Buying flat - Roof trusses partially removed
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Hi everyone,
Currently going through the process of buying a flat.
The loft space is huge, floored and has plaster board up on the trusses.
Home report states some trusses MAY have been cut or removed.
It has the 45 degree trusses and the flooring trusses but I would assume its the extra support attached to these that may have been removed.
I don't know what sort of implications this could have home insurance or the roof caving in!
Is it worth trying to get a structual engineer to look?
These changes are long standing 10 years or so.
I may try the neighbour and see if I can get in her loft to see what its like.
Currently going through the process of buying a flat.
The loft space is huge, floored and has plaster board up on the trusses.
Home report states some trusses MAY have been cut or removed.
It has the 45 degree trusses and the flooring trusses but I would assume its the extra support attached to these that may have been removed.
I don't know what sort of implications this could have home insurance or the roof caving in!
Is it worth trying to get a structual engineer to look?
These changes are long standing 10 years or so.
I may try the neighbour and see if I can get in her loft to see what its like.
Hi-thanks for comments so far
I went round yesterday, forgot to take photos obviously (doh!)
Theres crawl space all around the plasterboarded loft area and extra supports have been put in on the joists about half way up each joist and then going down into the bottom joists (bottom of the triangle). Apparently before there were 3 joints running pararell on the 45 degree angled joists which have been removed?
I'm sorry if that doesn't make sense!
Only problem is I don't know if there is a warrant for said work. My solicitor is on the case.
I duno how England works but in Scotland home report comments are labled as 1,2 or 3. The joist/trusses MAY or MAY not being altered is down as a 2.
1 being all OK more or less 2. May require attention 3. Needs attention.
Surely if the property was missing any significant structural engineering it would be mentioned?
The home owner said (pinch if salt n all that) the surveyer had been in the crawl space for himself and seemed happy enough.
I went round yesterday, forgot to take photos obviously (doh!)
Theres crawl space all around the plasterboarded loft area and extra supports have been put in on the joists about half way up each joist and then going down into the bottom joists (bottom of the triangle). Apparently before there were 3 joints running pararell on the 45 degree angled joists which have been removed?
I'm sorry if that doesn't make sense!
Only problem is I don't know if there is a warrant for said work. My solicitor is on the case.
I duno how England works but in Scotland home report comments are labled as 1,2 or 3. The joist/trusses MAY or MAY not being altered is down as a 2.
1 being all OK more or less 2. May require attention 3. Needs attention.
Surely if the property was missing any significant structural engineering it would be mentioned?
The home owner said (pinch if salt n all that) the surveyer had been in the crawl space for himself and seemed happy enough.
Edited by babo456 on Monday 12th October 15:22
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