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Yep you're right. All in his mortgage companies hands really. Might find out later what the verdict is.

The surveyors report which I've quoted was a specialist surveyors report done after the home buyer report. The home buyer report simply said there was an issue with the purlin which needed further investigation. The level of reinforcement he's suggested is a bit OTT. Its basically another...

I'm trying to figure out whether its worth getting someone else in for a second opinion. The surveyor has said it needs reinforcement, the previous home buyers report from 2007 said it was fine. The question is do we spend another £150 getting a structural engineer to do a report because...

We haven't yet reached the negotiations stage yet, so we haven't reached an agreement who will pay for this work. If we can argue that the purlin probably doesn't any urgent remedial work and the surveyor was just being cautious then we're in a better position. On the other hand if the work...

My girlfriend is currently selling her 120 year old Victorian end terrace and the surveyors report has brought up a problem with her attic room purlin. The cross section of the purlin is about 10cm deep, 15cm high (exposed area) and about 15-20 feet wide. It got a long crack along its...

Cheers guys, pretty obvious when you find out what to do! Just need to get hold of a big drill and even bigger drill bit now! :D

Hi all, I'm trying to fit an alarm, everything is in and looking good apart from the bell box. The plan was to drill a hole from the outside to the cavity then feed a cable down the cavity only about 2 feet or so and hook it with a wire coat hanger. Problem - the cavity looks to be fitted...