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16-10-2005 | 08:49 PM
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this is only my opinion ,and i'm not a builder ,i'm a plumber so not the best informed but,
was the garage and rear extension built at the same time?
is it possible that most of the garden (where the drive now is)was dug out /excavated to acheive the sloping drive.enabling the building of the garage,looking at next doors garden,does their ground level follow the same slope ?or is it flat/level around the house?(in the last photo look at the bottom of next doors fence,could this have been the original ground level?
looking at the wall (and probably the paths as well)running down the side of the house,they look to have been built before the garage and the bottom of the wall(the darker coloured course of bricks)may have been the original ground level.
if it was the brickwork under this may well have been put in to retain the weight of the land under the drive and/or next doors and your garden/foundations.this also explains the dodgy breeze blocks at the side of the drive at the bottom that have been put in to support the side of the drive
the lintels supporting the rear extension don't look 100% either as the brickwork on top is sitting proud of the brickwork columns underneath
looking at the photo with the 2 ladies in the garden the wall just to the left of the house looks as though it is subsiding(might be the photo),but the photo showing the left hand side of the stairs also shows the brickwork sinking/subsiding.this may be because of insufficient underpinning when the work was carried out.
the damp/mould down the other side of the stairs is probably nothing sinister as the rainwater pipe looks to be short,and the water has been running down the wall and missing the hopper head.
i think with something like this i would get a full structural survey done,and try and find the plans for the garage/rear extension and see if these included the drive and the stairs,but looking at them,i would think that they've been done by different people/builders.
i'm not really up to date with the building regs either but i don't see how a building inspector could/would sign a job off like that.
i may be reading too much into it but you've got to know 100% before committing to spending the thick end of 200k on something which may not have building regs approval,which would make it a nightmare to sell in the future and may reduce the value considerably.
200k gets you an awful lot of cossies!
i don't want to frighten you off and i may be totally wrong but i feel i'd have to be 100% before proceeding.
again this is only my opinion ,didn't want to turn this site into property ladder or grand designs or anything like that!!!!
was the garage and rear extension built at the same time?
is it possible that most of the garden (where the drive now is)was dug out /excavated to acheive the sloping drive.enabling the building of the garage,looking at next doors garden,does their ground level follow the same slope ?or is it flat/level around the house?(in the last photo look at the bottom of next doors fence,could this have been the original ground level?
looking at the wall (and probably the paths as well)running down the side of the house,they look to have been built before the garage and the bottom of the wall(the darker coloured course of bricks)may have been the original ground level.
if it was the brickwork under this may well have been put in to retain the weight of the land under the drive and/or next doors and your garden/foundations.this also explains the dodgy breeze blocks at the side of the drive at the bottom that have been put in to support the side of the drive
the lintels supporting the rear extension don't look 100% either as the brickwork on top is sitting proud of the brickwork columns underneath
looking at the photo with the 2 ladies in the garden the wall just to the left of the house looks as though it is subsiding(might be the photo),but the photo showing the left hand side of the stairs also shows the brickwork sinking/subsiding.this may be because of insufficient underpinning when the work was carried out.
the damp/mould down the other side of the stairs is probably nothing sinister as the rainwater pipe looks to be short,and the water has been running down the wall and missing the hopper head.
i think with something like this i would get a full structural survey done,and try and find the plans for the garage/rear extension and see if these included the drive and the stairs,but looking at them,i would think that they've been done by different people/builders.
i'm not really up to date with the building regs either but i don't see how a building inspector could/would sign a job off like that.
i may be reading too much into it but you've got to know 100% before committing to spending the thick end of 200k on something which may not have building regs approval,which would make it a nightmare to sell in the future and may reduce the value considerably.
200k gets you an awful lot of cossies!
i don't want to frighten you off and i may be totally wrong but i feel i'd have to be 100% before proceeding.
again this is only my opinion ,didn't want to turn this site into property ladder or grand designs or anything like that!!!!
16-10-2005 | 08:51 PM
#45
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From: south tyneside
this is only my opinion ,and i'm not a builder ,i'm a plumber so not the best informed but,
was the garage and rear extension built at the same time?
is it possible that most of the garden (where the drive now is)was dug out /excavated to acheive the sloping drive.enabling the building of the garage,looking at next doors garden,does their ground level follow the same slope ?or is it flat/level around the house?(in the last photo look at the bottom of next doors fence,could this have been the original ground level?
looking at the wall (and probably the paths as well)running down the side of the house,they look to have been built before the garage and the bottom of the wall(the darker coloured course of bricks)may have been the original ground level.
if it was the brickwork under this may well have been put in to retain the weight of the land under the drive and/or next doors garden/foundations.this also explains the dodgy breeze blocks at the sideof the drive at the bottomthat have been put in to support the side of the drive
the lintels supporting the rear extension don't look 100% either as the brickwork on top is sitting proud of the brickwork columns underneath
looking at the photo with the 2 ladies in the garden the wall just to the left of the house looks as though it is subsiding(might be the photo),but the photo showing the left hand side of the stairs also shows the brickwork sinking/subsiding.this may be because of insufficient underpinning when the work was carried out.
the damp/mould down the other side of the stairs is probably nothing sinister as the rainwater pipe looks to be short,and the water has been running down the wall and missing the hopper head.
i think with something like this i would get a full structural survey done,and try and find the plans for the garage/rear extension and see if these included the drive and the stairs,but looking at them,i would think that they've been done by different people/builders.
i'm not really up to date with the building regs either but i don't see how a building inspector could/would sign a job off like that.
i may be reading too much into it but you've got to know 100% before committing to spending the thick end of 200k on something which may not have building regs approval,which would make it a nightmare to sell in the future and may reduce the value considerably.
200k gets you an awful lot of cossies!
i don't want to frighten you off and i may be totally wrong but i feel i'd have to be 100% before proceeding.
again this is only my opinion ,didn't want to turn this site into property ladder or grand designs or anything like that!!!!
was the garage and rear extension built at the same time?
is it possible that most of the garden (where the drive now is)was dug out /excavated to acheive the sloping drive.enabling the building of the garage,looking at next doors garden,does their ground level follow the same slope ?or is it flat/level around the house?(in the last photo look at the bottom of next doors fence,could this have been the original ground level?
looking at the wall (and probably the paths as well)running down the side of the house,they look to have been built before the garage and the bottom of the wall(the darker coloured course of bricks)may have been the original ground level.
if it was the brickwork under this may well have been put in to retain the weight of the land under the drive and/or next doors garden/foundations.this also explains the dodgy breeze blocks at the sideof the drive at the bottomthat have been put in to support the side of the drive
the lintels supporting the rear extension don't look 100% either as the brickwork on top is sitting proud of the brickwork columns underneath
looking at the photo with the 2 ladies in the garden the wall just to the left of the house looks as though it is subsiding(might be the photo),but the photo showing the left hand side of the stairs also shows the brickwork sinking/subsiding.this may be because of insufficient underpinning when the work was carried out.
the damp/mould down the other side of the stairs is probably nothing sinister as the rainwater pipe looks to be short,and the water has been running down the wall and missing the hopper head.
i think with something like this i would get a full structural survey done,and try and find the plans for the garage/rear extension and see if these included the drive and the stairs,but looking at them,i would think that they've been done by different people/builders.
i'm not really up to date with the building regs either but i don't see how a building inspector could/would sign a job off like that.
i may be reading too much into it but you've got to know 100% before committing to spending the thick end of 200k on something which may not have building regs approval,which would make it a nightmare to sell in the future and may reduce the value considerably.
200k gets you an awful lot of cossies!
i don't want to frighten you off and i may be totally wrong but i feel i'd have to be 100% before proceeding.
again this is only my opinion ,didn't want to turn this site into property ladder or grand designs or anything like that!!!!
16-10-2005 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by CHRISP
this is only my opinion ,and i'm not a builder ,i'm a plumber so not the best informed but,
was the garage and rear extension built at the same time?
is it possible that most of the garden (where the drive now is)was dug out /excavated to acheive the sloping drive.enabling the building of the garage,looking at next doors garden,does their ground level follow the same slope ?or is it flat/level around the house?(in the last photo look at the bottom of next doors fence,could this have been the original ground level?
looking at the wall (and probably the paths as well)running down the side of the house,they look to have been built before the garage and the bottom of the wall(the darker coloured course of bricks)may have been the original ground level.
if it was the brickwork under this may well have been put in to retain the weight of the land under the drive and/or next doors and your garden/foundations.this also explains the dodgy breeze blocks at the side of the drive at the bottom that have been put in to support the side of the drive
the lintels supporting the rear extension don't look 100% either as the brickwork on top is sitting proud of the brickwork columns underneath
looking at the photo with the 2 ladies in the garden the wall just to the left of the house looks as though it is subsiding(might be the photo),but the photo showing the left hand side of the stairs also shows the brickwork sinking/subsiding.this may be because of insufficient underpinning when the work was carried out.
the damp/mould down the other side of the stairs is probably nothing sinister as the rainwater pipe looks to be short,and the water has been running down the wall and missing the hopper head.
i think with something like this i would get a full structural survey done,and try and find the plans for the garage/rear extension and see if these included the drive and the stairs,but looking at them,i would think that they've been done by different people/builders.
i'm not really up to date with the building regs either but i don't see how a building inspector could/would sign a job off like that.
i may be reading too much into it but you've got to know 100% before committing to spending the thick end of 200k on something which may not have building regs approval,which would make it a nightmare to sell in the future and may reduce the value considerably.
200k gets you an awful lot of cossies!
i don't want to frighten you off and i may be totally wrong but i feel i'd have to be 100% before proceeding.
again this is only my opinion ,didn't want to turn this site into property ladder or grand designs or anything like that!!!!
was the garage and rear extension built at the same time?
is it possible that most of the garden (where the drive now is)was dug out /excavated to acheive the sloping drive.enabling the building of the garage,looking at next doors garden,does their ground level follow the same slope ?or is it flat/level around the house?(in the last photo look at the bottom of next doors fence,could this have been the original ground level?
looking at the wall (and probably the paths as well)running down the side of the house,they look to have been built before the garage and the bottom of the wall(the darker coloured course of bricks)may have been the original ground level.
if it was the brickwork under this may well have been put in to retain the weight of the land under the drive and/or next doors and your garden/foundations.this also explains the dodgy breeze blocks at the side of the drive at the bottom that have been put in to support the side of the drive
the lintels supporting the rear extension don't look 100% either as the brickwork on top is sitting proud of the brickwork columns underneath
looking at the photo with the 2 ladies in the garden the wall just to the left of the house looks as though it is subsiding(might be the photo),but the photo showing the left hand side of the stairs also shows the brickwork sinking/subsiding.this may be because of insufficient underpinning when the work was carried out.
the damp/mould down the other side of the stairs is probably nothing sinister as the rainwater pipe looks to be short,and the water has been running down the wall and missing the hopper head.
i think with something like this i would get a full structural survey done,and try and find the plans for the garage/rear extension and see if these included the drive and the stairs,but looking at them,i would think that they've been done by different people/builders.
i'm not really up to date with the building regs either but i don't see how a building inspector could/would sign a job off like that.
i may be reading too much into it but you've got to know 100% before committing to spending the thick end of 200k on something which may not have building regs approval,which would make it a nightmare to sell in the future and may reduce the value considerably.
200k gets you an awful lot of cossies!
i don't want to frighten you off and i may be totally wrong but i feel i'd have to be 100% before proceeding.
again this is only my opinion ,didn't want to turn this site into property ladder or grand designs or anything like that!!!!
16-10-2005 | 08:58 PM
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Looking at the Garage (YOUR reason for wanting it I assume)
Check inside the Garagel, with that angle on the drive it will be prone to flooding.
It needs a wide drainage channel close but not directly in front of the garage to catch the water before it gets in.
There's water splash about 18 inches up both garage doors., looks like the guttering was never put on. IT WILL FLOOD.
Check inside the Garagel, with that angle on the drive it will be prone to flooding.
It needs a wide drainage channel close but not directly in front of the garage to catch the water before it gets in.
There's water splash about 18 inches up both garage doors., looks like the guttering was never put on. IT WILL FLOOD.
16-10-2005 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
Rudester is that fookin awful house really up for 200k 
Fookin hell houses really have gone balstic then
Leave it mate not worth the agg imo
Fookin hell houses really have gone balstic then
Leave it mate not worth the agg imo
think id better just sit back and wait abit like you all say may live to regret it thanks again 
16-10-2005 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
wasnt too cold mate sun came out! Mind you i wasnt in that trent water poor lass!
Raised some good coin for the stroke charity tho so
poor lass! Raised some good coin for the stroke charity tho so
tell her welldone mate i aim to get a canoe soon and will paddle the trent every morning
16-10-2005 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by focusv8
Looking at the Garage (YOUR reason for wanting it I assume)
Check inside the Garagel, with that angle on the drive it will be prone to flooding.
It needs a wide drainage channel close but not directly in front of the garage to catch the water before it gets in.
There's water splash about 18 inches up both garage doors., looks like the guttering was never put on. IT WILL FLOOD.
Check inside the Garagel, with that angle on the drive it will be prone to flooding.
It needs a wide drainage channel close but not directly in front of the garage to catch the water before it gets in.
There's water splash about 18 inches up both garage doors., looks like the guttering was never put on. IT WILL FLOOD.
16-10-2005 | 09:32 PM
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unless your getting that seriously cheap mate id walk away, anything thats that bad on the outside could be hiding a multitude of sins, rendering deffo isnt the answer
16-10-2005 | 10:07 PM
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thats how i look at things Rudey!
That job isnt done right,,, what else hasnt been done right? Thats why id walk away...not just cause of the damp bricks etc.... It just looks like it could be a bad egg!
Keep searching mate!
That job isnt done right,,, what else hasnt been done right? Thats why id walk away...not just cause of the damp bricks etc.... It just looks like it could be a bad egg!
Keep searching mate!
17-10-2005 | 02:15 PM
#58
found it a nightmare house hunting, so went for a new build jobby.. some good deals about at the moment, with deposit paid etc.. Cant wait, will be finished on the 29th this month..
good luck in your search mate..
good luck in your search mate..
17-10-2005 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Westy
found it a nightmare house hunting, so went for a new build jobby.. some good deals about at the moment, with deposit paid etc.. Cant wait, will be finished on the 29th this month..
good luck in your search mate..
good luck in your search mate..
Hope it all goes well westy
17-10-2005 | 10:15 PM
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Should of bought my next doors rudey just gone for 112k
Sounds like we,ve got some proper nobheads moving in both of them are posh snobby surveyers apparantly!!Lets see how they like the saturday bike maintinence on the back garden
Sounds like we,ve got some proper nobheads moving in both of them are posh snobby surveyers apparantly!!Lets see how they like the saturday bike maintinence on the back garden
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