At Timberwise a frequent request is to carry out a damp and timber survey as part of the home buying or selling process.
One of our midlands based surveyors carried out a survey recently where a homebuyer survey stated that a property that was up for sale had a rising damp problem.
Our damp surveyor carried out a survey and found damp at the base of a stud dividing wall between the hall and the bathroom.
A little further investigation by prising back the bath panel and inspecting under the bath showed that water from the shower was leaking between the poorly fitted bath (which moved when you leaned on it) and the mermaid board which was flexible. The poorly installed seal was the rubber tape type rather than a decent mastic seal.
This was good news for the purchaser, who was thinking of pulling out of the house sale altogether as they had planned to renew the bathroom anyway.
If you need a timber and damp survey as part of the house buying or selling process Timberwise can help.
