How to agree on quotes for works needed

sofia67

Tucosalamanca said:

I can't see that Yorkie's post is rude, unhelpful or trying to 'catch you out' tbh.

Linking to the previous thread is often helpful for other posters, so that they can get some background on the situation and perhaps assist in moving the conversation forward (trying to help you).

You've been very harsh on Yorkie1, without justification, imo.

I gave the benefit of the doubt that I didn’t assume they meant to be rude. 

But frankly I can’t see what advice they gave?

This post was specifically asking about negotiating money off for works. Not to do with the property as a whole. 

It’s fine to link back to my previous post if relevant. But all they’ve said is - You’ve asked this before. People told you to not buy. You don’t need to buy. So why are you. 

It’s passive aggressive at best. 

But let’s leave it there and agree to disagree.  

FreeBear

sofia67 said:

Bigphil1474 said:

We had some damp issues on the house we sold. The damp company quoted about £6,5k for the work they could do and estimated another £3k for the work they couldn't do. We ended up paying a couple of other company's a total of £3k to get all the work done from the report. If the report recommends injecting any sort off cream into the wall, that's a waste of money. 

If the works required, by the vendors own admission, are near to £8.5k, then you can either negotiate, walk away, or carry on at the agreed price.

Thanks Phil. That’s really helpful. 

Just as a matter of interest what type of cream are you talking about for the walls? It definitely needs a new dpc which unfortunately would mean ripping out plaster up to a metre.

Stop and have a think about this for a moment. A DPC is embedded in the wall, so well protected from environmental degradation. The materials used do not rot away. The only reason for a DPC to "fail" is if it is subjected to extreme physical damage or ground levels have built up and bridged the gap. Whilst it is possible for a DPC to develop small cracks due to slight movement of the structure, this would only lead to minor localised damp. Certainly not enough to warrant plaster being stripped off internally to a height of 1m. In my opinion, you've had one of these PCA trained con men salesmen attempting to sell you expensive "treatments" that will only mask the problem for a few years without curing the root cause.