Gruesome Dump 4:13 Tue Feb 24
Any building surveyors on here?
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Selling a commercial property, the interested party is shelling out £900 for a bloke from Christie's to come and do the survey. Next week. I know the building is in decent (ish) nick but it's 100 years old. What can I do to help it pass?
Will he give a shit that my bathroom door is currently off it's hinges, for instance? It won't go back on (before the survey) due to me waiting on a bit of timber.
I've obviously covered the odd damp patch but he will be lifting lino and looking under carpets? If so I need to, erm, move things.
Wouldn't ordinarily care - have had several surveys done when selling different homes - but this is the first commercial one so unsure of protocol. Obviously this is the place to ask.
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PwoperNaughtyButNot
3:10 Fri Feb 27
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I aink neva met ya danny bruv and I aink na survaaah eever
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hammerspain
2:11 Fri Feb 27
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Have you tried balancing your rads? (turn flow down to rads nearest boiler, which pusher water to rads furthest away)
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danny dyer
1:58 Fri Feb 27
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Had one in januawy. Pwopa nawty surveyor , looked like a slice but gave him a mug of splosh and away we went. Bosh. Sailed thwough.
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Nurse Ratched
8:18 Wed Feb 25
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I'll put out some nibbles.
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Gruesome Dump
8:17 Wed Feb 25
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8:30pm?
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Nurse Ratched
7:05 Wed Feb 25
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Prolly need descaling.
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Gruesome Dump
6:21 Wed Feb 25
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Don't ruminate over my pipes, Ratched.
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Nurse Ratched
4:27 Wed Feb 25
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You surprise us.
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Gruesome Dump
4:10 Wed Feb 25
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Yes mate, largely. There are about 50-60 rads here. All seemingly now work - other than one bastard, in the hallway, right by the front door. I'm guessing it's at the end of the 'line' and the hot water has copped the hump trying to travel that far.
I'm not a plumber, mind.
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WorldCupWilly
3:45 Wed Feb 25
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Dump - you asked on here about 5 years ago for help in sorting out your heating - radiators in part of the house didn't work. I assume that the new boiler's sorted that all out!
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Gruesome Dump
2:34 Wed Feb 25
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I hereby pronounce Noah the king of survey shenanigans. I know you've all been on tenterhooks.
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Noah
5:07 Wed Feb 25
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Whomail
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riosleftsock
7:21 Tue Feb 24
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Dump, Noah is in the game and knows his stuff mate.
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riosleftsock
7:19 Tue Feb 24
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Ok, dump.
Make sure you have electrical (EIT) report in date and to hand as well as your gas safe certificate. Make copies and give them to him/her.
You will probably have a fire risk strategy document and possibly a L8 risk assessment - give them copies of these too.
All maintenance records should be available, for instance, if you have showers you need to produce evidence that they have been regularly de-scaled and samples taken from LTHW for analysis of legionella, TVC etc. Fire alarm needs weekly testing and an evacuation procedure should be carried out twice per year and documented.
As far as leaks, structure etc are concerned there is nothing you can do about that, if you feel the survey is trying to push the price down, get your own survey carried out independently.
Don't worry, surveyors normally miss most things as they are on a price and in a bit of a rush.
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Gruesome Dump
7:10 Tue Feb 24
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Cheers rios.
Gavros, who is this Noah chap of whom you speak. Point me in his direction, rapid like.
Johnson, up in the air at present. Floating. Like a hobo.
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Johnson
6:52 Tue Feb 24
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Where are you going PMUD?
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Davenport
6:39 Tue Feb 24
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Whomail me.
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ManorParkHammer
6:33 Tue Feb 24
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I am.
I would be using a Protimeter so good luck hiding the damp patches.
In terms of the door it would depend on how well I got on with you to be honest.
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PDC ON THE VOLLEY
6:06 Tue Feb 24
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I thought Noah was a QS not a Building Surveyor?
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riosleftsock
5:55 Tue Feb 24
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Will get back to you Dumpy.
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Gavros
5:49 Tue Feb 24
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Whomail Noah. He's shit hot at this sort of thing.
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