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Interesting stuff, thanks stuart

Brilliant, thanks Ivor.

As there is no lintel at present I assume there won't be a cavity tray. Does one need to be fitted as normally its also bedded into the block work which you can't do now. Plus is a metal or concrete lintel better to fit.

That might be a while as the owner has just fitted a new kitchen. Thanks for the advice

I would do it if I felt more confident about it, never put a lintel in before. Looks like the concensus here is not to let the owner do it, I think my nephew is leaning towards leaving it for time being until he has more funds unless the mortgage provider says it must be done. He also doesn't...

Thanks Stuart.

At moment the mortgage people have yet to comment on report.

Thanks both of you. I also thought CYA which seems standard for these reports.

Thanks Ivor. My nephew won't have a lot of spare cash after sale as buying on his own which is why I was thinking of asking seller to sort it.

My nephew is purchasing a 1970/80s house of brick block construction and the surveyor has notice some cracking and loose brickwork above the kitchen window and has advised a lintel needs to be introduced. It looks like just two rows of bricks above the window are affected at present. Now i am...

Hi All, Hope I am posting this in the correct section. My nephew has just had a survey done on a 1970s/80s house he is purchasing, the house is of brick and block construction with a pitched roof of concrete roof tiles. In the report the following has been mentioned by the surveyor: 'In...

The DNO have said an electric boiler install does not have to be notified to them.

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My other son the apprentice electrician saw it.

Thanks for the reply ericmark. He's also got an electric car to charge.

Thanks Hugh I didn't realise some people had the meter inside like that.

Thanks Etaf. I would say little cash to spare. The boiler is the major stumbling block if it needs to come out plus the rest of the speed fit pipework which was likely done by homeowner.

I would think a starter home for him for a few years.

1970s house. I have asked my nephew to get last winters bills but I don't know if he did or not. No gas meter outside but strangely some old pipes in the downstairs cupboard under stairs that are capped off one has an old lever valve on it so don't know if it did have gas at some point. He...

Thanks flameport. I will pass that on to my nephew.