I couldn't get into or onto the roof of the house that I was supposed to inspect today, because the owner of the top floor flat had either not returned or had not read his e-mails, so I had to find something else to do. So, I went back to Nailsea, where I had been the other week when I looked at a bungalow that my Client, rightly in my view, decided not to purchase after my report – a good decision. I looked at another bungalow today that my Client had found, but this time it was fine, except for the roof. but even so I know, that all things being equal my Client will proceed. The roof had sagged, but there again, so had the other roofs in the raod. When I got into the roof space I found that it was of very traditional construction, built with cut rafters and purlins here supported with double struts bolted into a triangular truss rafter, two, that were just proud of the general roof line, so giving it a 'sagged' appearance. The roof here is probably far stronger than most of the flimsy rafter systems used today. What's more, it was as a whole in good condition and there ain't no settlement or cracking, so my Client can get cracking – on with the purchase...   more »