Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

English House Condition Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableFlidesc
LabelLoft - describe problems
Responses
. 1
1 2
2 3
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Bowed roof 1
Chimney breast removed in GF living room.No support to ch.breast in loft. 1
Condensation in roof space surface mould on timbers. 1
Damp on back valley timber to chimney. 1
Decay/wood boring beetles to some roof timbers and deflection of some rafters. 1
Deflection. 1
END WALLS ARE BLOCK. 1
Faults but not structural - Poor sarking felt. 1
Flight holes in purlins - possible insect infestation. 1
Front purlin timber split across its whole lenght at various points.No sign of sagging.Rear purlin ok. 1
Gable walls rebuilt - slight deflection to rafter on rear elevation 1
Householder described missing tiles and leaking roof but unable to gain access. 1
Loft room formed without strengthening the floor. Some deflection in ceiling joists 1
Most of roof structure replaced -section original-may need replacing soon. 1
Not divided adequately from house next door 1
Not properly divided from next door 1
Purlin ends not built in to gable end wall and party wall.Requires "bear filling" to 4 No ends of Purlins. 1
Purlins very small - defected thro` length - need supports or stiffening. 1
Rear extension roof appear bowed may need strengthening and recovering 1
Rear purlin deflected and park cracked. 1
Roof frame sag.Ceiling joists sag. 1
Sagging purlins undersized for roof (slight Sag) 1
Sagging purlins/water ingress .Infestation. 1
Sagging roof frame slightly 1
Signs of excessive condensation on rafters. 1
Some roof sag-difficult to see properly.Access too far away. 1
Wood beetle infestation- See section 21 1
Wood worm everywhere 1
a section of timber has been added at right angles to the front purlin in the centre-roof sag 1
absence of felt. evident of raining in 1
active wood beetle infestation 1
additional bracing required between gangrail platform to tanks to be rebuilt and restrain straps fitted 1
additional bracing required between trussed rafters 1
additional bracing required to tresses as platform to cold where tank rebuild 1
additional support to portion? 1
clay tiles @ end of home-hh surveyed and to replace-prob battern + felt 1
condesation forming on felt space between sotfit and fascia possibly blocked by insulation- vents exist 1
cracked purlins 1
damp & woodworm 1
daylight around chimney stack, although roof felted 1
daylight see through slates 1
daylight visible in several places 1
deflection of 200f timber r. 1
differential movement - needs strapping. 1
dk 1
evidence of condensation on rafters but not a cause of immediate concern 1
evidence of previous fire damage to approx 50% of roof timbers.New timbers had been installed adjacent to fire damaged timber. No sign of sagging to roof structure-no action needed 1
extension-roof structure had not been adequately tied into original house causing movement&cracking to ceiling&walls of extension-problem resolved by tie bars now leaving erdecoration&repair to internal rooms of extension only 1
felt needs reprofing. roof is steel frame 1
front purlin thinned at end to chimney stack no fire wall to neighbouring property 1
front roof sagging. slipped slates missing felt 1
fully seperated from adjacent property. Undersized roof joints sagging with inadequate bracing? 1
high level purlin removed on front and back roof plane subsequently roof sagging 1
hip boards sagging 1
holes in and betweeen slates 1
humping loose tiles 1
leak where tiles off leaving water staining of principal possible rot 1
leaks 1
leeks around chimney causing serious degredation of brickwork and rot to roof purlins 1
major problems-roof stripped 1
many tiles off. some roof ? need refixing damaged by vandals 1
minor cracking to rhs chimney breast/party wall 1
minor dipping to rear roof. 1
needs roof strengthening re roof spread and ww noted 1
no access to loft 1
no sarking felt-open sky at joints all over. 1
no separation wall between dwellings in the roof. 1
no structural problems, but no underfelt and some replacement slates noted. 1
nominal woodworm attack 1
not answered by surveyor 1
number of minor leaks into timber 1
old repaired new strutsc 1
old roof already repaired though 1
old velux glass panels energy-in-efficient 1
open area to front mono pitch ridge & around svp.not structural-needs close inspection 1
peruns to rear insecure on brick piers 1
poor strengthenly - concrete tiles 'ong' slate 1
possible flashing missing around stack-checked ext seems ok 1
possible slight sag 1
prulin cut to form dormer no support to beam ends 1
purlin bowing 1
purlin(rafers)has been partly sawn through at mid point.This is leading to roof sagging (mentioned it to owner) 1
purlins sagging need strengthening 1
rafters deflected on front and rear slopes 1
roof humping 1
roof sagging 3
roof sagging, tiles slipped, felt torn 1
roof saging 1
roof spread 1
roof structure not enclosed. woodworm. inadequate repairs, no fire walls between dwellings 1
roof timber (hip) split along top 1/3 of its length 1
roof timbers sagging badly 1
rotten purlinn end to gable 1
sagging 1
sagging - seen from outside 1
sagging of main roof ridge 1
sagging roof in various places insuff/inadeq spacings at trusses 1
sagging spreading and common furniture beetle 1
seen externally - roof sagging 1
significate deflection in some rafters and front and rear slope ? 1
slight dip in main house roof 1
slight dip to lower rear roof elevation possible rott. 1
slip tiles on front roof 1
some de? from concrete roof tiles 1
some minor deffection of th rafter/tresses the front right hand side gable 1
some torn felt 1
somew add bracing desirable 1
split timber to ? parlin 1
st?????? 1
structural steelwork already installed in roofspace to strengthen front to back. 1
struts to main roof,already added. 1
suplphate damage to RHS chimney, movement to RHS party wall - not seen 1
suspect some overloading of beams from stone roof covering. Allow for strenghening 1
thickness of purlin reduced to 1/3 thickness 1
tile to hip overhang and course vain to miss gutter-cause minor damp to front bed 1
torn felt/ slight sagging 1
traditional roof purlins look under sized 1
undersized purling-sagging 1
w.c.ceiling to bathroom/wc has been dropped to 2.2m,the wc is set on a step reducing headroom to2.0m together with step makes wc defective.Difficult view through loft hatch but whole 1st floor ceiling has been reduced to 2.2m possibly to hide cottage 1
w/w old 1
w/w treated 1
water in slater? roof 1
weak timbers/gaps between slates nail sick 1
wet rot on rafters(2)adjacent to svp-(flashing+2/3 tiles need replacing) 1
wood beatle infestation 1
woodworm in timbers 1
woodworm infested and ratting roof timbres.Some defective brickwork to gabkes but only minor 1
woodworm to some timbers, slight movement to timbers. 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEnglish House Condition Survey, 2007