Injected DPC

[xanthe]

Miss Chaucer - house is in Surrey (my parents are the ones in Devon) and having now had a copy of the 'guarantee' and other paperwork through from the solicitors, the DPC was for 'rising damp' :roll: . We are buying the place as a long-term home rather than an investment and so I fully intend to rip out all the 'improvements' that have been made to the historic part of the house (modern kitchen and bathroom were put on the back in the 1970's). Will be interested to see if there is any penetrating damp issues underneath all the gubbins when we take the plaster off. We've decided not to bother paying for the transfer. Interestingly, the survey has a long bit on the DPC and that we should have the guarantee transferred and then later on recommends that we rip out the modern plaster when we get to that bit. Given what the surveyor said in person v what was in the report I imagine they have to cover themselves.

masochists-r-us - nice answers!

 

[xanthe]

Vicky, thanks for the recommendation - have passed on the name. They're starting with the Georgian house, a good thing as by the time they get onto the cob cottage, I should be au fait enough with lime plaster/damp/all the other things I will learn along the way that I can hopefully prevent any disasters.

The chap I spoke to at SPAB the other day used to work down in Devon, so have recommended that they call him for advice before they do anything major. I was so impressed with the tech advice line am thinking of becoming a member as a thank you if nothing else. Can't believe the help they offer for free.

Their surveyor warned them that if they remove the cement render that they might find the top part of the house in a dire state. Given the appalling damp internally I have suggested that they get the render of asap even if they don't plan to re-render or do the roof for a while so it can start to dry out. Might just kick it a bit next time I'm down and hope some of it falls off. :twisted: