Peace of Mind Surveys in Purton

Older cottages can have pipework that has been altered over many years, so a check shows you what is tidy and what has been patched. I look at what is visible, test what can be tested and list everything in the report.

I check what can be seen and reached safely, without lifting floors or opening up any structure. If something visible hints at a problem behind a surface, the report says so and suggests what could be done about it.

Purton is about 7 miles from my Highworth base at SN6 7NS, and the SN5 postcode is part of the area I cover. Give me the street when you get in touch and I will confirm the details.

No. The survey covers plumbing and heating items such as taps, fixtures, pipework and radiators, and it does not include a gas inspection, a certificate or a safety check on gas appliances. For the boiler itself, ask about gas engineer work separately.

I test the taps, fixtures and radiators in an extension just as I would anywhere else, and I report how they behave. I can tell you what works and what looks off, but the survey is not a review of how the extension was designed.

You do not need to be unpacked. It helps if I can reach the cupboard under the kitchen sink, the space around the bath and the radiators, so a little shifting of boxes in those spots is all that is needed.

Yes, that is one of the reasons it is written plainly. It lists issues found, items that appear to be working, and the remedial work I would recommend, so anyone picking up the job can see where to start.

The survey itself is about finding and explaining, and I will talk you through what I see as I go. Anything that needs putting right goes into the report as recommended work, and you decide what happens next.

Every radiator is looked at, spare rooms included, because a cold one in a quiet room is easy to miss until winter. Where it is appropriate I bleed them and note which ones respond normally.

The survey is meant for people who have just moved in or are about to, so once you have access to the property, get in touch. An empty house is actually easy to work in, with clear access to every fixture.