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monkfish79 writes
Hi,
I've just had a specialist survey

you mean done by someone touting for business as well....


Personally I could never trust this sort of thing from someone with
vested interest. But independent surveyors for this sort of thing seem
thin on the ground.


done on a flat (built circa 1890)
that my Fiancee and I are trying to buy. He came back to me with;

1) An "active" infestation of woodworm in the roof and floorboards
2) Damp behind a sealed up chimney

Probably dealt with by putting in a vent or two.

3) Damp in a window frame

Easily fixed and non-urgent, at the worst a new frame, probably just a
repair.

4) Wet Rot in the bathroom, which they'll need to take the bath out to
fix.

Presumably from a leaky pipe or poor sealing around the bath? If it's
just boards that need doing then not to bad a job, if the joists are
going as well then a more difficult job. but once wood is dry/repaired
wet rot isn't a problem.

He quoted me £2800 to fix all of this in a 1er, but how much of this
could I deal with myself (I'm o.k. at D.I.Y., but more tenacious than
skilled....), and which points are likely to stop the mortgage going
through? I would imagine that if there are woodworm, the mortgage
company won't be too happy, so he quoted me a grand for that.

quite possibly, but they would soon tell you.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated,

1. I'd first be considering raising this with the vendors and looking
either to reduce the price or for them to fix some of it - depending of
course on what the price is.

2. Get some other quotes as well.
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Chris French