What to do if the surveyor failed to pick up issues?

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caprikid1 said:

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Slithery said:

917700 said:
What is the point to pay for surveys? 

To pick up any visible issues.

What is their professional devices designed for? 

You have to remember they are surveying someone else's property, they can start drilling holes, ripping up tiles.
Deal with it move on.

Thanks, I will lift all floor boards and wall plasters tomorrow and investigate the cause of this issue. 

I feel extremely disappointed with the damp surveyor and this is absolutely a waste of money. 

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Slithery said:

I'd far more worried about the capabilities of your contractor.
Why was this only discovered after they began to fit a new kitchen?

The kitchen units are old one. I am going to renovate the house and build a kitchen extension. 

Today, I decided to remove old kitchens by myself and found this surprise.

AnotherJoe

Where is the damp from? Is it as simple as a leaking pipe somewhere under flooring or back of a cupboard, and once you trace it its fixed,  or is it structural?

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AnotherJoe said:

Where is the damp from? Is it as simple as a leaking pipe somewhere under flooring or back of a cupboard, and once you trace it its fixed,  or is it structural?

I can’t identify the source today. I will remove more boards tomorrow. 

There used to be a chimney. The upper section and chimney stack still remain. Because there is no cap on the top of the stack and the flashing can’t prevent the water come in effectively now, this source is probably the rainwater. However, I am not sure if the rainwater can travel this far. 

AnotherJoe

Water can track a surprisingly long way.

Thrugelmir

How long ago did you buy the property? 

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My floor looked like this last week when i discovered a leaking joint on the mains water.  Had to knock the concrete to find the joint but wasnt hard to fix and patch.

Is there any sign its historic?  You seem confident that it was missed in the past rather than being new

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Thrugelmir said:

How long ago did you buy the property? 

Hi Thrugelmir

i got the key on 29th January, but I haven’t move in yet. We just decided the final design and start to strip out the old fittings

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Deleted_User said:

My floor looked like this last week when i discovered a leaking joint on the mains water.  Had to knock the concrete to find the joint but wasnt hard to fix and patch.

Is there any sign its historic?  You seem confident that it was missed in the past rather than being new

I removed more plaster boards today and found some pipes behind the wall. I hope the damp is caused by the leaking pipe because it’s easier to fix 

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Further photo from today. 

There are some signs that the previous owner repaired it, but obviously the problem wasn’t resolved