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House Survey Report
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Well that's me told. I'll expect the "get stuffed" reply in a few days. Thanks for your replies and sorry about the hijack.0
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TheMetalMan0 wrote: »One is a tile on the roof needs replacing and the other is the facias around the garage are worn and need to be replaced. The tile is the one that worries me the most.
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For goodness sake! Forget it. Buy the property and then nip down the local roofing mercant. A tile costs 70p.
Either get a ladder, or pay a local chappie £20 to climb up!
Fascias? Basically cosmetic. Are they wood or plastic? Plastic is unlikely as they last for ever. Wood? Either wait till spring and pay the same chappie £50 to rub down and paint them, or £75 to replace.
Neither issue is worth worrying about.0 -
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
For goodness sake! Forget it. Buy the property and then nip down the local roofing mercant. A tile costs 70p.
Either get a ladder, or pay a local chappie £20 to climb up!
Fascias? Basically cosmetic. Are they wood or plastic? Plastic is unlikely as they last for ever. Wood? Either wait till spring and pay the same chappie £50 to rub down and paint them, or £75 to replace.
Neither issue is worth worrying about.
Hmm I assumed as they were graded a 3 on our survey they would be a pain to do and might be costly. I'm new to all of this so thanks for the pointers
Also seeing it written down makes it look a bit silly.0 -
I understand that you are wanting everything to be right and it is a worrying time but relax and enjoy your new house..
You will find loads of jobs you need to do when you move in because we all have different expectations...I spent 20k on a perfect house but wanted to stamp my tastes on it...It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.0
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