ThomasB

A builder came to inspect my property. He recommended a structural engineer. The engineer came and charged me £700 via the builder's company. This was a visual inspection only, no measurements or pictures were taken. I have just received the report. I found some online sample reports for similar-sized problematic buildings. They were 6 to 12 pages long. That is what I expected. However, I almost fell off of my chair on seeing that the report was all of 9 lines long pointing out in short sentences the 9 obvious faults. Not only could any builder see these obvious faults but even anyone passing by the property could make the same list! The report then goes on to say that I should get a lot of expensive tests done - managed by the same builder!