Is this serious on a mortgage valuation survey?

JennyW_2

Burnley_Lad wrote:

exactly the same as my position - thanks very much for your input.

in the scheme of things, a failed sealed unit is not that bigger deal and sealed units do fail in time - it's no-one's fault - all part of the fun of maintaining a house (and gives you something to do on a bank holiday :rotfl: )

If it happened to a house I was buying, it wouldn't bother me and I certainly wouldn't pull out. It's not dangerous or life threatening and could wait until the winter.

Tassotti

bUT WHY IS CONDENSATION OCCURRING? iF NEW (ISH) DOUBLE GLAZED, SHOULD HAVE SORTED THAT.

I would be looking at a REPLACEMENT FOR THE LOT ( INCORRECTLY FITTED) OR A REDUCTION OFF THE PURCHASE PRICE.

tASS

JennyW_2

I would be looking at a REPLACEMENT FOR THE LOT ( INCORRECTLY FITTED) OR A REDUCTION OFF THE PURCHASE PRICE

If you were my buyer, I'd tell you to take a hike. You cant expect someone to replace their whole house of windows because of a couple of failed units.

Double glazed units fail -fact of life - they are dependant on an adhesive seal aroundthe edge and these eventually become brittle and fail, allowing moisture to collect.

Replacing broken down or failed sealed units is perhaps the No1 thing that a repairman does. There is no need to replace the window - stop scaring the OP. It's a simple job to have a new seal fitted

Burnley_Lad

well, after all the worry, I've just had a phone call from my estate agent - the survey was fine and the sold sign goes up tomorrow!

point3

JennyW wrote:

There is no need to replace the window - stop scaring the OP. It's a simple job to have a new seal fitted

It's true that double-glazed units do eventually fail as part and parcel of normal wear and tear. Unfortunately it's not as simple to correct as you suggest. Double-glazed units have the moisture content of the space between the 2 panes sucked out and some (the better ones) will be filled with an inert gas such as argon rather than air. The units are then sealed in this state in the factory.

There is no point trying to repair a seal in a double-glazed unit in-situ. The moisture content inside the 2 panes of glass is exactly the same as before and will still be subject to condensation. The whole sealed unit needs to be replaced.