home buyers report on Roof

DaftyDuck

ManofLeisure wrote: »

Well I worked as an architect for 30+ years and none of the surveyors I dealt with ever did. Perhaps things have changed in the past 5 years - who knows .

I don't think I've ever not had a chat with a surveyor both before and after a survey, and I've had a fair few. They'll even come back for a discussion at the property with you after survey, if you choose the right ones. Those are structural surveys, cost a bit more...

jenny_mo

that's what the survoyer mentioned.. saying that if it wasn't lined he wouldn't have reported it .

booksurr

all you need do is to cut away the lining where it is over the rafters and leave it in the space between

your surveyor is rear end covering because he cannot physically see the condition of the rafters. they may be fine, they may not be, won't know till you look

i had an ex council house where lining was added from inside the loft space by attaching to the side of the rafters and thus filling the gaps between them so that the battens were covered (thereby addressing any issues of wind blown rain getting in under lifting tiles) but the lining did not go over the rafters

the rafters were able to breathe and there was no problem with that solution

stator

DaftyDuck wrote: »

The implication from his next line is that it's in contrast to the norm, which is between rafters and tiles....

... and his surveyor don't like it up ...

The norm is between the rafters and the battens with the tiles on top of the battens

My impression is that this house has the lining on top of the battens with the tiles on top of the lining. I would think the bending of the lining around the battens would be bad for it.

DaftyDuck

Whichever it is, it's caused the surveyor enough concern to mention it, and it shouldn't be ignored.

Either option we've brought up is bad enough.

Kynthia

jenny_mo wrote: »

that's what the survoyer mentioned.. saying that if it wasn't lined he wouldn't have reported it .

It seems like he's sufficiently worried then and called you specifically about this issue. Did he give you any recommendations such as asking the vendor if the lining can be removed in places to examine the rafters? Perhaps the written report will give you more info.

No lining isn't a problem as my loft doesn't have one. Yet I can store belongings up there fine, they just might get a little duster. I believe the lining is a back up should there be a problem with the tiles, but you'd want to get the tiles fixed anyway so it's just more urgent without a lining.

jenny_mo

It is a bit worrying , i will have to wait for the written report and then decide what to do

ManofLeisure_2

jenny_mo wrote: »

It is a bit worrying , i will have to wait for the written report and then decide what to do

To be honest, without reading the surveyor's comments, it's impossible to give accurate advice.