Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 27, 2016 12:21 am Hi, I'm thinking about putting an offer on a house but there is one thing that worries me. The neighbor's roof is very old and if I'm not mistaken (photos attached) is a mix of asbestos and mould. What is more the roof at the level of first floor which is where all bedrooms are. The houses are maybe 3 meters apart. I read a lot about asbestos and that is basically safe unless disturbed but the roof really looks bad. The addition of mould is not helping either. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/757 ... /Roof1.png https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/757 ... /Roof2.png What do you think ? Thanks Pawel This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28312 there is only 20% difference in concrete strength between 20 mpa and 25 mpa, so check with your engineer first if it fits his calculation tolerances. There are ways to… 6 18298 Your house roof does not show rusting other than some surface rust on the flashings. In my opinion you dont need to replace or paint the roof other than treat surface rust… 1 10207 |