Tremodrett's report; could do better.
Everything was going oh-so-swimmingly, in fact suspiciously so, until Saturday morning.
I’d heard the thump of a fat packet dropping through my letterbox a shade before 0800, but decided to enjoy the rest of my coffee in bed, reading (Labyrinth by Kate Mosse, which is ok, you know, but nothing special; perhaps it will get better). So it was a full twenty minutes before I ambled downstairs to confirm that the fat packet was indeed the full buildings survey report of Tremodrett, the property I hope to buy.
As the surveyor himself says:
“This is an attractive cottage, well presented and in a pleasant location.”
…however…
“It is a shame that the original works were not carried out to a good standard when the property was restored and it means that repair works will now be that much more expensive.”
I do not have the heart to reiterate in full the problems highlighted in this report. I have listed them into surveyor-I’m-covering-my-back-speak, and real concerns. Suffice to say, first thing Monday, I will be instructing a timber specialist, electrician, plumber, concrete test (there’s a possibility of mundic block, which I’d never heard of before, but for which Cornwall is infamous, apparently) and damp person, to all go and tell me how much money needs to be spent on the property.
Oh dear. I really don’t think the vendor is going to like this one little bit.
I’d heard the thump of a fat packet dropping through my letterbox a shade before 0800, but decided to enjoy the rest of my coffee in bed, reading (Labyrinth by Kate Mosse, which is ok, you know, but nothing special; perhaps it will get better). So it was a full twenty minutes before I ambled downstairs to confirm that the fat packet was indeed the full buildings survey report of Tremodrett, the property I hope to buy.
As the surveyor himself says:
“This is an attractive cottage, well presented and in a pleasant location.”
…however…
“It is a shame that the original works were not carried out to a good standard when the property was restored and it means that repair works will now be that much more expensive.”
I do not have the heart to reiterate in full the problems highlighted in this report. I have listed them into surveyor-I’m-covering-my-back-speak, and real concerns. Suffice to say, first thing Monday, I will be instructing a timber specialist, electrician, plumber, concrete test (there’s a possibility of mundic block, which I’d never heard of before, but for which Cornwall is infamous, apparently) and damp person, to all go and tell me how much money needs to be spent on the property.
Oh dear. I really don’t think the vendor is going to like this one little bit.