Variable

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English Housing Survey, 2008: Housing Stock Data

Variable Details

VariableFlidesc
LabelLoft - describe problems
Responses
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2 1
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Additional bracing required to gangnail roof trusses 1
Attic conversion - no access to insulation 1
Average loft insulation as part boarded 1
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Broken ridge tile. 1
Chimney breast to gable wall has been removed and brickwork has not been made good. Appears longstanding. 1
Condensation staining on rafters. 1
DAYLIGHT SEEN 1
Decay/wood boring beetles to some roof timbers and deflection of some rafters. 1
Deflected Purlins 1
Deflection. 1
Evidence of additional timber supports provided to roof structure. The rear roof slope showed evidence of sagging but this movement did not appear to be progresive and consequently I have recorded it in section 21 but recommend that no further actio 1
FELT NOT SEALED AROUND ROOFSPACE VENT CAUSING MINOR WATER LEAK 1
Faults but not structural - Poor sarking felt. 1
Gable walls rebuilt - slight deflection to rafter on rear elevation 1
Gaps at verges .Roof spreading 1
Householder described missing tiles and leaking roof but unable to gain access. 1
Improvoments required to bracing of gangnail roof trusses. 1
Instal additional bracing between the gangnail trussed rafters and to secure flank wall 1
LIGHT COULD BE SEEN THROUGH THE ROOF COVERING. 1
LOFT ACCESS SITUATED INSIDE CUPBOARD, DIFFICULT TO ACCESS. Occupier didn't have knowledge of insulation 1
Light showing through gaps between tiles close to eaves 1
Locked access to hofts only 1
Loft room formed without strengthening the floor. Some deflection in ceiling joists 1
Long roof slope with one purlin only. Sag to purlin. Rafters undersized for spans from ridge to purlin and from purlin to eaves. Ideally additional purlins should be introduced. 1
Minimum of 3 roof joists affected by woodworm. One is cracked but is reinforced. Replace joists and treat roofspace 1
Most of roof structure replaced -section original-may need replacing soon. 1
Movement due to slight subsidence of party wall. 1
NO ACCESS TO LOFT ABOVE SECOND FLOOR ATTIC BEDROOMS. UNLIKLY TO BE ANY INSULATION. ROOF SAGGING. 1
No Accoss To original loft 1
No access to small roof space. Attic style pitch roof to bedroom with no defects. 1
No fire stopping brickwork 1
No pawtitior. beltireer. propenlces÷ 1
Not divided adequately from house next door 1
Not properly divided from next door 1
Old storm damage to roof has caused water ingress and rotting of some wallplate and rafter ends at side of bay and to front right hand corner of roof 1
Porf- roof sagg ing' dnh b' age 1
Purlins need to be steel plated where badly distorted 1
Rafters underlined with polythene sheet 1
Rear extension roof appear bowed may need strengthening and recovering 1
Ridge line has dipped and the structure needs strengthing. Repairs being carried out to the attached houses at the time of my inspection. 1
Ridge tile loose 1
Roof has recently been strengthened. Signs of original insufficiency still visible, however unlikely to be of continuing concern 1
Roof structure problems: the external appearance of the roof is satisfactory but internally there is a range of ad hoc roofing measures to strengthen and level / pack a mix of round and rectangular section rafters - signs of woodwoorm in the round m 1
Roof timbers sagging 1
SHows SIGNS OF MOVEMENT 1
SIGNIFICANT ROOF SPREAD SEEN TO OUTRIGGER SIDE WALL. MAJOR REBUILDING REQUIRED TO WALL AND REPAIR OF ROOF STRUCTURE 1
Sagging roof frame slightly 1
See previous note. 1
Several holes in roof - slates missing and slipped 1
Severe condensation 1
Some roof sag-difficult to see properly.Access too far away. 1
Some sagging roof timbers. 1
Staining to roofing felt and growth of non wood-rotting fungus suggesting that water is finding its way into the roof space and /or lack of ventilation. 1
The roof is a real suprise. The old roof constructed odf old tree trunks/bows(boughs?) is ancient , and was the first real clue to age of house, the front being rendered. The roof was stripped in the past , but the structure left intact and a new st 1
To erxtens'-on . 1
Tyvek has failed 1
Very bad condensation noted on the underside of old non breathablr roofing felt . No roof ventilation but no rot yet 1
WOODWORM 2
WOODWORM ROOF TIMBERS. PARTY WALL APPEARS TO BE STANDARD INSITU CONCRETE. 1
Wood beetle infestation- See section 21 1
Wood worm everywhere 1
active wood beetle infestation 1
additional bracing required to tresses as platform to cold where tank rebuild 1
additional support to portion? 1
ceiling-holed 1
clay tiles @ end of home-hh surveyed and to replace-prob battern + felt 1
damp & woodworm 1
dampness around chimney 1
daylight around chimney stack, although roof felted 1
daylight see through slates 1
dk 1
evidence of condensation on rafters but not a cause of immediate concern 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
hole in rear roof + several slipped slates to both elevations 1
hole in roof 1
holes to roof & damp penetration 1
humping loose tiles 1
leaks 1
leeks around chimney causing serious degredation of brickwork and rot to roof purlins 1
many tiles off. some roof ? need refixing damaged by vandals 1
needs roof strengthening re roof spread and ww noted 1
no access to loft 1
nominal woodworm attack 1
not answered by surveyor 1
number of minor leaks into timber 1
old velux glass panels energy-in-efficient 1
open area to front mono pitch ridge & around svp.not structural-needs close inspection 1
pd & wet rot to small area of joist close to chimney indicating flashing problem 1
penetrating damp chimney breast 1
peruns to rear insecure on brick piers 1
poor strengthenly - concrete tiles 'ong' slate 1
possible stability problems 1
prulin cut to form dormer no support to beam ends 1
purlin(rafers)has been partly sawn through at mid point.This is leading to roof sagging (mentioned it to owner) 1
rafters deflected on front and rear slopes 1
roof sagging 2
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
rotten purlinn end to gable 1
sagging of main roof ridge 1
sagging roof in various places insuff/inadeq spacings at trusses 1
slight dip in main house roof 1
slight leak valley gutter (current ?) 1
slight missing areas of sarking 1
slipped slates on hip 1
some de? from concrete roof tiles 1
some minor deffection of th rafter/tresses the front right hand side gable 1
somew add bracing desirable 1
split timber to ? parlin 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
traditional roof purlins look under sized 1
w/w treated 1
wayer penetration through vally gutter causing problems 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
woodworm.Ceiling at eaves height removed over rear addition bedroom. Insulated between rafters then plasterboarded. Velux installed. 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEnglish Housing Survey, 2008: Housing Stock Data