War Years and Post War Years House Building Survey

Do you either own a War Years House or Post War Years House or are thinking of buying a War Years or Post War Years property?

Yes, please call us on free phone 0800 298 5424 today

We provide independent help and advice with regard to  property surveys, building surveys, structural reports, engineers reports, defects surveys and structural surveys matters.

We have carried out building surveys on many different types of War Years and Post War Years properties over many decades.

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War Years properties  were built from approximately 1914 to 1940s with Post War Years properties being built in the 1940s to 1970s - take a look at our video below to find out more.

This video looks at War Years and Post War Years buildings and the risks and rewards of purchasing, and how we as Building Surveyors can help you buy the right property at the right price.

What are War Year Houses?

We term the War Years as World War I 1914-1918 and World War II 1939-1945 when relatively little building took place.  During this time, and quite a long time afterwards, there was a rationing of materials and limited skilled labour available.  This meant that sometimes those working had to be imaginative with how they got the job done, which can mean unusual constructions hidden beneath what appears to be a typical construction.

We also moved from using traditional materials such as lime mortar to more modern materials such as cement mortar and this moved from ‘soft’ buildings to more modern ‘harder’ materials. This also was an era of using new materials and new ways of working particularly after the war when there was a more urgent than normal need for housing.

What are Post War Year Houses?

Many houses were built after the end of World War II (1939-1945) in a similar style using a mixture of local materials and transported materials such as slate, as well as new techniques such as cavity wall construction and new materials such as cement mortar, whilst some housing carried on pretty much as it had been prior to the War Years.

As is often the case, these buildings are extended and amended over the years with different eras of construction which sometimes affects how the original building works. 

For more information on War Years and Post War Years properties contact us today Free phone 0800 298 5424

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Click below for an Example War Years Building Survey

Click below for an Example Post War Years Building Survey

 

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