Today’s episode of The Damp Show is all about surveyors, surveys and reports, which Sam gets sent a lot of. He shares some of his insights, explaining what you need to be looking out for. Including what should be in the report, how to work out if someone is qualified and more.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• A lot of surveys are missing information that should legally be included.
• It is not uncommon for companies to put clauses in their quotes. For example, that their work is not guaranteed if a PIV unit has not been fitted.
• Different types of dampness have different patterns. Sam is seeing reports which say there is rising damp when the meter readings do not indicate this.
• Misdiagnosis is becoming an increasing problem within the industry.
• Independent surveyors should not be putting prices in their reports. They do not do remedial work themselves, so are very out of touch when it comes to costs.
• If you think a report may be wrong based on something you have learned from Sam, send him a copy.

BEST MOMENTS

“The problem is this, why our industry has got a bad reputation, and it's misdiagnosis.”

“They have not actually gone and …. got qualifications.”

“I reckon we could save him a lot of money because there's a lot of work here that don't need doing.”

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Simon Cooper AKA Damp Sam is a time-served plasterer since 1983 and has a HNC in building management. He is the director of 3 Ltd companies and a PCA-qualified Damp and structural waterproofing surveyor. He also owns a portfolio of properties that he renovated over the years.

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