Hi,
I'm in the process of looking at a first home. We have found something we really like, nothing fancy just a suitable property for our needs and within our price range. We are considering putting in an offer, but I have concerns around the design of the house. It's a hardiplank panel board and batten house without eaves. I worry that this my cause issues in the future with weather tightness, leaking, rottening etc. mainly at the top where there is the square join. There is flashing there and a horizontal board on the angle of the roof. Then the battens butt up against this board.
We would get a builder in to look it all over and ask him to put special consideration into that concern. We would ask his/her opinion etc.
What do you guys think? And I being two paroniod? Should I trust the builders report and advice if he says it's not a problem?
I'm no builder but I have asked a couple how concur that a house without eaves is susceptible to more problems.
Would just like others opinions really.
Thanks
I'm in the process of looking at a first home. We have found something we really like, nothing fancy just a suitable property for our needs and within our price range. We are considering putting in an offer, but I have concerns around the design of the house. It's a hardiplank panel board and batten house without eaves. I worry that this my cause issues in the future with weather tightness, leaking, rottening etc. mainly at the top where there is the square join. There is flashing there and a horizontal board on the angle of the roof. Then the battens butt up against this board.
We would get a builder in to look it all over and ask him to put special consideration into that concern. We would ask his/her opinion etc.
What do you guys think? And I being two paroniod? Should I trust the builders report and advice if he says it's not a problem?
I'm no builder but I have asked a couple how concur that a house without eaves is susceptible to more problems.
Would just like others opinions really.
Thanks
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