Restoration & Refurbishment

How to fix corroding underside of metal balcony

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.31 PM

I am in the process of buying a first floor flat that, at the back, has a metal balcony and stairs leading directly to a garden area. The survey has come back saying "the shared metal balcony and steps leading down from the back door to the kitchen to the back garden are subject to advancing corrosion". I have a picture taken by the surveyor - not sure if I'm allowed to link it but it's here https://flic.kr/p/spAq4U I have two questions; firstly, would this be fixable by an off-the-shelf product or is it likely to need an expert? Secondly, what in the world do I search for when looking for an expert who would specialise in rectifying metal corrosion problems? Even on Mybuilder, I'm not even sure where to post the job! Update: Thanks Cliff for your help, unfortunately it's down in Kent/London area. One issue with taking the whole balcony/stair landing down is that the landing is shared between the upstairs flat I am buying and the neighbouring upstairs flat. Apparently the vendors have an informal agreement with these neighbours that they will share any maintenance costs of the stairs/landing, but I wonder if they'll be up for such drastic action if they've been using the rusty landing with no issues so far (even though there may be big issues in the future!).