subsidence

bomber2

ive viewed a property i wish to buy in Portugal but there is a problem with the floor in the annex building it has dropped/cracked/sunk about 5-6 inches a length of about 4-5 metre's on one side of the building,the gradually sloping starts about 2 meters in over,i havent a clue about remedies or costs,but an estimated cost/solution in UK prices would give me an idea though

a.turner

Any decent tradesmen will be on £200-£300 a day as a ball park figure.

jk0

It ain't on the side of a hill, is it? Google 'Cyprus subsidence' to see how casually the mediterranean powers that be take this, when it's been bought by an English person.

VfM4meplse

I wouldn't touch it unless you have an appetite for risk and hassle.

Doozergirl

That's quite a fall!

None of us know what the cause is, so can't possibly say what the solution is to give a price.

That's really quite considerable though...

bomber2

its is on a slight hill,the main house less so,other than a slight half inch crack about a 15 inches long the main house looks fine.

Doozergirl

bomber2 wrote: »

its is on a slight hill,the main house less so,other than a slight half inch crack about a 15 inches long the main house looks fine.

Even I wouldn't touch it. My in-laws are Portuguese to boot!

Do you speak the language?

There's always a solution but you HAVE to know what the problem is first.

bomber2

my partner is also portguese,we offered €20k under the asking price but they countered with only €5k less which isnt enough considering the issue,although if i could get them down another 10 and the problem was only 4-5 to fix i would go for it.

Frank99

Wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, count yourself lucky you noticed before buying and move on, if you purchase and it gets worse, how you gonna sell!