Historical repair of bedroom ceiling because of foot through ceiling

Bexgrossman

https://imgur.com/a/dESxioO

The surveyor didn’t tell me about this issue and I only noticed it when I moved in. I’m a newbie to house buying and didn’t know what to do, hence I got a full survey done. Silly me

Anyway, the centre isn’t even, its sagging. What would be the best course of action?

baza52

whats the problem? I guess you could get it re boarded and skimmed at a a cost to yourself. Its just cosmetic

Bexgrossman

I don’t know if it is cosmetic or not. It’s sagging, hence why I think it might fall down

Grenage

It's just a naff repair job; it's not moving because the paint/skim isn't cracking. As above - simply cosmetic.

missile

Surprised you did not see that when you viewed the property?
As others said, it is cosmetic. Looks like the muppet who put his foot through the roof did that repair :-)
However, it would bug me. I would get a decent tradesman to skim the roof.

PS: How do you know it was foot through ceiling?

Norman_Castle

Look in the loft to see how it has been repaired. Could it be an old loft hatch?

Bexgrossman

Hi,
When I went to the property for a second viewing as I was looking for radiators as I couldn’t see them in the pictures and I was measuring rooms. I also have breathing difficulties due to the plug in air stuff she used/her pets. As I said I thought this would be picked up by the surveyor.

Yes I need to go up to the loft as it seems to be very near to where the roof meets the walls, so I’m not sure if it’s a foot or someone’s stuff.

shortcrust

Bexgrossman wrote: »

Hi,
When I went to the property for a second viewing as I was looking for radiators as I couldn’t see them in the pictures and I was measuring rooms. I also have breathing difficulties due to the plug in air stuff she used/her pets. As I said I thought this would be picked up by the surveyor.

Yes I need to go up to the loft as it seems to be very near to where the roof meets the walls, so I’m not sure if it’s a foot or someone’s stuff.

As people keep saying, it’s just cosmetic so there’s nothing for the surveyor to pick up on. The surveyor’s job is to look at the structure of the property, not the aesthetics.

pramsay13

Is everything pristine everywhere else?

It's possibly been a leak that has been patched up and repaired.

I live in a house that is over 150 years old, and every room has several issues that are far from perfect, but that comes with owning an old home.

Live with it and if it still bothers you after a few months get it skimmed properly.

Bexgrossman

pramsay13 wrote: »

Is everything pristine everywhere else?

It's possibly been a leak that has been patched up and repaired.

I live in a house that is over 150 years old, and every room has several issues that are far from perfect, but that comes with owning an old home.

Live with it and if it still bothers you after a few months get it skimmed properly.

No. There is water ingress that the surveyor failed to notice. Damp chimneys. The wall stays damp in certain areas after it has rained, which I wouldn’t expect him to notice on the survey but still it’s causing a headache for me atm. There is also a leak in the ceiling downstairs.

Bexgrossman

shortcrust wrote: »

As people keep saying, it’s just cosmetic so there’s nothing for the surveyor to pick up on. The surveyor’s job is to look at the structure of the property, not the aesthetics.

His cosmetic comments on the survey include the fence at the back of the house is corroded (yeah there a bit of rust, as expected, everything works fine), the garden will need landscaping, comments about when the house was decorated and the state of the bathroom/kitchen etc.

So why did he make comment to the above, they all seem like personal preferences. So I would rather he did look at the integrity of ceilings rather than the few trees need planting in the back garden. Back garden was completely overhauled within the past 2 years, so I don’t know what he’s talking about. How does a full structural survey differ from the cheaper ones.