Damp and Timber Reports
Pre-Purchase, Homeowner, Equity Release Scheme, Heritage & Commercial Building Damp and Timber Reports
A damp and timber report is fast becoming a very popular survey report requested for homeowners with specific problems who need a correct and impartial diagnosis and for property purchasers who would like to know better detail about a property they are about to purchase. This damp and timber survey report will provide you with knowledge referring to damp, woodworm and dry rot problems that may be present within a building. It has been referred to as the most cost effective way of surveying a building prior to paying for a full in-depth structural and/or homebuyer survey when purchasing a building so that you can make an informed decision as to whether or not to carry on with the purchase.
What is a damp and timber report?
A damp and timber report is a document that is compiled after carrying out a damp and timber survey. Within the damp and timber report it will detail references from the damp and timber survey about a property.
What is detailed within a damp and timber report?
Usually within a damp and timber report, a specialist damp and timber company will follow this layout:
- Company name, address and contact number
- Reference number
- Date of Report
- Client
- Client address
- Property address (if different)
- Date of survey
- Surveyors’ name
- Instructions - A damp and/or timber survey to specific areas in correlation to your instructions and survey scope.
- Observations
- Weather
- Time
- Property Description
- Orientation
- Limitations and Restrictions
- External observations
- Internal observations
- Conclusions - Making a diagnosis as to what was seen.
- Recommendations - Explaining what damp and timber treatments are needed. Maybe none at all!
- Sketch Plan - A floor plan indicating where problems are present.
