102Z: damp proofed lower-ground-floor
Buyer’s request for £5K price drop following Tapco and Kenwood quotes. We do not want buyers to be ripped off with invasive inappropriate work causing delays & stress…
Buyer’s request for £5K price drop following Tapco and Kenwood quotes. We do not want buyers to be ripped off with invasive inappropriate work causing delays & stress…
The owner wanted to fix suspect Ring Damp, with plenty of time, before considering putting the property on the market for sale.
No attempt to provide evidence of groundwater, talk to the owner about the background, damp was not profiled. Ventilation was not checked..
RICS surveyor idid not try to diagnose the source of damp, but made assumptions. The buyer was concern about the need for a roof replacement.
Vendor asked to drop sales price by £6,000 following a damp proofers report. Despite, already damp-proofing, flat on a hill & dry cellar.
The RICS surveyor missed a a blocked gulley causing high sub-floor humidity, putting sub-floor timber at risk of wet and Dry rot..
These types of low level damp and mould are accepted by occupiers without concern, they often only get picked up during the sales process.
Rising dampness identified should be investigated now. As this is potentially serious, … You should instruct Property Care Association… Not even close!
RICS surveyor unable to differentiate between rising damp and condensation. There are NO verified cases of a broken DPC causing rising damp.