Surveyor report - do you think these are easy fixes

[movieman]

Hi guys,

I've had a surveyor report back and just wanted to ask your thoughts , if these are straight forward / best way to fix these items.

External Render (photo attached)
"property is formed from solid 220mm brick wall construction, A lower rendered area has been provided and been taken down to ground levels which is against good building practices as it effectively bridges any damp proof course originally provided" Do I just need to hack off 150mm from the ground up ?


Door plinth (photo attached)
"Some wet rot evident to the plinth beneath the timber door, Ventilation should also be added in the immediate term into this plinth to provide essential ventilation to the timber ground floor" How to fix this ?

Party wall (photo attached)
"party wall to the right-hand side property is of brick construction. However, it's incomplete with part of a steel joist visible protruding through from the neighbouring property" How to fix this ?

Loft ventilation (no photos)
loft not adequately ventilated , A through flow of air around a loft space is necessary to dry out any condensation . We recommend incorporation of either air bricks through gable walls or ventilation through the eaves boarding. insulation provided should be eased back at eaves level to encourage the
throughflow of air Which one of these do you reckon is easiest ?

 

[^woody^]

You would deal with the actual defects, not the ones the surveyor has made up.

So that's just the party wall steel - for which there does not seem any mention of the fire safety, sound transfer, loading or party wall implications. Just to brick it up.

 

[conny]

If you can see round that steel into your neighbours' loft, (with the aid of a torch of course), then you need to get it bricked/blocked up as it is a fire safety breach.
Communal lofts were quite common a number of years ago, until it was, (discovered), a fire in one property could very easily, and rapidly, spread to neighbouring houses. Not to mention incidents of theft by persons unknown.