Closed Timber Preservation Services
Colin Randall
posted on Tuesday 22 April 2014
expired on Saturday 21 June 2014
TA13 5, South Petherton, Somerset
We have a Swedish Build - timber clad house - requiring surveying to treat timber infestation as advised by our building surveyor as follows - The external walls are made of a timber framework, built off brick footings and clad on the outside with vertical timber boards. The timber cladding has a painted finish. There are a number of issues. 1) The timber frame is mostly concealed and could not be inspected. The base of the frame is visible in the store cupboard in the utility room and there is some rotting to the timbers. Other parts of the base of the frame could be in similar condition. You should ask an appropriately qualified person to fully inspect the timber frame to provide you with a report. To do this properly, parts of the property will have to be disturbed and you should discuss this with the current owner. 2) Parts of the cladding are rotting. Part of the cladding to the bay is missing. You should repair/replace the defective cladding soon to prevent water penetration. 3) The thin walls will be prone to damp penetration and condensation and will have very poor insulation. Upgrading the walls to current standards will be very expensive and is unlikely to be practical or cost effective. The outside walls appear to have a barrier against dampness rising from the ground (called a damp proof course or DPC) consisting of slates built into the brick footings at the base of the walls but this is mostly concealed by the timber cladding. The damp proof course is not fully effective and dampness is affecting the internal faces of the main walls in places. This could be causing rotting to the concealed timber frame and/or the floor timbers. Condition rating 3. You should ask an appropriately qualified person to inspect the problem and to provide you with a report. To do this properly, parts of the property will have to be disturbed.I found an active infestation of wood boring insects to timbers around the access hatch and other timbers may also be affected.
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