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Buying a house with damp?
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chocoholic1 wrote: »Assuming it does need a new damp course, how much can we expect that to be? And would you still buy it?
How long is a piece of string?
Get a couple of local specialists in for an inspection (often done free), and they should be able to give you a range of prices. Go back to your surveyor, and discuss your concerns with them. They will often be more forthcoming about problems over the phone, rather than in a written report.
If its only a small problem, it shouldn't put you off. Most properties have some form of damp, and no house is going to be perfect.0 -
chocoholic1 wrote: »Firefox - that's my concern. Because we don't know anybody, we worry that a contractor will say it's riddled with damp. But I guess we do at least need to send somebody round.
Assuming it does need a new damp course, how much can we expect that to be? And would you still buy it?
Read some of the posts by Dampdaveski or David Aldred on the DIY board, they both appear very knowledgeable and reputable. Might even be in your vicinity and you can employ them!! :T Otherwise I am sure they have explained which trade associations are a good sign. A contractor is rarely going to be independent.
Rising damp is pretty easy to rectify if the problem is indeed rising damp. My experience was that there are many different issues that can give the same moisture readings as rising damp - had we had a full DPC on that cottage some of the damp issues would have remained as we wouldn't have addressed the root cause. Having all your plaster hacked off is unbelievably filthy and disruptive so if you can avoid having a new DPC in some areas then great.Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0 -
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Thank you for all the posts. I wasn't even aware I could phone the surveyor! I am reassured by the post which said most houses have some form of damp. I will look into getting some people round.0
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