FTB_Negotiating costs before exchange

harry_singh

Hi everyone out there.

I am a FTB. The house I am buying is early 1980s 3 bed semi in very good area.

I got a building survey done which came with the following:

a. re-bedding and re-pointing required where the ridge and hip tiles meet on the roof.
b. re-pointing requires on the mortor bedding along the sides of the valley tiles to the rear of the property.
c. introduce roof tiles to improve ventilation on the front and rear slopes, and adding insulation to reduce heat loss on the roof.
d. re-alinging and replacing gutters to improve rainwater disposal.

Does anyone out there have an indication of what it would cost to get this done.

We are almost ready to exchange. If the costs are major, should I renegotiate costs with the Vendor?

Please help!

Benny24

Get a builder in to see how much this will cost to rectify. If it's a lot of cash you could re-negotiate a price or ask the vendor to complete the work before you complete if he still wants the asking price/or price you originally offered.

pickles110564

I would get a specialised roofer in, The biggest cost will be the cost of labour, materials will cost next to nothing.
Get three different quotes.

cattie

Not a major outlay, so vendor may not be interested in negotiating down.

Once you have an idea of cost you could ask if he would go 50/50 with costs.

A building survey will pick up on many things that will not even be noted when having a homebuyer's survey. None of the things noted affect the structure of the building or need immediate attention, so you wouldn't have to rush to get them done.

Some roofers are reluctant to come out & give an estimate for a property you don't own. They like to feel there is a good chance the time taken on giving estimates will lead to a job for them.

Tosh1

cattie wrote: »

Some roofers are reluctant to come out & give an estimate for a property you don't own. They like to feel there is a good chance the time taken on giving estimates will lead to a job for them.

And why should they take their time to give you the benifit of their knowledge and experience for free?

'our' roofer charged us fifty-quid to check out the roof on the property we're buying, but said he'd deduct the charge from any subsequent work that may need doing.

In the end, there were only a few slipped tiles; stuff I could do myself; and he's given me peace of mind that I'm not going to get hit with a gynormous re-roofing bill.

benood

This doesn't sound like an expensive job to me. How about asking your surveyor to estimate how much it might cost? They are normally happy to do this sort of thing, at no extra cost.