Is installing a Heat Pump a good idea?
If you are buying a property and thinking about adding in a Heat Pump, then you first step should always be having a Home Buyers Survey or Building Survey carried out. Firstly, this is because there are many defects that can impact the energy efficiency of a property. Secondly your surveyor should also be giving you useful information about the efficiency of the current heating system along with information about the levels of insulation present.
But how do you know my house is not falling down?
One of my favourite statistics (and yes I do have a few) is that the average Victorian semi is made up of about 40,000 individual elements, bricks, timbers, tiles, pipes, wiring and everything else. Of these only about 10,000 are visible, so how can a Surveyor be...
Is it all about rising damp?
One of the questions I get asked most often as a surveyor is “Do your surveys check for rising damp?” Many buyers are worried out this, particularly when buying older properties. Quite sensibly they have sought the advice of a surveyor and are looking to have a...
It’s just a blank wall! – Surveying the walls inside a property
Some people might look at a blank wall in a house and find it a little dull, some might think about whether a picture might look good just there. If you are a budding Banksy you may be reaching for a can of spray paint. For a surveyor carrying out a Building Survey...