Surveyor or Structural Engineer ?

ed110220

We bought our first house last December and the advice I got from my dad who is a builder is that paying for a full survey isn't worth it as it will be so full of caveats that it's just an a*se covering exercise that lists the potential problems it can't actually find.

Poster74

From reading around, it seems thats exactly what it is. But I don't know of any better options. y I was thinking of getting a struc. engineer to make sure the structure is sound and maybe someone to check the roof and for signs of damp.

However, it seems the recommendation is to go for a (competitively-priced) full structural survey and follow up if any major concerns ?

ed110220 wrote: »

We bought our first house last December and the advice I got from my dad who is a builder is that paying for a full survey isn't worth it as it will be so full of caveats that it's just an a*se covering exercise that lists the potential problems it can't actually find.