house survey.

[ohmygodwhathaveyoudone]

had a survey done on my house that is being sold 3 weeks ago and the buyers were happy with it.last night the surveyer rang up and said he has to check the floor for deflection i've got laminate floor with underlay on the ground floor and it looks flat to me.(no snooker table flat but the house is 50 yrs old)he said it will only take 5 mins to check as the some houses round the corner came up on there computer.are they just covering their backs or should i be worried. any advice please.

 

[joe-90]

If you don't feel like you are walking on a trompoline, don't worry about it.

It's not hard to stiffen up anyway. (Viagra for floors).


joe

 

[kendor]

If you don't feel like you are walking on a trompoline,

want the dictionary back?

 

[empip]

Kendo, did you tear the 'back' (cover?) off the dictionary, then remove it ? Used it to lift a joist eh? Taken the bounce out of the floor... ?

 

[kendor]

Kendo, did you tear the 'back' (cover?) off the dictionary, then remove it ? Used it to lift a joist eh? Taken the bounce out of the floor... ?

no wouldn't dare do that it wasn't mine , just on loan from joe

 

[Moz]

ohmygodwhathaveyoudone

were the joists wet/rotten ,were the floorboards springy

if not ,

dont worry ,now most people have the Dreaded DPC = Damp Proof Course done already , the surveyors have come up with a knew WORRY to explain their "conmen costs "its rotten boards an joists ..

 

[Moz]

Sorry ....

Can I just add I did go to a flat on Moss side for a bathroom refit /quote, this asian lad showed me too the the back downstairs bathroom , but was walking very strange , like a walk an then skip ,after following him ,I was walking an then skip ,like him ..lol

his floor was beautiful redwood real wood boards ...

He gave his spec which he wanted in the bathroom ,an I went near the sink ,
I heard him yell...
"OH NO...OH NO ...PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THE SINK (he meant basin ,sinks are in kitchens ,lol),
it was then I just dropped down with crashing wood ...

I was stood on the footings , waist deep in a bodge job ...

as I scrambled out he was livid lil asian man , "I SUE YOU........YOU WRECK MY FLOOR ...I SUE YOU"

as I dusted meself off ,......I calmly said to fella "Calmn down NOW ..!!!!!"

I got out of him he had ripped up the GOOD floor boards an he an his brothers had put all this solid wood clic pack sets down , I told him they need a substrate to be laid on , an he said "well their is JOISTS "..lol

 

[ohmygodwhathaveyoudone]

ohmygodwhathaveyoudone

were the joists wet/rotten ,were the floorboards springy

if not ,

dont worry ,now most people have the Dreaded DPC = Damp Proof Course done already , the surveyors have come up with a knew WORRY to explain their "conmen costs "its rotten boards an joists ..

all sorted now just took 5 mins,he missed the asbestos soffits and the damp behind the washing machine and the conservatory had dropped 1" but he was happy with what he saw.phew.just gotta get a survey on the lylandii tree place that i've gone for

 

[empip]

Famous last words Omy.. Deal aint done til the ink is on the paper !!

They tested my asbestos looking soffits .. they had content but did not warrant spacemen intervening...
Nearly went 'lagging' with a mate early 60's major works .. very big bucks, apparently they threw lumps of the stuff at each other 'Asbestos-ball fights' oooer !!

 

[ohmygodwhathaveyoudone]

my step father was in the navy for 40 yrs and got cancer from asbesotos 30 yrs after coming into contact with it,he was built like a brick outhouse and the last few days in hospital were not very pleasant.

 

[empip]

Makes you wonder what awful stuff is being used in industry today .. passed ok to use. .. NOW.

 

[AdamW]

MDF is meant to be the bad one right now, makes too much dust and it resides in your lungs for a long time.

an he said "well their is JOISTS "..lol

How could anyone leave even a DIY job like that? If I get something wrong, I look at it, take it apart, have another look, and so forth until it is right. Yet sometimes you go to someone's house and they'll say something like "don't be rough with the lightswitch".

But whilst those can just be called a bit of a bodge... "don't stand on THAT bit of the floor"!!! Did you ever find out if he fixed it?