't buy a property which has been extended - i.e. extended kitchen, bathroom, living room etc. The main reason they give is that the standard of the extension would not be of the same high standard as of the other rooms which were constructed when the property was first built.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks in advance

EddieM · 17 May 2019

How on earth can anyone say?

HERTS P&D · 17 May 2019

Here we go again, posts a pointless/stupid question.

Give it a rest Geek.

Andy

Notch7 · 17 May 2019

A forum wind up merchant.

Youve already been rumbled

The funniest wind up I read was a thread on a coffee forum: somebody wanted to build a high wall to keep out cats.

It went for about 10 pages

Ian H · 17 May 2019

Thanks folks.

HERTS P&D · 17 May 2019

Ian H said:
Thanks folks.

Andy

durhamplumber · 17 May 2019

geek84 said:
Hi Folks

We are thinking of buying a property and a few of my friends have advised that we shouldn't buy a property which has been extended - i.e. extended kitchen, bathroom, living room etc. The main reason they give is that the standard of the extension would not be of the same high standard as of the other rooms which were constructed when the property was first built.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks in advance

Hogsht

RayCaister · 17 May 2019

House built to "high standard" by Persimmon, extension built by local builder. I know which one my money is on.

donrkebab · 17 May 2019

My house was built by highly skilled tradesmen in pre 1900's, and in 1980 when I stripped the wall plaster the ceiling started to fall down. Because these highly skilled tradesmen had supported the ceiling joists off of the plaster thickness, about 5mm on each side. Incompetant bodging is nothing new, perhaps it's in their dna and they pass it on.

ellal · 17 May 2019

donrkebab said:
My house was built by highly skilled tradesmen in pre 1900's, and in 1980 when I stripped the wall plaster the ceiling started to fall down.

But that's decades longer than the current crop of houses will start to fall apart by themselves rather than from the actions of a diy numpty!

Notch7 · 17 May 2019

WARNING: Geek84 is a troll, he has posted this on other forums, so dont waste time answering:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=&t=1810859

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2336710/buying-a-property-with-extensions

https://www.propertyforum.com/forum/threads/buying-a-property-with-extensions.37009/

donrkebab · 17 May 2019

ellal said:
But that's decades longer than the current crop of houses will start to fall apart by themselves rather than from the actions of a diy numpty!

That's true, a few years ago I was looking around a new barratt house, and it seemed very flimsy. So on the first floor I jumped up and down and I thought the house was going to collapse, and the agent wasn't very happy with me, or was it because he was frightened the place was going to fall down. And the carpentry work

, I could have done a better job blindfolded with a pick and shovel

ban-all-sheds · 17 May 2019

Notch7 said:
WARNING: Geek84 is a troll, he has posted this on other forums, so dont waste time answering:

Also look at his œuvre here.

Deleted member 18243 · 18 May 2019

What's funny about it ? (the original post that is)

Aren't wind-ups supposed to be funny?

motorbiking · 18 May 2019

You should ask your surveyor and solicitor to pay attention to the appropriate building control sign-offs and ensure they exist for the work. Given that building control standards have improved greatly its likely that the work will be to a higher standard.
for example: today you would never get away with this design.

Have a read of this to see how things have improved
https://fet.uwe.ac.uk/conweb/house_ages/elements/print.htm

Buying a property with extensions

EddieM

durhamplumber

Deleted member 18243

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