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Non-Traditional Construction
tarmac
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We are cash buyers and last week we viewed a house that ticked all of the boxes - reasonable size, nice area, huge garden.......however, it's a (apx 1930s) timber frame and asbestos construction.
We have owned non-trad build houses in the past and know about the downsides such as how hard / almost impossible it is to sell them on, but these have all been concrete panelled houses. We have no experience at all with timber framed / asbestos construction.
Does anyone know about this type of construction? Should we be concerned about the asbestos? Are we being really stupid to even consider such a property?
We have owned non-trad build houses in the past and know about the downsides such as how hard / almost impossible it is to sell them on, but these have all been concrete panelled houses. We have no experience at all with timber framed / asbestos construction.
Does anyone know about this type of construction? Should we be concerned about the asbestos? Are we being really stupid to even consider such a property?
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i would contact a local surveyor who has been in the business a long time and who knows the area well and ask his advice... and see if you can find out the precise name of the type of build ... then also a whole market mortgage broker if he can get a mortgage for it ... if not.. then dont buy....0
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Very unsound purchase unless you intend to demolish and build new larger house on plot, which is what has happened to most timber/asbestos properties. Although not the worst type of asbestos from a health point of view, it is not really a suitable building material for houses/bungalows, and the asbestos sheets could be quite brittle by now.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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Wouldn't touch such a property with the proverbial barge pole but if you want to research the matter you could talk to the Structural Engineers library people at http://www.istructe.org/knowledge/Pages/default.aspx and/or the BRE. If it's a build type that is specific to your part f the country then the local Council's Building Officer may be able to give some guidance.0
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i wouldn't buy it.0
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