What Does A Survey Involve?
Before the visit the surveyor will usually phone for additional briefing about the problem you have reported. This will determine where the focus of the survey should be. A full property survey starts with an external binocular aided inspection with particular attention paid to the roof, the rainwater system, the condition of the masonry and the walls at damp course level. Inside the surveyor usually starts with a survey of the roof structure and then works down. Wherever possible every effort is made not to disturb the property and at this stage there should not be any undue mess. Fitted carpets will necessarily restrict the survey but will only be lifted if essential for a full diagnosis. Likewise in the case of timber floors it may be necessary to lift some floorboards in order to examine the sub-floor area. On occasions the full extent of a dry rot infestation, for instance, may not be able to be revealed until remedial work is started and the building fabric opened up. Our surveyo
