Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

English House Condition Survey, 2004

Variable Details

Variableflidesc
LabelLoft - describe problems
Responses
1 4
1 cracked rafter 1
1 slipped slate on party wall 1
1. deflection noted in main roof rafters 25% of wall plates starting to rotate. 2. Spiking required where rafters overseiling purlins collars require re spiking 1
1rafter severeley notched but acceptable 1
2 8
2 cracked rafters, 1 cracked purlin. 1
3/150mm holes through party wall damaging fire integrity 1
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 106
? felt cut away to a small area allowing birds to enter roof space 1
Additional bracing between the gang nail tresses. 1
Additional bracing required between the roof trusses and cross ventilation to be installed 1
Brick party walls incomplete - 2 x 1.0m holes 1
Brick pillar - supporting jointed durlin - cracked + slightly displaced 1
Brickwork supporting purlins to main house roof requires attention mortar appears to be in poor condition. 1
Ceiling and voids adjacent to floors 1
Ceilings hogging. 1
Check to be made roof structure is properly supported. 1
Converted to bedroom but with no permanent stair, suspect work not covered by building control and no reinforcement of floor etc. 1
DISTORTED/TWISTED ROOF STRUTS (TWO NUMBER) 1
Did have roof spread - roof braced internally. 1
Distorted purlins require additional support - No felt underlining inside the roof. 1
Distortion of main members - Not progressive. 1
Evidence of timbers sagging (purlin) timber infestation. 1
Flat roofed section appeared to have some water ingress problems with boards 1
Front and rear purlins dropped at hip ridge joint cause of slight roof sagging. 1
Front roof-2 x support props fitted to purlin. 1
Gangnail trusses with no cross bracing,water tank has no bearers to spread load to trusses. 1
HOLES IN ROOF/TORCHING MISSING 1
Hip rafters spreading at ridge. 1
Historic damp staining to timbers but no remedial repairs or treatments necessary 1
Hole in roof - Tiles storm damage. 1
Inadequate strengthening to roof structure for conc , tiles. Few props to.........? 1
Insulation not fully laid over whole area by contractor employed by housing association. 1
Interlocking tiles cracked & leaked -repaired on insurance. 1
Just done by local authority 1
Lack of bracing 1
Longitudinal and diagonal bracing required between the gangway truss rafters. 1
Minor slippage of tiles. 1
Next door roof leaking onto joint wall. 1
No felt, gaps in roof, dampness to ceiling joists, sag in roof at party wall 1
No internal loft access. Roof is very old. Deduce no insulation. 1
Not strengthened when concrete tiles replaced slates - deflecting. 1
Not structural daylight visable. 1
Old stack removed; Roof sag but extra supports already provided; Purlin has new support also. 1
One of the front elevation rafters not adequately secured to the ridge board. 1
Partition walls not full height 1
Party walls not full height - poor bearings to purlins. 1
Problems with floor joints for room 1
Purin supported on unmortared, stacked bricks. 1
Re- felting needed in places 1
Rear addition roof - monopitch - no ceiling joists movement in wall of rear addition 1
Rear roof slope, purlin has minor deflection, causing some tiles to lift. 1
Replace one strut to rafter of rear valley gutter ( included section 18). 1
Ridge board not continuous for full length of roof - slight external sagging seen 1
Roof has started to started to spread & mild steel restraint straps have been fitted to purlins & rafters 1
Roof sag obvious, humped at purlin strut (old TDA style roof) 1
Roof sagging - needs strengthening 1
Roof sagging and roof humping 1
Roof sagging but not progressive 1
Roof timbers need strengthening. 1
Roof was moving and galvanised straps and ties have been inserted to stiffen roof 1
Rust in gable walls-not really structure 1
SLIGHT SAG NO ACTION REQUIRED 1
SLIGHT SAGGING 1
SOME SAGGING OF RAFTERS 1
Sagging timbers. 1
See note. 1
Serious vandalism & fire damage will require 10% roof structure repair/replacement. 1
Slate missing (hole). 1
Slight bulging of purlin bar - not visible externally. 1
Slight dipping evident above bathroom area. 1
Slight sagging towards valleys 1
Slight sagging. 1
Slight tile erosion to nibs of tiles.Light coming around rear of stack no dampness. 1
Some deflection of rafters. Probably shortly after tiling. Not ongoing. 1
Some deterioration of tiles from underside & some damps staining to timbers indicating minor capillary action particuarly @ front slope - not recorded as fault but reflected in life expectancy of tiles 1
Some historic damp staining to timbers, but no remedial treatments required 1
Some strengthenong required to structure to supply concrete tile covering 1
Structural problems, but remedial action has been taken already - defective purlin. 1
Strutting to roof trusses inadequate. 1
Timber cut out ? strength 1
To be reroofed. 1
Two of the rafters near the chimney do not connect/meet with the ridge board. 1
Wet rot but now been treated. 1
Wood borer infestation 1
Wood worm 1
Woodworm - but structure appears ok - and reinforced to account for concrete tiles. 1
additional bracing req'd between the gargnall roof trusses 1
additional bracing required between gangrail truss rafter 1
additional bracing required between the gangral trusses. 1
additional longitodinal and diagonal bracing required 1
battens snapped holding roof tiles 1
bracing req to trussed rafters 1
brickwork to chimney part removed & not correctly supported. Front flue appears intact. 1
considerable penetrating dampness-rotted timber 1
damp penetration-abutment of mp and ra inadequate structure 1
dip to ridge 1
displaced tile 1
distortion on gangrail trusses has resulted in the execution of a comprehensive bracing to the roof - no further work is required. 1
dry rot in top floor ceiling joists tied to rafters - but no damage to rafters as far as can be ascertained 1
dry rot? some water ingress 1
ducting to vent from bathroom not connected 1
end rafters sagging 1
ends of purlius loose where built into party walls 1
evidence of condensation on rafters 1
excessive deflection on roof ridge beam.excess deflect in purlins?rotated purlin struts,wall plate overturning. 1
fire damage to all original timbers,secondary timbers installed alongside original roof timbers.as such no action necessary in section 21. 1
found woodworm attack in roof structure 1
from below/outside annexe at rear is suffering from roof spread 1
from outside - roof sagging at ridge 1
fully insulated over whole area full view not possible due to restricted and location of access 1
gable end wall bowed inwards 1
gable-timber strd-cement check- some water ingress-wet rot resticule gable studs. 1
general deflection/sag/hump 1
hip rafter sagging slightly-requires propping 1
holes in roof sarkling felt split and hanging 1
honeycomb structure to chimney stackss 1
infestation 1
insufficient support to c/c tiled roof 1
joint in portion to new roof slope has openened up and needs to be plated 1
lack of bracing 1
lead valley split & roof timbers show signs of water penetration to rear elevation. 1
leaking valley - some wet rot underneath evident 1
left blank 1
loft conversion with no permenant stairs. 1
loft insulation just been done 1
longtudinal and diagonal bracing is required between the gang rail trusted rafters 1
loose tiles 1
lots of messy slates 1
main timber has cracking 1
minor dry rot! 1
minro woodworm attic probably dormant in loft 1
missing loose tiles 1
movement to ceiling joints and hips daylight visible 1
no bracing to trussed rafters 1
no bracing to trusses 1
no description 1
no diagonal cross bracing to trussed rafter roof 2
no diagonal cross bracing to trusses 1
no fire wall between adjacent house. unsafe access to loft - not inspected 1
no firewall between house 1
no foof felt; but no leaks 1
no info 1
no inosection possible 1
no party wall between the two houses 1
no sacking felt 1
none given 1
not fully insulated over totl area 1
not marked 1
note: ceiling joists - worn - assume historic - & new roof structure (front roof only). 1
nothing entered here or sec 21 1
oak frame supporting purlin at party wall has rot plus water ingress from roof covering.note listed building 1
old subsidence to spine wall - no other movement since 1
old w/w some timber replaced and not strenghthened in original sections 1
old w/w-leaking roof covering-junction with next door-flashing detail poor 1
one of three main purlins split along most of its length 1
opening around flue 1
original roof covering-bodging mostly dropped-inadequate purling-expect nail sick 1
over stressed purling 1
partial re roof involved new insulation-no access to loft from dwelling 1
party wall defective adjacent to purlin seatings. also not a full fire break to adjoining property 1
penetrating damp to rear edge above bathroom-severe damp to roof timbers 1
plasterboard 1
platform for cold water tank not properly constructed 1
polystyrene blocks glued to slates front slope 1
provide bracing to roof trusses 1
purlin cracked but strut provided,new timbers in place.no current problem 1
purlin cracked - but has been plated 0k 1
purlin failure not visible externally - requires strapping 1
purling to be re supported in a more effective manner and ceiling joist braced by new binders 1
purlins - sag fungus growth above bathroom wall (not dry rot) 1
rafter joints at ridge board suspect. Appear that exta timber rafters have been installed 1
ripping felt 1
roof appears to be slightly sagging & in need of additional support. 1
roof been" triangleised" but "tiles?" look inadequate in places. 1
roof previously sagged but has been strengthened 1
roof sagging/uneven ceiling 1
roof slate slippage/party wall not built up torafters -no fire stopping (average 350mm gap) 1
roof strengthened at some point 1
rotten timbers 1
sacking felt torn 1
sag to hips 1
sagged rafter/ties removed 1
sagging 1
sagging of hip rafter causing roof sagging 1
sagging on front pitch round dormer 1
sagging rafters 1
sagging roof 1
several areas of torn feet/no evidence of dampnesss in bedrooms 1
severe condensation 1
severe woodworm 4 rafters 1
severe woodworm to all timbers 1
signs of dry rot starting in main rafters 1
slight corrosion to steel frame roof structure 1
slight cracking to truss blocks thought to be related to structural crack in south east corner described in section 21 1
slight sag, front & rear 1
slight sagging but due to age no work required 1
slightly sagging to rear 1
slipped tyres 1
some damp stained timbers and other decay which has been arrested. slender original rafters have been paired with new sw timbers and additional stuts added to support pulins 1
some daylight visible + slipped slates 1
some deflection to rear elevation only near to party wall 1
some distortion to secondary rafters over 1st floor bay. spray foam to underside of tiles 1
some felt deterirated - needs reroofing 1
some slipped slates no felt 1
strengthening required due to sag 1
strut beraing on load bearing wall remodled and replaced by struts to ceiling joists some purlin defletion 1
strut unattached from purlin 1
suspect 1
tank not insulated 1
the front main roof is sagging, however at some time in the past the main purlin which is split but still in place has been strengthened by the provision of an additional purlin . It was difficult to get a good view in the roof space, stable but mon 1
timber infestation 2
timber showing severe signs of water staining-no rot obvious 1
torn felt/mould growth 1
treat woodworm 1
turn roofing felt hoacd to tamber 1
undersized purling 1
undersized purling - but no action required 1
undersized roofing 1
undersized timber - slight sagging 1
unknown 1
unusually lightweight frame with only single purlin either side of main pitch. 1
very small trapdoor-ladder unavailable as no parking nearby-occupant says he insulated many years ago 1
w/w 1
w/w cour asbestos sheet roof 1
w/w old 1
white rot fungus evident to 30% of roof rafters & purlins 1
wood borer insect infestation 1
wood worm 1
wood-borer infestation to main roof timbers.Appears still live.some treatment undertaken 1
woodborer infestation 1
woodboring infestation - probably dormant 1
woodworm all apears to have been treated at time of renovation 1
woodworm attack to root timbers is still active 1
woodworm roof timbers 1
worm - suspect historic - no fras 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEnglish House Condition Survey, 2004