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Buying house..damp ceiling help

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  • 12-09-2016 6:57pm
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    Redkilkenny
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭


    I have gone sale agreed on a house in Lucan. Their was an extensive leak on the ceiling. The structural survey showed most damp patches on ceiling and wall had dried to an acceptable level except one which was over 30%. The house
    #has been vacant for 2 half months & had tenants for 13 yrs. A plumber said it was probably from shower water leaking down through broken sealant on bath. Radiators were left on all weekend to dry it out and the damp meter says it's gone down to 19% now. The buyer refuses to budge on price and I'm trying to find out the cause of the leak in the first place. I'm seriously thinking of walking away as I just don't know if this could be potentially a lot of damage. The bath was dry when plumber took off bath panel. Please excuse long winded tale. Any advice much appreciated.
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    Kings Inns or bust
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭Kings Inns or bust


    I've just sorted out the leaky bath in my gaffe. A week of learning to tile and doing it badly and having a chippy replace a good part of the floor. An utter pain in the arse to be sure, but nothing to get too worried about as long as the joists haven't started to rot. If they have run far, far away.


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    TeaBagMania
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    the water has to be coming from somewhere, is this a detached residence? might just be a small issue with the roof keep tracing the leak back to its origin


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    Smiley012
    Registered Users Posts: 304 ✭✭Smiley012


    There are damp specialist surveyors.

    We knew there was a damp issue in the house we were buying thanks to our original surveyor.

    We got in a damp specialist, who was able to tell what was causing the damp, what type of damp it was, and the quote to get it fixed.

    We told the EA that we couldn't go ahead because we couldn't afford to fix it up, and the vendors reduced the cost.

    It's worth spending the 300e on him, to get 5k knocked off.

    Also, if you're worried it's a big problem RUN - but worthwhile to get a specialist in to check.


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    Jen44
    Registered Users Posts: 455 ✭✭Jen44


    had a problem with a a damp wall in a house we bought! It was due to condestation coming in from the chimney on the outside wall which the oil burner was connected to. We got damp co out to damp proof the wall and they insulated it too for 700 euro. Havent had any trouble since. If its only from a bathroom leak i would say thats an easier problem to fix!


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