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Extension - About to fall down

  • 23-10-2012 7:26pm
    #1
    Ballyman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    Hope this is the right place. A friend of mine had an extension built about 40 years ago. Never had any problems with it until recently when there are serious structural issues. The plaster has started falling off the outside and the door into the extension can no longer be opened due to the concrete warping/structural problems.

    She is a little worrid that it might fall down as its a two storey extension non to the original house. The original house is structurally sound.

    She would love to now knock the extension as to fix it would probably be cost ineffective. Would she be able to claim anything on her house insurance to help with this? Are there any grants or financial help available for someone with a problem like this?

    Thanks for your help


Comments

  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Get a survey done by a chartered structural engineer who has experience in dealing with insurance companies.


  • #3
    Ballyman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Ballyman


    Will do, thanks. Does this mean though that if the extension is in fact structurally unsound that something might be covered by insurance?


  • #4
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,555 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Ballyman wrote: »
    Will do, thanks. Does this mean though that if the extension is in fact structurally unsound that something might be covered by insurance?
    You will need to check your policy to see what is covered and whats excluded. As stated get a structural engineer who is familiar with insurance claims


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