Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Duncan Di Saudelli wrote:
What I want to know from people who have done the building survey is how
detailed they are compared with a homebuyer's survey and is it normal
practice for the buyer to request particular attention to be paid to
aspects of particular interest e.g. wiring, flat roofs etc.

A survey can't possibly do an in depth study of everything. You'd have to
take the house apart to do that.
You'd need a good electrician to do a check and test on the electrics -
and a good roofer to look at the roof.

I didnt waste money on a survey,
After a year of living in the house in all weathers you should have a
list of what needs doing.

Much more important is the view out the windows - that you cant fix!

And if you use heating and windows differently then the previous
occupants then you may have different condensation patterns.

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