Advise Needed - What to do about a survey problem?

G_M

cheryl100uk wrote: »

Hi,

Thanks for the replies - It was a local independant company who specialise in damp proofing - they would be looking at carrying out the work - I paid a small fee for the report to be carried out.

:-)

So a salesman (oops, sorry, specialist surveyor) from a company that specialises in doing damp proofing work investigated and found..... surprise!... some damp proof work was needed!

If I was the seller, and had been living there for, 3? 5? 10? years with no knowledge of or ill-effects from damp, I know what I'd tell you......

Out of interest, how was this damp diagnosed?

* peeling wallpaper?
* water streaming down walls?
* noticable damp smell?
* rotting woodwork?
* mould?

Or was it by any chance a wood moisture meter (used perchance on a wall that is not wooden)?

FACTorFICTION?

G_M wrote: »

So a salesman (oops, sorry, specialist surveyor) from a company that specialises in doing damp proofing work investigated and found..... surprise!... some damp proof work was needed!

If I was the seller, and had been living there for, 3? 5? 10? years with no knowledge of or ill-effects from damp, I know what I'd tell you......

Out of interest, how was this damp diagnosed?

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haha, excellent!

to install a new dpc (that doesnt work anyway) based on the sole use of a damp meter is infact fraud!

any dpc injected without proving its needed is wrong.

so called damp specialists all come out for FREE. they then make money inturn from profit from a job.

any van driving round saying "damp proofing" - stay clear!

david29dpo

Tancred wrote: »

My advice: accept it and move forward with the purchase. No property is perfect unless brand new.

You have got to be joking?
Having done snagging on new builds, damp would be the least of the problems.