Kid Dynamite 6853 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Anyone on here work in the field, or know someone who does? Some worrying signs in the house in recent weeks that the foundations may have moved slightly and I'm keen to get a survey on the house done prior to going through the insurance. Sent 5 emails off to local firms for quotes and haven't had a reply from any of them. Plenty of chartered surveyors around who will point out a crack in the wall and say "you want to get that looked at", but I need an actual engineer to tell me where the issue is and whether it needs to be fixed Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34194 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) Haven’t got a clue but @strawbmight know someone Edited March 7, 2022 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6594 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 20 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: Anyone on here work in the field, or know someone who does? Some worrying signs in the house in recent weeks that the foundations may have moved slightly and I'm keen to get a survey on the house done prior to going through the insurance. Sent 5 emails off to local firms for quotes and haven't had a reply from any of them. Plenty of chartered surveyors around who will point out a crack in the wall and say "you want to get that looked at", but I need an actual engineer to tell me where the issue is and whether it needs to be fixed Cheers Can't help in terms of suggesting anyone but you're doing the right thing getting an independent survey done. Watch your insurers like hawks mind you, back in the day my folks needed to get our home underpinned. My old man went down the route you've chosen and then went through the insurance whose recommended contractor managed to underquote the firm my Dad received recommendations about by mere pounds. I'm not saying brown envelopes were being passed but it was a mighty coincidence that the cheapest (and shittest!) option just happened to be the contractors recommended by the insurers. Obtain your quotes, then go through the insurance who will probably invite you to obtain independent quotes so that they can prime their own contractors with how much they need to tender. Just tell your insurers to do that bit of the job for you and THEN present your quotes at a later date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16617 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 @wykikitoon 34 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: Anyone on here work in the field, or know someone who does? Some worrying signs in the house in recent weeks that the foundations may have moved slightly and I'm keen to get a survey on the house done prior to going through the insurance. Sent 5 emails off to local firms for quotes and haven't had a reply from any of them. Plenty of chartered surveyors around who will point out a crack in the wall and say "you want to get that looked at", but I need an actual engineer to tell me where the issue is and whether it needs to be fixed Cheers Where the house? Did you get a mine survey done when you bought it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6853 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: @wykikitoon Where the house? Did you get a mine survey done when you bought it? Yeah. It's only 30 years old so the mortgage lender didn't want a full survey. There are mines in the area but nothing overly concerning on the land reports we paid for. It's Sod's law, we only moved in 9months ago and the house was immaculate. It's nothing catastrophic (yet), just a few thin cracks in the plaster and a cracked gutter, but it does my OCD no favours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6594 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, Kid Dynamite said: Yeah. It's only 30 years old so the mortgage lender didn't want a full survey. There are mines in the area but nothing overly concerning on the land reports we paid for. It's Sod's law, we only moved in 9months ago and the house was immaculate. It's nothing catastrophic (yet), just a few thin cracks in the plaster and a cracked gutter, but it does my OCD no favours Ours was a case of the house being late 1930s and built on a clay bed. I'd assume if it's a 90s build the foundations should be fairly substantial. That said some of the cheap shortcuts I've witnessed housebuilders taking over the years beggars belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19385 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Do you have any photos of your crack @Kid Dynamite Will help to see what issue is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6853 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, wykikitoon said: Do you have any photos of your crack @Kid Dynamite Will help to see what issue is. Dirty bastard 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19385 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 MF will be in here ASAP now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4094 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Can’t help with anyone local to Newcastle but post some pics as wykiki said and I will send them to a lad I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41411 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: MF will be in here ASAP now You rang? Can’t help with local engineers, but I’d move the family in to a tent, just in case 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20512 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Hands up (or should I say down) who's trying to emulate that gif? My tendons don't work that way? Would make a great hand shadow show for the kids mind. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6594 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Just now, Renton said: Hands up (or should I say down) who's trying to emulate that gif? My tendons don't work that way? Would make a great hand shadow show for the kids mind. My son's just walked in the room and asked if it's dwarf porn! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6853 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: You rang? Can’t help with local engineers, but I’d move the family in to a tent, just in case And that exactly the reason why I'm not posting pictures on here. It's got my anxiety through the roof as it is without you lot making it worse 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42883 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Get the pics up man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6594 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Gemmill desperate to have a look at some cracks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19385 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 @Kid DynamiteDM me them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19385 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 FUCKING HELL! EVACUATE THE BUILDING!!! Only joking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21371 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 14 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: @Kid DynamiteDM me them. he can't, he's currently lying squashed under a massive pile of bricks and rubble 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6853 Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Sorted. Rang the office and spoke directly to someone. Old school 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19385 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Hope it's not AECOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 31832 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 5 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: You rang? Can’t help with local engineers, but I’d move the family in to a tent, just in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 31832 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I'm crying here, like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19385 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 What's the SP then KD? Are you gonna need underpinning and live in a caravan for 4 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41411 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 “ The cracks, though in appearance are worrisome, upon investigation are superficial, seeming to emanate from the bathroom and the garage- specifically behind the sofa next to several arcade machines. Our recommendation is to contract tradesmen to repair the cracking and for the client to stop tearing the neck off it quite so enthusiastically in his man cave “ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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