Friday 14 December 2012

Buying a house in Bulgaria?

CHECKLIST house buying

Classified as monument or village point of view?
Free lease, easement, the right of other people to use some parts of the building or of the land for storage or the right of other people to have the first option to buy (vineyard)

Moisture or mold (inside or outside?)
Crevasses or cracks (walls inside or outside?)
Rising damp
State of masonry and stucco

Roof:
waterproof  – state of the tiles
isolation
woodworm
goten – afvoerbuizen

state of windows and doors + glazing
what kind of heating is possible?
State of the fireplace (s) and chimney (s)
water pipes
possibility of hot water for kitchen and bathroom
toilets: drainage and septic tank
Electricity: is there potential to make the junction box  and distribution lines heavy enough for kitchen appliances? (refrigerator – oven – washing machine – dryer)

floors and what is possible? (especially on the First floor)