Sorry - I know there are a few inspection posts recently.
We are interested in a 50 year old property that is scheduled for auction. The vendors have purchased and provided building & pest inspections for the place.
My questions are:
Can these be considered as reliable as inspections done ordered by purchasers? Do you recommend buying our own inspections?
The only issue in the report that concerns me is about the brickwork/settlement cracking. It says:
"General settlement/movement/cracking to N/W & S/W brickwork maybe associated with age, site conditions &/or reactive nature of clay foundation material. Undertake maintenance/repairs to affected brickwork to include installation of control joints &/or replacment of displaced/damaged bricks as required"
How do I know if this is something major or not? I am not the client of the inspector and so presumably can't call for advice. Is there another service that will help me decipher the report?
Many thanks in advance.
Andrew
We are interested in a 50 year old property that is scheduled for auction. The vendors have purchased and provided building & pest inspections for the place.
My questions are:
Can these be considered as reliable as inspections done ordered by purchasers? Do you recommend buying our own inspections?
The only issue in the report that concerns me is about the brickwork/settlement cracking. It says:
"General settlement/movement/cracking to N/W & S/W brickwork maybe associated with age, site conditions &/or reactive nature of clay foundation material. Undertake maintenance/repairs to affected brickwork to include installation of control joints &/or replacment of displaced/damaged bricks as required"
How do I know if this is something major or not? I am not the client of the inspector and so presumably can't call for advice. Is there another service that will help me decipher the report?
Many thanks in advance.
Andrew