ᐅ End Terraced House Purchase, Roof Insulation Not Visible

Hello,

I am considering buying an end-terrace house and wanted to ask for opinions since I don’t have much experience in this area.

Key details of the end-terrace house:
Year built: 1990
Plot size: 341 m2 (3,671 sq ft)
Living area: 133 m2 (1,432 sq ft)
Heating: electric underfloor heating in all rooms
No basement
Original windows from year of construction
Exterior facade: perforated brick 36.5 cm (14 inches), outer layer of fine textured plaster

The condition is quite unfinished—renovations were started but then abandoned. Bathroom fixtures and tiles were completely removed, so currently it’s just an empty room.

I’ve attached a picture of the roof. The building certificate states for the attic: “tongue and groove boarding, 120 mm (5 inches) roll insulation, profiled boarding on battens” but from the photo I don’t see any insulation. Is it actually there if it’s listed? Also, for the sloped roof of the finished rooms it states “120 mm (5 inches) roll insulation, profiled boarding on battens.” So why can’t I see the roll insulation in the photo?

I will probably install a split air-to-water heat pump with milled underfloor heating and hot water system. After subsidies, this will cost me around €30,000 in total.

There is still a lot to do in every room—flooring, walls, ceilings, and the bathroom completely.

The asking price for the house is €317,000.

Would you buy this house even though so much work needs to be done? Could you roughly estimate how expensive the renovation would be if I were to replace:
heating, bathroom, flooring, walls, ceilings, stairs tiles, interior doors and door frames?

Best regards

asaid10 schrieb:

Tongue and groove boards, 120 mm (5 inches) roll insulation, profiled cladding on battens

Well, if the insulation is sandwiched between two layers, it will be hard for you to see it. You just see one of the two wooden layers.

asaid10 schrieb:

Would you buy the house even if a lot of work needs to be done?

It depends – I can’t judge the price (is it in a rural area?) and certainly not your financial situation. I myself bought a place like that from the 1960s that needed a complete renovation and would do it again.

The insulation is in the floor, which might already explain your question. Since the opening is covered, you cannot see any insulation. Otherwise, the roof tiles look quite good for 34 years; I just wonder where the roofing underlayment is?

DeepRed schrieb:

The insulation is in the floor, that might already explain your question. Since the opening is covered up, you can’t see any insulation.
Otherwise, the roof tiles look quite good for 34 years, I just wonder where the underlay membrane is?

Most likely, there is no underlay membrane.

nordanney schrieb:

Well, if the insulation is sandwiched between two layers, you will have a hard time seeing it. You’re just looking at one of the wooden layers.

Oh, I see, so the insulation could be between the layers.

nordanney schrieb:

It depends – I can’t estimate the price (is it rather a rural location?) and even less so your financial situation.
I personally bought a place like that from the 1960s, where everything needed to be redone, and I would do it again.

The location is very good, in a city center. My financial situation only works if I don’t face extreme renovation costs. That’s why I need an estimate of roughly what it could cost.