The low offer I made has been accepted.
Just went along to the building inspection and despite being neglected and built of ugly concrete bricks, the house has fairly solid foundations without many cracks.
There seem to be 4 main areas of concern.
1/ Pest inspection is tomorrow but it looks like no termites inside. They are in the fence outside, however. Mind you, in the country, termites have usually left their mark nearly everywhere. I know most people would run a mile at the thought of termites.
2/ Rising Damp between the old bathroom and laundry. Rising damp is par for the course in an older property in these parts so it's not like I'll get a property without it for the same price.
3/ Rain water downhill onto the backyard and there's only lawn to keep it from reaching the house. I would be thinking of (self)landscaping with drains etc.
4/ The bricks are concrete which is ok - maybe I can render. But the surface is very uneven - designed that way with big dents and deep thick swirls (ugly). It's painted - I know I can use bondcrete or some other primer. But will I be able to render with all the uneven texture?
Anyone think it's still worth a shot???
Just went along to the building inspection and despite being neglected and built of ugly concrete bricks, the house has fairly solid foundations without many cracks.
There seem to be 4 main areas of concern.
1/ Pest inspection is tomorrow but it looks like no termites inside. They are in the fence outside, however. Mind you, in the country, termites have usually left their mark nearly everywhere. I know most people would run a mile at the thought of termites.
2/ Rising Damp between the old bathroom and laundry. Rising damp is par for the course in an older property in these parts so it's not like I'll get a property without it for the same price.
3/ Rain water downhill onto the backyard and there's only lawn to keep it from reaching the house. I would be thinking of (self)landscaping with drains etc.
4/ The bricks are concrete which is ok - maybe I can render. But the surface is very uneven - designed that way with big dents and deep thick swirls (ugly). It's painted - I know I can use bondcrete or some other primer. But will I be able to render with all the uneven texture?
Anyone think it's still worth a shot???