What does a house survey entail?

[ice]

Hi,

There was a great thread on here a while back about not assuming your surveyor will check everthing in a house and it gave a great list of what you should ensure they should check.
BUT I can't seem to find it.

What are the main things they look at ?
I suspect the house may have a problem with damp.
Is there anything else I should request they look for?

THanks

 

[Caveat]

Who is actually doing the "survey" is probably more important.

If you are concerned about something in particular, you should really talk to an engineer (or at least a well regarded and experienced builder) and basically ask him what kind of things he would normally check.

A so called "survey" can be anything performed by almost anyone. I've heard of people paying a couple of hundred euro basically for the "surveyor" to confirm the no. of rooms and the approx. size of the house.
I say "surveyor" because many people purporting to offer a comprehensive service are not qualified to do so, or at least mislead as to the quality/level of the service.

Note that no matter who looks at your house they will have plenty of disclaimers absolving them of any liability should a problem surface.

The following might be of some use...

http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=55432&highlight=survey

 

[podgerodge]

I used Pat McGovern & Associates and was very happy with them - I went for the full structural survey at Eur484 and got a very detailed report.


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