3 months in we have lost several roof tiles on more than one occasion.
House survey new roof.
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.
Do decide which survey method works best for you and your customers.
Finally follow up with any questions once you ve seen the property survey.
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.
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.
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.
A full building survey is tailord to the requirements of the buyer so ask them to focus on the roof and they will they ll get into the loft and look around if possible.
So surveys will always say a roof on a house of this age has come to the end of its life.
11 april 2013 at 9 25am.
The diagram below from rics shows the names of different parts of a building to help you decode your survey report.
House surveys are often complicated and it can be difficult to get your head around some of the jargon.
Understanding your house survey.
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.
That s how i d interpret it.
How much does a roof survey cost a roof survey costs nothing well not quite but let me explain.
If he s valued it at the agreed price it doesn t need a new roof yet.
But plenty of older houses still have their original roof.
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.
Please get a roof survey if you are thinking about buying a house.