If he s valued it at the agreed price it doesn t need a new roof yet.
House survey new roof.
Understanding your house survey.
11 april 2013 at 9 25am.
Please get a roof survey if you are thinking about buying a house.
And provided that this didn t show up any major structural problems such as it needing a new roof or subsidence we would be happy to proceed.
Why a property survey is important.
I recently purchased a house off the back of the sellers house survey report showing only minimal maintanence advice around a flat roof repair and guttering issues along with the mortgage company completing there own survey.
Asking a roofing company if there are problems isnt a great idea they have an interest to make things sound worse to get work.
There s nothing wrong with using paper surveys to get the goods on what customers think.
3 months in we have lost several roof tiles on more than one occasion.
How much does a roof survey cost a roof survey costs nothing well not quite but let me explain.
Do decide which survey method works best for you and your customers.
That s how i d interpret it.
It may not seem like a big deal for some but completing your due diligence when it comes to the property survey can save you from making a very costly mistake like building your home on someone else s land.
We have just had the survey done still awaiting a formal report but the surveyor has told us that he feels the house needs a new roof cover and insulation apparently the torching is crumbling away.
So surveys will always say a roof on a house of this age has come to the end of its life.
House surveys are often complicated and it can be difficult to get your head around some of the jargon.
Establish goals for the survey that outline what you want to learn from your roofing customers and how you ll use that information to better your roofing or construction business.
The diagram below from rics shows the names of different parts of a building to help you decode your survey report.
Finally follow up with any questions once you ve seen the property survey.
A building survey also provides a longer and more detailed visual inspection of a wider range of issues including a more thorough consideration of the roof space grounds floors and services.