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Couple of questions for surveyor types...
milliebear00001
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My vendor has had a builder to look at the roof and prepare a report confirming their are no asbestos tiles present. I was under the impression that you couldn't tell the content by looking, and that a specialist test would be required? Would a roofer/builder know?
Also, a structural engineer is going in tomorrow to check whether cracking is serious and progressive, or superficial and thermal. Would the surveyor need to make obtrusive investigations and is he likely to give a 'yes' or 'no' answer to what sort of cracking it is? How do they test for this?
Also, a structural engineer is going in tomorrow to check whether cracking is serious and progressive, or superficial and thermal. Would the surveyor need to make obtrusive investigations and is he likely to give a 'yes' or 'no' answer to what sort of cracking it is? How do they test for this?
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Be sceptical of a builder employed by the vendor. Use your own.
Surveyor may make a definitive diagnosis, or may recommend you get a structural engineer's report. Depends how obvious the cause of the cracking is.
Why not call the surveyor before he goes in and ask him to rport on the tiles while he's there?0
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