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clutton_2

mundic block - i have not come across this as yet - can someone please explain what it is ? thanks

MushyPeas

Hiya clutton

My experience is that mundic block is something found in the South West, particularly Cornwall. Basically it is poor concrete, so if your house is surveyed and found with it you can't get a mortgage.

For more detailed information please look here:
http://www.maywhetter.co.uk/mundic_block.htm

Tassotti

clutton wrote:

mundic block - i have not come across this as yet - can someone please explain what it is ? thanks

Mud Huts aren't they?

FaTB

!!!!!! is "Mundic Block" ???

Prudent

What is Mundic block ?

oops, sorry see question already posted.

MushyPeas

Hiya FatB and Prudent, in answer to the Mundic Block question:

My experience is that mundic block is something found in the South West, particularly Cornwall. Basically it is poor concrete, so if your house is surveyed and found with it you can't get a mortgage.

For more detailed information please look here:
http://www.maywhetter.co.uk/mundic_block.htm

FaTB

Thanks, i'm in S.E. so shouldn't be an issue for me.

MushyPeas

FaTB wrote:

Thanks, i'm in S.E. so shouldn't be an issue for me.

No, it shouldn't be a problem. Sorry, didn't mean to scare anyone!

Tassotti

Have any of these mundic blocks actually fallen down?

I doubt it

MushyPeas

Tassotti wrote:

Have any of these mundic blocks actually fallen down?

I doubt it

Probably not!! I don't think they are actually blocks, rather that is the name for the concrete in the building. It is supposed to deteriorate quickly and make the whole building unstable. You have to try and replace it, ok if it is one wall, but with the first house I looked at it was everywhere - the whole place would of had to be knocked down.