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The builder will not change anything from their plan not even a light switch or finish of the interia paint (they use gloss that goes yellow if it does not see sunlight)
I wanted a shed/workshop base digging out and was told we can't do that it has to be finished flat as per the drawing.
The drive has a fall on it according to the drawing of 1:20 so 2.86 deg so almost flat but on site it looks a lot more that that so they could have changed the plan or got the road/house at the wrong hight from the datum point.
I wanted a shed/workshop base digging out and was told we can't do that it has to be finished flat as per the drawing.
The drive has a fall on it according to the drawing of 1:20 so 2.86 deg so almost flat but on site it looks a lot more that that so they could have changed the plan or got the road/house at the wrong hight from the datum point.
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Drawing of the plot with a shallow fall on the drive
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Because the developers do their own building regs and their own inspections and then sign them off themselves. It's a closed shop. No-one else gets involved.
The developers are in the pockets (or the other way around) of the NHBC who provide the warranty. It's a complete sham IMO.
The Government are on board as it saves the LABCs (Local Authority Building Control) having to do the work on thousands and thousands of properties, so saving the Gov millions in extra staff and work.
Having worked for one of the big developers, Redrow, (not on the construction side I might add) and having a friend who works in the claims dept of the NHBC, and having built houses myself (not commercially), some of the things I have seen and heard of are unbelievable. And all perfectly legal!
My friend in the NHBC had to condemn a row of houses and pay the owners out for them to be demolished as the developers "forgot" to put enough cement in any of the mortar. Seriously! Another whole row of new houses had to be demolished as the developers "mistakenly" dug the foundations a metre too shallow and they started subsiding before they were occupied.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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Thanks for the explanation, as per usual all sounds of cost cutting which is then passed onto the customer at the end of the dayPondrew wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 7:46 pmBecause the developers do their own building regs and their own inspections and then sign them off themselves. It's a closed shop. No-one else gets involved.
The developers are in the pockets (or the other way around) of the NHBC who provide the warranty. It's a complete sham IMO.
The Government are on board as it saves the LABCs (Local Authority Building Control) having to do the work on thousands and thousands of properties, so saving the Gov millions in extra staff and work.
Having worked for one of the big developers, Redrow, (not on the construction side I might add) and having a friend who works in the claims dept of the NHBC, and having built houses myself (not commercially), some of the things I have seen and heard of are unbelievable. And all perfectly legal!
My friend in the NHBC had to condemn a row of houses and pay the owners out for them to be demolished as the developers "forgot" to put enough cement in any of the mortar. Seriously! Another whole row of new houses had to be demolished as the developers "mistakenly" dug the foundations a metre too shallow and they started subsiding before they were occupied.
There was a small new development near to me some years ago, all became occupied and then some 18 months later the developers had to buy all the properties back as the foundations were substandard and suffering subsidence. They ended up underpinning and resold them.
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Well an update they say it is finished
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Well not quite
The same house as mine up the street
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The same house as mine up the street
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Looks to me like there is a bit of work to do or I'm asking too much
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Don't know what to say, except I would not be completing on that house, especially after the pictures from earlier in the thread.
If you are still going to proceed, do your own snagging list; present it to the developer BEFORE you complete and ask that ALL issues are remedied before you complete on the purchase. That fencing is truly shocking!
They will say that all issues will be addressed AFTER they have your money, but I wouldn't accept that. They have much less incentive to sort things properly.
My worry would be that if the 'pretty' bits you can see are shite, what is all the stuff like that you can't?
It's quite ironic that the cars are all 'quality German engineering' but the houses are all British 'that'll do'!
If you are still going to proceed, do your own snagging list; present it to the developer BEFORE you complete and ask that ALL issues are remedied before you complete on the purchase. That fencing is truly shocking!
They will say that all issues will be addressed AFTER they have your money, but I wouldn't accept that. They have much less incentive to sort things properly.
My worry would be that if the 'pretty' bits you can see are shite, what is all the stuff like that you can't?
It's quite ironic that the cars are all 'quality German engineering' but the houses are all British 'that'll do'!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Pondrew wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 1:52 am Don't know what to say, except I would not be completing on that house, especially after the pictures from earlier in the thread.
If you are still going to proceed, do your own snagging list; present it to the developer BEFORE you complete and ask that ALL issues are remedied before you complete on the purchase. That fencing is truly shocking!
They will say that all issues will be addressed AFTER they have your money, but I wouldn't accept that. They have much less incentive to sort things properly.
I am going to ask my solicitor if I can hold back 5% to 10% due to the faults I can see already and the drive way not having the top coat on
They have in the past said I am not allowed on site or in side before completion due to Health and Safety, have they heard of the Health and Safety at Work act 1974 and Working at Heights reg 2005