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The report places a cruck blade, an aisle post and a resin repair at the foot in one paragraph. Which of those were inspected, and which were merely named?
The cruck blade and the aisle post were identified where they could be seen, and the resin repair at the foot was seen as a repair already in place. None of the three was tested. Resin over the foot means the timber inside that repair was not exposed, so the survey cannot say the blade or the post is sound underneath it. Naming the cruck and the aisle post records the frame. It does not inspect the hidden foot, and it does not approve the resin as a successful repair.
Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Written for buyers in England and Wales unless this answer says otherwise. No named surveyor has signed this page. It is general guidance, not a report on your house, and not legal advice.
What is the fuller explanation?
A cruck blade is a curved principal timber, and an aisle post is the post from the aisled form of a barn. They can stand in one frame and still be different members. A resin repair at the foot is a modern filling over the timber. The surveyor can recognise the blade, the post and the repair. Recognition is not a look behind the resin, and it is not a check that both members are carried by that one repair. The paragraph joins three facts the eye could keep apart.
Tell the solicitor which member the resin is on, if the report makes that clear, and that the timber under it was not seen. A timber specialist can say whether the resin should stay, be cut back or be redesigned. This survey has not decided that. Do not ask anyone to treat the whole barn frame as repaired because one foot has resin on it. The blade and the post remain named timbers. Only the visible repair was looked at, and even that surface was not tested.
What should you ask your surveyor?
- Is the resin on the cruck blade, the aisle post, or both?
- How much of each timber was hidden by finishes or by the resin?
- Did the resin itself look cracked, shrunk or still continuous?
What are the typical next steps?
- Split the paragraph into blade, post and resin at the foot.
- Tell the solicitor the timber under the resin was not exposed.
- Ask a timber specialist to judge the repair, not just the names.
Costs vary with the building and with who you instruct. Where this page does not cite a published figure, ask the surveyor, a relevant specialist, or your solicitor for a written quote. Do not treat a forum average as the price.
Also asked about this
Does resin at the foot mean the decay has been cured?
No. Resin shows that someone has already worked on the foot. It does not show that decay has stopped, or that the timber under the repair is sound. The survey did not remove the resin and did not test the blade or the post. Treat the resin as a covering that was seen, not as a completed cure.
Is an aisle post the same member as a cruck blade?
No. A cruck blade is the curved principal, and an aisle post is a separate post. The report names both because both were visible. Naming them in one paragraph does not make them one timber, and it does not mean the resin covers both. The survey has not tested either member below the surface.