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Engineers report I got...advice please!

newfy

Hi,

So I am sale agreed on a house, and waiting for solicitors to sort contracts ,

I paid 310 euro for an engineers report on the house a few weeks back, it is a semi detached in a nice estate. He gave me back a report 2 weeks later(very basic from the looks of it).

On the report for roof/attic condition he said everything was good,

I had another viewing with the auctioneer today, There is 2 broken tiles on the house that you can see easily from the ground which was never reported in the engineers report....no biggey, I went up for a look in the attic today, there is a gaping hole in the felt and outside light coming in where you can see where the broken roof tile is. This is literally right in front of you when you enter the attic space and can’t be missed!

The engineer said he looked in the attic...I’m really doubting he did now as this can’t be missed...I’m annoyed as I paid good money for a service which he obviously did half arsed! He signed off that the roof and attic space was in good condition!!

This has to be fixed now as rain water could easily come in. So he missed the broken roof tiles and the hole in the roof!!!!! How!!!!

Ring and ask for an explanation...? I doubt he went up for a look at all after saying he did!

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PMBC

I used to do these outside my main job, but my last one was done more than thirty years ago. I had ladders and clip on lamps for attic inspections and checked everything including ball-cocks in roof tank, pipe insulation although including a caveat that the plumbing and electrics needed a specific inspection outside of my scope. I cant see how it would be possible not to see torn felt as it would be obvious in the darkness of the attic.
My reported were very detailed and would include for example lack of 1 1/2 pair of hinges on external doors, poor condition of door handles etc. I took a lot of care because of the importance for the purchasers as their single biggest investment and because I enjoyed it so much.
I recall doing one accompanied initially by the purchaser who was a friend of a friend. He reported back to her that I was equipped like a commando on a mission, a remark that I really enjoyed.
I do appreciate that for me it was a 'nixer' but I used do on Saturday ans spend a full day.

newfy

I guess he never saw it because he never went up into the attic!!
Do your research on a good engineer is lesson learned!!

PMBC wrote: »

I used to do these outside my main job, but my last one was done more than thirty years ago. I had ladders and clip on lamps for attic inspections and checked everything including ball-cocks in roof tank, pipe insulation although including a caveat that the plumbing and electrics needed a specific inspection outside of my scope. I cant see how it would be possible not to see torn felt as it would be obvious in the darkness of the attic.
My reported were very detailed and would include for example lack of 1 1/2 pair of hinges on external doors, poor condition of door handles etc. I took a lot of care because of the importance for the purchasers as their single biggest investment and because I enjoyed it so much.
I recall doing one accompanied initially by the purchaser who was a friend of a friend. He reported back to her that I was equipped like a commando on a mission, a remark that I really enjoyed.
I do appreciate that for me it was a 'nixer' but I used do on Saturday ans spend a full day.

Doop

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What was the purpose of the report, I wonder? From small talk with some of the lads I've come across doing it, they seem to offer what they call a 'drive-by report' wherein they barely look at the house, but the report acknowledges the house exists and is not about to collapse - these reports are, i presume, a box-ticking exercise to get a mortgage over the line or demonstrate to a mortgage lender that the person isn't looking to mortgage a 3-bed semi D that doesn't actually exist.

I think you are confusing the valuation with an actual house survey. Banks accept 'drive by' valuation (or use to at least), carried out by a valuer and yes confirming the hose is in existence.

An actual house survey will take a min of 2-3 hours anything shorter and you're wasting your time.

GetHouseSurvey

This is definatley not up to scratch. I would be taking photos of the broken tiles and visible hole in the roof and sending him an official complaint asking for a refund.

A pre purchase survey is a visual inspection of the entire condition of the property. This clearly was not done!

Also, the report sounds pretty light. Even if the property is in exceptional condition, a report should still note that everything is in said condition and that would be an absolute minimum of 5/6 pages... Most surveys are 10+ pages long.

Gumbo

GetHouseSurvey wrote: »

This is definatley not up to scratch. I would be taking photos of the broken tiles and visible hole in the roof and sending him an official complaint asking for a refund.

A pre purchase survey is a visual inspection of the entire condition of the property. This clearly was not done!

Also, the report sounds pretty light. Even if the property is in exceptional condition, a report should still note that everything is in said condition and that would be an absolute minimum of 5/6 pages... Most surveys are 10+ pages long.

You do realise the OP got a refunds some weeks back!

Calahonda52

newfy wrote: »

Just a quick update...a few emails later and I received my refund!

Great result, time to close the thread

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