tim (back at home) wrote:
"monkfish79" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi,
I've just had a specialist survey 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
3) Damp in a window frame
4) Wet Rot in the bathroom, which they'll need to take the bath out to
fix.

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.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated,

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you should be revising your offer downwards and IMHO
getting the problems fixed professionally (yes I know this
is a DIY group).

tim


I agree. The price should reflect the cost to repair, and then some, as
IME rot is usually a lot more extensive than the surveys can
see..certainly was in my old house. And the insurance company will want
to see that its been dine in a sensible time frame.

£2800 seems very low to me. Active rot in the roof as far as I am
concerned means its leaking, and possibly poorly ventilated as well,
which means a complete re-roof is probably what you want to do.

The damp behind the chimney is curious..perhaps water coming down
it..but if near the ground, perhaps the chimney is sucking it up.

Rotten window frames and a leaking bathroom are less an issue. You need
to rip the bathroom out and re-do it properly thats all, and you
probably would anyway.