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Damp on home report - buy or walk away?

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  • marymac27
    marymac27 Posts: 33 Forumite
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    https ://ibb.co/wNtMZfc
    https ://ibb.co/j4s1rj4
    https ://ibb.co/fDCpyrZ

    Thanks! So here is the very cracked skirting board, worse than I remember! And the floor board lifted up in the same cupboard. The quoted work is to fix this and damp proofing in that wall between the cupboard and bathroom.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    edited 20 November 2019 at 10:56PM
    https://ibb.co/wNtMZfc
    https://ibb.co/j4s1rj4
    https://ibb.co/fDCpyrZ


    I don't see damp. I see dry rot. And a pipe under the floor.......


    But I'm no expert enough to comment.
  • flashg67
    flashg67 Posts: 4,141 Forumite
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    https://ibb.co/wNtMZfc
    https://ibb.co/j4s1rj4
    https://ibb.co/fDCpyrZ
  • marymac27
    marymac27 Posts: 33 Forumite
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    Googling dry rot, yep looks to be it! I wonder if it’s a leak from the bathroom. If that’s the case then hopefully it’s not a penetrating damp problem 😬. Also hope this hasn’t spread to joists.
  • giantkatie
    giantkatie Posts: 39 Forumite
    You'll need to find out the full extent of that dry rot. A damp survey from a reputable company will do that. We've just walked away from a Victorian property after a damp survey found dry rot. If it's spread to the joists it's structural and a whole other issue. We were told you have to go 1 metre beyond where the last evidence of dry rot is found to ensure it's all removed. Nasty stuff but everything is fixable for a price. You may also be able to negotiate on the price if the costs to remove and renew are high.
  • marymac27
    marymac27 Posts: 33 Forumite
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    Oh no, I’m sorry you lost your property! Yes I have a damp specialist taking a look this week. I’m hoping it’s maybe wet rot as apparently not as bad but if It’s dry I will have to walk away. This is stressful!
  • walwyn1978
    walwyn1978 Posts: 837 Forumite
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    Def dry rot not damp.
  • marymac27
    marymac27 Posts: 33 Forumite
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    Can you tell that’s it’s dry rot rather than wet rot from this pic?
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    where are the 2 photos in relation to each other? The one with the lifted floorboard does not appear to have any issue.
  • marymac27
    marymac27 Posts: 33 Forumite
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    The seller lifted the floor board for me to show it was dry but yes there’s no issue there. It’s just the skirting board.
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