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Evidence of damp patches in house
Lifes_Grand_Plan
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Hi folks,
We have recently made an offer on a cottage we like in the Welsh countryside.
When we viewed we noticed two patches that looked like they had been damp (although didn't feel damp when we saw them).
The owner of the property is a builder and has recently re-roofed the property. When asked about the damp patches he said that when he was re-roofing, he got called away to do some work elsewhere before he had finished and it rained while he was away so the wall / ceiling got wet.
The walls to the cottage are solid stone and one of the patches was on an external wall upstairs in the bedroom and the other was on the ceiling next to the chimney breast in the centre of the house on the top floor.
Should we believe him and wait until the surveyor views it and see what they say, or should we be concerned and take other action?
We have recently made an offer on a cottage we like in the Welsh countryside.
When we viewed we noticed two patches that looked like they had been damp (although didn't feel damp when we saw them).
The owner of the property is a builder and has recently re-roofed the property. When asked about the damp patches he said that when he was re-roofing, he got called away to do some work elsewhere before he had finished and it rained while he was away so the wall / ceiling got wet.
The walls to the cottage are solid stone and one of the patches was on an external wall upstairs in the bedroom and the other was on the ceiling next to the chimney breast in the centre of the house on the top floor.
Should we believe him and wait until the surveyor views it and see what they say, or should we be concerned and take other action?
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If you are paying for a survey, then see wht the professional has to say.
The explanation sems plausible.0 -
I'm not sure what action you could take with the minimal knowledge you have . Surely the surveyor will pick up if there is any damp problem. I personally would wait till you get the surveyors report back and if you are still worried get damp proof specialist to give you a free survey/ inspection. But I am not an expert just someone who has bought a house that needed a damp proof course before I was given a mortgage on it .
If you are worried get experts in.0
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