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Movement crack in garage wall
irisrose
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Has anyone had a problem when buying a house with movement causing a crack to an outside garage wall. My daughter is looking at a house that has already had a survey by people whos chain fell through and it showed up a problem with the garage wall the garage is attached to the side of the house and was built at the same time 1960 it looks as if the footings are not deep enough under the garage but the house looks sound. She knows that she will have to pull the garage down and rebuild it but will she be able to get a mortage on the property. Any advice would be welcome as she is a first time buyer. Thanks
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underpin the footings for the garage.
I had to do this when i built on top of my garage.0 -
Thanks how much did it cost approx and how long is it guaranteed for0
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Approach the building insurers that the current owners use and ask if they will continue to insure. They may well do, in which case they should pay for the underpinning. If the current owners are aware of the problem they should already have taken it up with their insurers.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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is the crack on the internal or external wall or both?0
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The crack is on the outside wall of the garage. I am wondering why now that they have not tried as suggested getting their insurance company to pay for the work. My daughter is hoping that they will take a low offer for the house due to the work needed on it so I am not sure if she should ask about the current owners insurance as if they insurance company do undertake to sole the problem there will be no room for negotiation on the price.
Any more ideas would be welcome. Thanks0
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