Terry Casey wrote:
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You don't say how old the bungalow is.
The surveyor estimates 1955
The electrical system using fusewire may well be perfectly OK.
How much do you want to spend on rewiring, necessary or otherwise.
As much is required to bring it up to a safe standard, if necessary. Anything
more can wait until later when we will have a much better idea where
additional sockets, etc. are needed
The roof could be a major headache if the timbers were not
treated from new. Are trusses used?
The surveyor says "The roof comprises a traditional rafter and purlin design
with site cut timbers and hipped gables."
If the walls are a stock brick, 75mm above dpc would not IMO
be a real problem. If rendered, it may be better to replace the render
with a waterproofed one,than mess about digging gulleys. If damp is not
present internally, there doesn't seem much to worry about.
Brick, no render. I assume you meant to say "75mm BELOW dpc would not IMO
be a real problem." ...
Sorry, yes ground 75mm below DPC not a problem on stock bricks.
London commons are more porous IME. Surrey stock are extremely good, I
don't have the experience of Midland and Northern brick types.
!955 will in all probability have non trussed rafters and without
wood preserver. This makes rafter repairs a lot easier IMO, but wood
preserver needs to be used on the whole roof after repair to prevent
recurrence of rot. You may find it better to strip and replace the roof
as the tile fixing nails may well be at the end of their life, normally
indicated by roof tiles obvious having been replaced(different colour).
The wiring may be rubber insulated (possibly aluminium conductors)
unless it has been rewired since construction. (Used up to about
1960)This indicates a complete rewire IMO particularly if you are going
to move/add sockets etc. ARW can advise if you are lucky.