Hi,
I'm in the process of buying a back-to-back terraced house in Yorkshire, and have received the surveyors report in the last few days.
The biggest concern is that there is some dishing to the roof, which the surveyor beleives has been caused by the original slate tiles being replaced by concrete tiles. At the moment the cause is not certain as the roof space is converted into a bedroom with dormer, so it's not possible without invasive work to find out what strenthening (if any) was done when the tiles were changed.
Assuming that this is the cause, and the roof needs strengthening, how would this be done? And how much would it approximately cost? Obviously it's only "half" a roof, but I'm concerned the cost could be prohibitive!
Thanks in anticipation of help!
John
I'm in the process of buying a back-to-back terraced house in Yorkshire, and have received the surveyors report in the last few days.
The biggest concern is that there is some dishing to the roof, which the surveyor beleives has been caused by the original slate tiles being replaced by concrete tiles. At the moment the cause is not certain as the roof space is converted into a bedroom with dormer, so it's not possible without invasive work to find out what strenthening (if any) was done when the tiles were changed.
Assuming that this is the cause, and the roof needs strengthening, how would this be done? And how much would it approximately cost? Obviously it's only "half" a roof, but I'm concerned the cost could be prohibitive!
Thanks in anticipation of help!
John