We have just put our house on the market and had the HIPS inspector come round today. Very pleasant guy who said he needed no help. Went round the house ticking boxes on a pre-printed form and taking photographs.
Half an or so later he says he's finished. I am curious as to whether the report will be good or bad, so I asked him. Not very good really says he.
1. The cavities need insulating. we can tell because there are no drill marks/holes in the walls outside,where they would have inserted the foam.
No says I you are wrong, it's been done. The house is a bungalow and has had new plastic facias/soffits etc, whilst these were off they were able to reach the cavities. (I didn't really want the walls drilling). Didn't know they could do that says he.
2. The loft insulation is only 200mm (2X100mm) and it should ideally be 300mm. No says I, measure it again, each piece is 150mm not 100mm thick, he checks and says he made a mistake.
3. (Probably the worst really) Says we should have TRV's. (we do have).
He had taken a photo of the hall radiator (2 lockshield valves and a room stat) I then spent 10 minutes explaining why it was like that and he said he had never heard of such a thing
He eventually accepted my explanation and left saying the house was in fact very good.
Be warned if you have it done and watch them, in today's market a buyer would obviously use a bad HIPS report as a reason to chip you..
Half an or so later he says he's finished. I am curious as to whether the report will be good or bad, so I asked him. Not very good really says he.
1. The cavities need insulating. we can tell because there are no drill marks/holes in the walls outside,where they would have inserted the foam.
No says I you are wrong, it's been done. The house is a bungalow and has had new plastic facias/soffits etc, whilst these were off they were able to reach the cavities. (I didn't really want the walls drilling). Didn't know they could do that says he.
2. The loft insulation is only 200mm (2X100mm) and it should ideally be 300mm. No says I, measure it again, each piece is 150mm not 100mm thick, he checks and says he made a mistake.
3. (Probably the worst really) Says we should have TRV's. (we do have).
He had taken a photo of the hall radiator (2 lockshield valves and a room stat) I then spent 10 minutes explaining why it was like that and he said he had never heard of such a thing
He eventually accepted my explanation and left saying the house was in fact very good.Be warned if you have it done and watch them, in today's market a buyer would obviously use a bad HIPS report as a reason to chip you..
