Ceiling Lights

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We are independent Surveyors who pride ourselves on our high standards of work. We can offer Building Surveys also known as Structural Surveys and Home Buyers Reports. We can also offer you a Specific Defects Report also known as an Engineers Reports. We carry out Independent Valuations but please note these are not for bank lending but are to advise you how much we feel the property is really worth.

If you have a property problem we may even already have written an article on it (like this article we have written on ceiling lights) and we would refer you to the many articles we have on our home page www.1stAssociated.co.uk

Please Free phone us on 0800 298 5424 for a friendly chat.

Our sketches and photos We use sketches and photos (like this one to the right) in our survey reports as the feedback we have from our clients is that they help to give a better understanding of the report.
	Older style ceiling lights

What do the circles and ovals in our reports and articles mean?

We also use circles and ovals on our photographs to emphasise problem areas so that you are not left wondering what the problem is. In addition to this if the photographs do not we believe explain the problem enough together with our survey report we also add in one of our own sketches such as the example that is shown here.
	An example of one of our sketches

Older style ceiling lights can be a fire risk

Some older properties may have older style ceiling lights which can cause problems as the heat given off has in some cases lead to outbreaks of fire as explained in the opposite sketch.
	Ceiling lights can be a potential fire hazard

	Ceiling lighting as you see them

Ceiling lights as a surveyor should see them

A good surveyor will investigate the roof space and as such should be able to see the lights from within the roof.

You can see the cables running to the ceiling lights	Lights not connected properly, taped rather than connected properly

Fire risk

Our concern is fire risk caused by ceiling lights. We are using the same sketch again to show how the heat off a ceiling light goes up into the roof. Our concern with these is always that you don't put stored items in the roof over the top of the lights.
	Ceiling lights can be a potential fire hazard

Gaps where lights are is good but they should be covered as well	Example of ceiling light with cover on it

Other articles that may be of interest

The following articles may be of interest to you, but don't forget that we have written articles on many different areas of property:

Are my electrics safe?

Why are our surveys better than the competition?

Building Surveys, also known as Structural Surveys

The Great Fire of London

From Fire Marks to James Braid Wood, the Surveyor who set up the Fire Brigade

Building surveyors are not electricians but...

A good surveyor carrying out a structural survey isn't an electrician but they will have a good general knowledge of electrics and be able to advise you. The aim of having a structural survey is to have one knowledgeable surveying professional that can advise you on all the different elements within the property. We carry out such things as an earth test during the course of our survey which we are not aware of any other surveyors doing and we will of course advise if we feel that we need the help of a qualified electrician NICEIC registered and approved or equivalent as we do know our limitations.

Earth test

Does the property need to be re-wired?

Generally we will always be able to advise whether a property needs re-wiring or not; the costs for this can run into many thousands of pounds. Obviously specific advice would come from a qualified electrician carrying out tests to the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) standard also known as a periodic test and various other names throughout the country.

Compare our Building Surveys but don't compare Apples with Thursdays

If you are looking for a Building Survey or a Specific Defect Report on a certain problem whether that be on a home, house or commercial property we believe as Building Surveyors we have a wealth of experience and expertise that we can use to help you.

We have carried out many surveys on all styles and eras of property although we appreciate fully that all properties are unique and all of our surveys are tailor made for you and your property. We are happy to email you example surveys.

Why have an Independent Survey with us?

We always recommend you have an independent building survey as this will highlight any property problems. Caveat emptor means buyer beware and is why you need to have a building survey to find out if there are any problems within the property. The estate agent certainly will not advise you of any but we most definitely will!

Remember the Building Surveyor that you employ will be the only person working for you with your interests at heart.

We have developed our surveys over many years, in fact several decades. We have listened to feedback from our clients and amended and altered our surveys to make them easy to read and describe issues clearly. The key factor we believe is that our surveys are easy to understand in plain English.

Commercial Property

If you are looking for commercial property, whether it is freehold or leasehold, we would recommend a survey as this will prevent dilapidations claims in the long run. You may wish to look at our Dilapidations Website at www.DilapsHelp.com and for Disputes go to our Disputes Help site www.DisputesHelp.com , both of which we have been advised are very helpful!

Our articles

We hope you found the article of use and if you have any experiences that you feel should be added to this article that would benefit others, or you feel that some of the information that we have put is wrong then please do not hesitate to contact us (we are only human).

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