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Well if it has been diagnosed, all you need is a cost for the remedial works not another survey to diagnose it further.

But the OP is not going to get any better response than he would get off Chat GPT! There are no details so he will just get some generic non-comital opinion, not specific advice. If the OP is minded to pay for this then he should at least get as much technical detail and site detail together as...

You can't instruct a surveyor until a notice has been served and you are in dispute. I can't see a surveyor giving much useful comment for free when not instructed as he wont want to commit. And you need to be careful not to be in touch with a surveyor who has links to the builder! Check your...

A level 3 survey should include investigation and diagnosis of the damp issues described.

What is this party wall insurance? I've not heard of it Do you mean notification under the Party Wall Act and subsequent Party Wall Award if the Act applies? For reference, certain works may invoke the Act and a certain set of procedures. You need to find out if the Act will apply, if it does...

PAR painted will be fine and last as long as that piece did. Soak the cut ends in preservative.

Timber door frames don't expand. It's the timber door in it that might.

Hmmm, are you on commission? :unsure:

It's no good repairing cracks unless the cause has been identified and dealt with first.

Remove the battens, renew the membrane - do not accept repairs. This should put you on notice that the roofers are poor, so be wary of what other things they mess up.

Suggesting a radon barrier without all the other associated precautions seems a bit odd. And if any impermeable barrier is incorporated into the oversite layer, there should be a method for it to drain so that the sub floor void does not hold water.

Sand and cement?

Wetting it will be fine

I don't know which is more unacceptable - the actual damage or just not telling the client and explaining what will or should be done. I would expect any person doing that type of work to have some white and coloured filler with them as standard for these situations, or use some glue and timber...

I don't do any work involving hot tubs for moral and ethical reasons.

One i did a few months back. It will need planning permission

Plasterboard, get it signed off then fit your cladding - when building regs do not apply. FYI, for you and the inspector interior decoration does not come under building regs, and emulsion paint and wall paper is not resistant to fire spread and no wall cladding in a domestic setting comes...

The contract is typically chosen based on the complexity of the project, not necessarily the type of work or value. I regular use MW on £1m + contracts which are simple in scope. Think about what "design" the contractor is expected to do. Design can be done under any contract - normally...

Fundamentally there are possible conflicts with any existing insurance cover and any new joint names cover. Any claim on the joint policy can affect any existing policy and you being tainted for years to come. The insurer may only pay half of any claim and you be expected to claim half on any...

There is nothing wrong with cavity wall insulation that is done correctly. This includes the cavity suitability assessment, along with the wall general condition. There are lots of tick-tockers who know jack about it. For EWI or CWI, be aware of possible condensation/mould issues and you would...