Damp at the base
Wet cellar walls are rarely cosmetic. We look for where the water comes from and tell you what sealing it at that point means.
A second opinion before you sign
Property check in Korschenbroich
A house in Kleinenbroich, in Glehn or near the station rarely looks in the cellar the way it looks in the listing. We walk the property with you before you sit down at the notary, and we tell you in plain words what is coming.
Call us 02165 171 666
The check in short
On site
A walkthrough together, from the cellar to the roof space
Covered
Structure, roof, facade, damp, windows and building services
Afterwards
A written summary with photographs of the findings
What for
A solid basis for the price and for the negotiation
Why before you buy
What a house keeps quiet, you pay for later
A listing shows the kitchen. It does not show whether the cellar wall has been drawing damp for years, whether the roof structure still carries, or whether a wall was taken out that nobody ever produced a calculation for. We look at a house that is not ours the way we look at our own site.
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Cracks in the masonry
Not every crack is dangerous, and not every harmless crack looks harmless. We tell you what has moved and what is at rest.
Roof and junctions
Tiles, valleys, gutters, eaves. Whether the roof has years left or falls due next season changes your figures considerably.
Alterations with no record
Walls removed, openings cut later, a loft converted. We tell you which of it ought to be backed by a structural calculation.
Already have a viewing appointment?
Then we will come alongScope
What we look at
Six areas where the costs in older houses in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss actually arise. Every photograph can be enlarged.
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Enquiry
Tell us which house this is about
A name, a phone number and a few sentences are enough. We call back, settle the address and the appointment and give you the price before anything is agreed.
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Phone
02165 171 666
Registered office
Knop Bauunternehmen GmbH
Frohnstr. 43, 40789 Monheim am Rhein
Working area
Korschenbroich
Rhein-Kreis Neuss
How it runs
From the call to the result
Four steps, and that is all.
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The call
You describe the property, the year it was built and what struck you at the first viewing.
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The date
We agree a time with you and with the owner or the agent and join you at the viewing.
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The walkthrough
A round from the cellar to the roof space. You hear what we see as we go and can ask at any point.
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The result
Shortly afterwards you receive the written summary with photographs and our reading of the next steps.
Result
What you hold after the walkthrough
Not an expert report for a court, but a basis on which you can decide.
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- An ordered summary of the findings, sorted by building element.
- Photographs of the places we talked about, each with a short reading.
- A clear split between what has to be touched at once and what can wait.
- Pointers to where a specialist planner or a surveyor should look more closely.
- An assessment of the work we could carry out ourselves if you buy.
Plain words
What this check is not
So that you know where you stand.
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- Point 01 It is not a report that stands up in court and it replaces no formal evidence procedure.
- Point 02 It is not a valuation. A walkthrough says nothing about the market value.
- Point 03 We open no building elements. What sits behind plaster, screed or cladding stays an assessment.
- Point 04 We check no legal position. Charges, permissions and boundary distances are for the notary and the building authority.
Working area
In Korschenbroich and across the Rhein-Kreis Neuss
We are a building contractor and not a pure surveying practice. So we travel to the places where we also build.
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- Korschenbroich
- Kleinenbroich
- Glehn
- Liedberg
- Mönchengladbach
- Neuss
- Kaarst
- Jüchen
- Grevenbroich
- Willich
- Meerbusch
Your property sits just outside? Ask anyway.
Questions
What buyers ask us first
If your question is missing here, call us. On the phone it is usually settled in two minutes.
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A call a few days before the viewing is usually enough. If it is urgent, say so on the phone and we will try to arrange it.
We recommend it. Much of it takes two sentences to explain on site and half a page in writing.
That depends on size, age and travel. You hear the price on the phone before we agree a date.
Yes. The owner or the agent has to allow access. Together with a normal viewing that is rarely a problem.
Yes. There we also look at the common property, because the larger sums sit in the roof, the facade and the services.
Gladly, if you want that. You are not obliged to, and what we say at the walkthrough does not depend on it.
Next step
Call before you sign
An afternoon spent before the purchase weighs less than any surprise after it.