House surveys in Somerset

Somerset stretches from Georgian Bath and the commuter towns of North Somerset to the flat Somerset Levels and the Mendip and Quantock hills. Building materials change quickly across the county: honey-coloured Bath stone in the north-east, golden Ham stone around Yeovil, blue lias limestone on the Levels, red sandstone in the west, and brick and tile around Bridgwater. Typical survey issues include flood risk on the Levels and the coast, shrinkable clay soils, listed and conservation area restrictions, and coal mining legacy in the former Somerset coalfield south of Bath.