URGENT help please - building regs question

frafferty

Okay, thank you all. I think I am going to employ a reputable builder to go in and check it all out for me. The husband is a stickler for doing things properly so hopefully their report will come back clean

frafferty

Oh great, vendor is being very guarded about builder going in. He's stating that nothing was picked up when he bought the place so he can't see why we have got an issue with it. I just want to get a professional opinion before we decide our next move! Gah.

chewmylegoff

so basically the vendor says it's fine, but won't let you have it checked out by a professional.

that's not suspicious at all...

just say no access for the builder, no sale.

goldengirl28

chewmylegoff wrote: »

so basically the vendor says it's fine, but won't let you have it checked out by a professional.

that's not suspicious at all...

just say no access for the builder, no sale.

i fully agree with this posting.

We are SSTC at the minute and the buyers survey flagged something about the electrics.................whilst i don't think there is an issue he does so his electrician is coming on friday..............i think i owe it to him to allow him to put his concerns to bed.

The seller should accomodate you as they need to give you confidence in the purchase warts and all

lincroft1710

He's stating that nothing was picked up when he bought the place

But did he in fact have a proper survey carried out? If there's nothing to hide or nothing wrong, a prudent vendor would have no problem with a reputable builder having a look.

00ec25

which way do the floorboards run in the upstairs bedroom? |||||
This will tell you which way the underlying joists run - they will be at a right angle to the floorboards

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, ie the boards run across the joists (#) not in the same direction as them

if the joists then run in the same direction as the missing wall it was not a supporting wall.

if the joists run across the missing wall then it could have been a supporting wall if it was block work (ie brick or concrete block construction),
if on the other hand the wall was known to be studwork (ie plasterborad and wood) then the fact the joists cross it is irrelevant, as it could never have been a supporting wall