Survey Options
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Options for Damp & Timber Surveys, Reports & Quotations
SURVEY OPTION 1: DAMP SURVEY – TIMBER SURVEYS & SPECIALIST WRITTEN QUOTATION
This damp and timber survey is for homeowners, landlords, letting / management agencies, building contractors, and property developers etc. who have identified a particular rising damp, woodworm, timber decay & wood rot problem. This is a survey & quotation only – a full specialist damp & timber report is not issued.
Independent damp & timber specialists who are qualified damp-proofing and timber treatment surveyors will assess the damp & decay issue and provide a correct diagnosis as to the cause. After the site visit you will be given appropriate recommendations to rectify the timber and damp problem, for extra piece of mind our specialist damp and timber surveyors are accredited Certificated Surveyors in Remedial Treatments (C.S.R.T ) recognized by the Property Care Association (P.C.A)
Adept UK surveyors do not undertake damp surveys or woodworm infestation surveys to “find” work. In a lot of cases by carrying out simple measures such as lowering high external ground levels, replacing broken down pipes or installing air bricks to improve sub floor ventilation to a property (all of which could be undertaken by the client) the damp ingress has been resolved. In many circumstances timber decay, which was thought by the client to be dry rot, has been diagnosed as wet rot, resulting in the client saving many hundreds of pounds by avoiding unnecessary costs for dry rot repairs and timber treatment works offered by other damp proofing companies. To arrange a survey please fill in our Contact Us Form
This option is not available to buyers, sellers or those re-mortgaging their property.
This is a QUOTATION ONLY survey, not a free survey. A full timber and damp report is not issued.
SURVEY OPTION 2: SPECIALIST PRE-PURCHASE, RE-MORTGAGE & EQUITY RELEASE FUNDING
DAMP SURVEY, TIMBER SURVEY, WOODWORM INFESTATION SURVEY, DRY ROT / TIMBER DECAY SURVEY & SPECIALIST DAMP AND TIMBER REPORTS UNDERTAKEN FOR MORTGAGE PROVIDER / LENDERS
For clients who are buying a property and have applied for a mortgage on a property and a building surveyor has suggested that you need to obtain a pre-purchase mortgage damp and timber survey / report, and cost of any damp proofing remedial works as part of the mortgage offer application process. And for homeowners who are selling, part exchanging a house / re-mortgaging a property.
When purchasing / re-mortgaging a property, the bank or building Society’s surveyor will, I’m sure, undertake a home buyers report, which often highlights a rising damp or timber defect problem and recommends a specialist combined pre-purchase damp and timber decay report to be carried out before exchange of contracts by a property care specialist. Damp surveys are carried out to ground floor walls only, unless instructed otherwise by the client. A woodworm survey is carried out to all accessible timbers including loft roof timbers & staircases.
Damp cellar or basement areas are not tested unless specifically instructed. The home buyers surveyor regularly request that sub-floor timbers in contact with damp masonry be inspected for signs of timber decay, however if fitted floor coverings are present we are, more often than not, unable to inspect these timbers for wood rot & wood boring insects (woodworm) unless the coverings are removed by the vendor prior to our arrival.
Specialist non-invasive independent damp and timber survey (carried out by qualified C.S.R.T. specialist damp & timber surveyors) will provide you with a full written detailed damp and woodworm report which will contain the diagnosis of any presenting symptoms regarding wood boring beetle infestation, timber decay or damp ingress along with appropriate recommendations and specifications for the correct remedial measures to rectify any rising dampness and wood rot found in a building. To arrange a survey please fill in our Contact Us Form
TROUBLE SHOOTER 2 DAMP or, TIMBER SURVEY Back by Popular Demand
(No paper work issued)
You may not be buying or selling a property and therefore do not require a full mortgage specialist damp or timber report. Adept UK independent damp surveyors can still carry out comprehensive damp and timber inspections to give you peace of mind and help with alleviating any dampness, condensation, dry rot, timber decay or woodworm issues.
Our Trouble Shooter 2 special is most beneficial for:
• Clients who have identified one small isolated area of dampness they are unsure about and need to obtain independent advice from damp-proof course & dry rot specialists.
• Clients who have had conflicting damp and timber reports from registered PCA damp-proofing and timber treatment companies.
• Clients who maybe think they are just being SOLD A PRODUCT which they do not need and not addressing the root cause of the problem.
• For those who simply don’t know what to believe or who to turn to and require independent advice from one of our specialist damp-proofing and timber decay surveyors.
• For those clients who have had a problem “treated” two or three times only to find it has returned, as the problem was misdiagnosed in the first instance.
Our specialist damp and timber surveyors are accredited Certificated Surveyors in Remedial Treatments (C.S.R.T ) by the Property Care Association (P.C.A) (who are NOT salesmen) will go through the survey with you, correctly diagnose, advise and guide you through the problem and explain the course of action to correctly remedy any damp & timber decay issues.
We keep the Trouble Shooter Surveys verbal, with no written paperwork, therefore keeping damp-proof inspection costs and damp timber & dry rot survey fees & costs to a minimum. If you think this Trouble Shooter 2 survey is what you require, or you would like independent advice about any rising dampness / timber decay issues, then contact our specialist damp-proofing and timber treatment surveyors to discuss costs / fees for our damp and timber surveys. Direct line 0800 246 56 68 alternatively to arrange a inspection please fill in our SURVEY REQUEST FORM
Damp specialists providing down to earth damp and timber reports, together with chemical free cost effective environmentally friendly remedies, avoiding costly disruptive treatments used by many damp-proofing, woodworm timber treatment specialists & rising damp companies.
What is a Damp and Timber Survey?
Surveys carried out by Adept UK can cover any of the following;
- Inspection for rising dampness and penetrating damp to ground floor walls
- Inspection of wooden floors for dry rot, wet rot and woodworm infestation
- Assess whether sub floor through ventilation is adequate & locate the damp proof course
- If specifically requested, inspect roof timbers for dry rot, wet rot and woodworm infestations
- If specifically requested, report on the visible condition of roof coverings and rainwater goods
- Inspect the property for signs of any condensation black mould-related issues
- We can also carry out an invasive damp and timber inspection, for wood rot & other fungal timber decay issues that may be found in a property for an additional cost
- For added piece of mind we cover the whole of mainland U.K. We survey all types of construction- e.g., stone or brick built, detached, semi-detached, terraced house, ground floor flat etc.
All inspections above are of course subject to your instructions and requirements. The most important aspect for any damp and timber inspection is whether access within the property is available on the day, surveys will always be restricted by things such as dry lining, laminate floor coverings, carpets, kitchen units, furniture etc. However, our independent surveyors can use an array of surveying equipment including; mini cameras, endoscopes, ladders, moisture meters, mirrors and even binoculars to try and obtain any damp and timber defects.
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