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Rented house needs new roof and structural survey what does this mean for us?

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Allthesocksintheworld · 10/06/2022 11:23

We currently rent a house which lost some tiles in the storms a while ago. The roofers came last week to fix it and apparently found loads more problems . The landlord contacted us last night and told us that basically the whole rood needs replacing, including timbers whatever the heck that means plus the chimney and a structural surveyor needs to do a check of the whole house

i am really panicking about how much work that is going to be and disruption. We have has scaffolding put up but i have a daughter who is autistic and was getting really upset by it so we have basically had to sit with all the curtains shut the whole time!

we are currently waiting to hear if we will be approved for a mortgage on a house we have made an offer on so im seriously hoping we can leave before this becomes and issue. BUT my life is rarely that simple and so im wondering if they have to replace the roof and timbers and things can we actually live here during that or should i be preparing move regardless?

if you had this kind of work done what actually happens?

i just has a look at other houses to rent and there is very very little around even if i extend the area quite wide!

im getting in a panic!

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Nurseynoodles · 10/06/2022 11:26

We’ve had our roof and timbers replaced and it was fine. Apart from the noise, workmen and scaffolding it didn’t really affect our day to day life. We could still use the house as normal. It was only just over a week as well if I remember correctly.

Yodaisawally · 10/06/2022 11:27

I don't think you'll be able to live there while they carry out the works. If they are replacing the timbers do they mean the actual roof frame? The house won't be weatherproof.

Can you ask the landlord what the structural surveyor is looking for? have there been any extensions or walls knocked down that haven't used an appropriate RSJ?

Allthesocksintheworld · 10/06/2022 11:42

Yoda to be honest i have no idea there has been an extension i think but it would have been decades ago. And it has def been extended up into the roof the top floor has 3 bedrooms in the original roof space.

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Loughrigg77 · 10/06/2022 12:24

We've having our roof replaced at the moment, including some of the timbers. It's been much quieter than I thought it would be, and the house stayed weather proof. It was a bit worrying earlier this week when it rained overnight and we had no tiles, but the roofing felt did its job. Started on Monday, should finish today.

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