On site in Kaarst and across the Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Property check in Kaarst: see what the listing leaves out
Nobody takes a purchase contract back. We walk the house with you beforehand, judge the building fabric and tell you in plain words what you are actually buying.
In short
- One walk through together, from the cellar to the roof space
- The fabric judged at the property itself, not from photographs
- Your questions answered on the spot, without the jargon
The situation
Between the viewing and the notary there are often only a few days
Those days decide whether the house becomes a home or a building site with no end in sight.
A viewing with the agent lasts half an hour, happens in good light and shows freshly painted walls. What lies underneath is not visible in that half hour, and the questions only occur to you on the way home.
We come back with you as a German master craft firm. The business is run by a Maurer und Betonbaumeister, a master bricklayer and concrete constructor. We put up structural shells and renovate existing buildings, we see every month what goes wrong, and we recognise it in a house in Kaarst as readily as on our own site.
By the end you know which work the property needs soon, which can wait, and where it is worth asking one more question before you sign.
Knowing what is coming changes the way you negotiate.
What we look at
The places that tell you most about a house
Six areas where the condition of a building shows itself first. Whatever does not matter at your property we leave out, and we say so.
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Cellar and foundations
Damp walls, salt bloom, cracks at the plinth. The cellar is the first place to show how the house deals with water.
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Structure and walls
Crack patterns, bearings, openings cut later. We look at whether the structure was altered without being replaced.
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Roof and junctions
Covering, valleys, dormers, the chimney junction. This is where water most often finds its way in, frequently for years unnoticed.
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Facade, windows and doors
Render, joints, reveals and ironmongery. They tell you how often the house has been patched, and with what.
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Damp and indoor climate
Cold corners, smell, condensation, traces of earlier damage. Much of it has been painted over and is still readable.
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Alteration and extension
What could later be opened up, converted or added, and where the existing construction sets the limit.
The order and the emphasis follow the property, not a checklist.
Short notice
Is the notary date already fixed?
Then call. We will tell you straight away whether we can reach Kaarst in time.
Photographs
The components this is about
Six situations of the kind a walk through turns up. Illustrative photographs, not your property.
How it works
Four steps, no detours
From your enquiry to your decision usually takes a few days.
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Enquiry
You tell us which property it is and when the notary appointment falls. A phone number is enough for us to call back.
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On site
We walk the house together, outside and in, and you ask everything you want to know.
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Assessment
Still at the property we talk through what we noticed and what it means for you.
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Summary
Afterwards you receive our notes in writing, so you can decide or negotiate in your own time.
What you get
What you hold once the visit is over
Not a ring binder, but the thing that helps you at the kitchen table.
- The points we noticed at the property, ordered by urgency
- Our view of what needs doing soon and what can wait
- Places that can only be settled by opening up or by measuring
- Questions still worth putting to the seller or the managing agent
- How to reach us while you are going through the contract
Plainly said
What a property check is not
So you know what you are ordering, and what you need to get elsewhere.
- It is no substitute for an expert report for a court, an insurer or a bank.
- It is not a valuation and it names no purchase price.
- We open no components and leave no damage behind at the property.
- What is concealed stays concealed. We say so rather than guess.
Where a deeper investigation makes sense, we tell you and point you to the right place for it.
Enquiry
An appointment for your property check in Kaarst
Tell us briefly which property it is. We come back to you with a date.
Where we come
Kaarst and the towns around it
We travel to properties in Kaarst and the neighbouring towns of the Rhein-Kreis Neuss. If your house sits just outside, simply ask.
- Kaarst
- Büttgen
- Holzbüttgen
- Vorst
- Neuss
- Korschenbroich
- Meerbusch
- Willich
- Kleinenbroich
- Osterath
The company is registered at Frohnstr. 43, 40789 Monheim am Rhein. The visit takes place at your property.
Questions
What buyers ask us first
That depends on how full the week is. Tell us in your enquiry when the notary appointment falls and we sort by that.
It is better that way. Much of it explains itself in one sentence at the component, and we would rather answer your questions there than on the phone later.
Whatever exists helps: a floor plan, the energy certificate, notes on earlier work. If none of it exists, we walk the house anyway.
Yes. Besides the flat itself we look at the communal parts, because that is where the costs arise that later fall on every owner.
We describe what is visible and say openly when a specialist firm or the chimney sweep should look at it properly.
Shell work, conversion and renovation are our trade. Whether we do it is your decision later, and entirely separate from the visit.
Your question is not here? Put it to us