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It has 2 bedrooms and a small loft room in the main building and 2 bedrooms in the annex. It's in Gloucestershire. Why do you need the full postcode, you looking for a do-er upper too Andy? :shock:

So I'm assuming it's just a case of the existing guttering joining up to catch the rain coming down off the windows in the roof. Is that do-able do you think?

You sound like you know a thing or 2 about the building trade pred...fancy a project? :wink:

Oops sorry pred, I think I may have got my terminology mixed up earlier when using the words investment property. I used to think that meant a do-er upper :oops: I've amended the subject accordingly. So it's just for us to do up and live in. It was originally on the market for £220k back in...

This is it: It's detached, approx 100 years old. It comes with an annex at the back. And here is the state of the inside due to the wrong render...

How am I supposed to do the sums if I am not an expert on building? How do I get the figures if I can not ask a builder to quote? Bit of a catch 22 situation. :?

Hi Foxhole, not sure about the bit poking out of the down pipe but it does actually go all the way to the ground. Here's a clearer pic. I guess so John :? Is that bad? Inside pic probably shows it better.

Hi Andy, thanks for your reply. Yeah I did think about that pitfall. Can I reasonably expect a builder to to come and do a quote if I'm only thinking of buying? I'm totally clueless about such things. Do they charge?

Would this maybe be better in the Roofing and guttering forum?

Hello, Hope I'm posting in the right forum here. Briefly, we are thinking of buying a property which needs to be completely re-rendered outside and re-plastered inside as it has a massive damp problem. But I'm guessing there are possibly other works involved in getting the property right...

We went to see the house yesterday. Yep, just as we thought it was in a state. Oddly enough the roof seemed ok, and there was no damp evident in the attic room. Worse rooms were the front bedroom and living room. Render is cracked all over. Estate agent says that the vendor got in a builder...

Hello, We are thinking about buying a do-er upper type property. The previous owner seems to have made a few bad decisions which has resulted in the house being wracked with damp, hence a really low asking price. Just wanted to get a few opinions on this particular odd window design which...