Any builders here? new build photos

Rockhopper · Post by **Rockhopper** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:32 pm

You’ll only fall back on the NHBC “warranty” if the builders fail to honour their twelve or twenty four months defects liability period. After that it’s structural only.
The quality of that brickwork is very poor and reflects more on the site management allowing it to continue than the guys actually laying the bricks.
If those are the issues that you can see imagine whats going on that you can’t see!

I’ve been an architect for over twenty years and I currently work in design services for a district council building mostly social housing.

SOhioZ4 · Post by **SOhioZ4** » Sun May 21, 2023 6:18 pm

Looks like there are plenty of issues , and thats just the ones you can see . There may be more problems pop up later down the road .

jock156 · Post by **jock156** » Sun May 21, 2023 6:26 pm

Rockhopper, very, very long shot, but I don’t suppose you know an architect named Steve Gill from your neck of the woods?

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Sun May 21, 2023 9:18 pm

Hoooosh

that does not present well & once you move in then all the hassle is in your lap
Both my children have recently bought similar newbuild properties in the North west & neither were anything like that standard either during or after build .
Along with the obvious difference in mortar between scaffold lifts ( which shouldn't be happening as 99% of new build sites use a silo mix to prevent this happening ) why has the front pike got a cement pointed verge when the side gable has a dry verge ?
Everything about the build shouts corners cut , i really would avoid proceeding but accept that could be difficult , the developers have a system that railroads the buyers from the moment the deposit goes down to the point of completion .
If you are going ahead would be well worth employing a professional to snag the property on your behalf .

Southwestz4 · Post by **Southwestz4** » Mon May 22, 2023 8:56 am

PDJ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:31 pm
Pondrew wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:18 pm As soon as you exchange, you will be under the NHBC warranty, so you won't generally deal with the builders for any problems.
I think it is the first 2 years back to the builder then NHBC for the rest

Will be checking that out though

Pondrew wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:18 pm
I have a few more but they are too big a file size
That last shot is great! They should all have hard hats on and the lad hanging out of the window is a H&S inspector's dream!

I did some site work a few years ago , I was doing snagging and it was builders responsibility for the first two years and then over to NHBC

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Mon May 22, 2023 8:57 am

From the photos you would hope the shoddiness will be put right before being signed off. Looks to be no pride in the workmanship, brickwork and pointing and general state looks dreadful but hopefully it will be put right. There are good builders out there but also dreadful ones.

I would looking in places you can't see, plumbing, loft space to see that regs have been adhered too.

Hope it's sorted.

Tim.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Mon May 22, 2023 9:10 am

That pic of the chap working on the JCB was very similar to the one where the builder got fined 10k for exactly that.

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Mon May 22, 2023 11:32 am

Always like this guys videos of new builds.

https://youtu.be/AY0U3C0lwUk

Words fail, never know how these houses get signed off

Tim.

mmm-five · Post by **mmm-five** » Mon May 22, 2023 12:13 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 9:10 am That pic of the chap working on the JCB was very similar to the one where the builder got fined 10k for exactly that.

Is he actually on the JCB though...looks like an optical illusion and he's on the ladder

Southwestz4 · Post by **Southwestz4** » Mon May 22, 2023 12:45 pm

TitanTim wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 11:32 am Always like this guys videos of new builds.

https://youtu.be/AY0U3C0lwUk

Words fail, never know how these houses get signed off

Tim.

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Mon May 22, 2023 2:49 pm

mr wilks wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 9:18 pm why has the front pike got a cement pointed verge when the side gable has a dry verge ?

Pleae explain the differance as I had not notice it and would like to know so can question them

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Mon May 22, 2023 2:54 pm

Think I have it with the help of Google

All the finished gables are dry verge it is just the photos one gable end still needs finishing off

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Mon May 22, 2023 2:55 pm

mmm-five wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 12:13 pm Is he actually on the JCB though...looks like an optical illusion and he's on the ladder

He was on a ladder but the JCB should be parked up with the forks on the ground and better still with no driver in it

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Mon May 22, 2023 5:46 pm

PDJ wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 2:54 pm Think I have it with the help of Google

All the finished gables are dry verge it is just the photos one gable end still needs finishing off

The dry verge system goes in as you tile , you dont fit them over existing & you can see they have already pointed it

the tile straps holding down the last tile are visible .
Tell them you want them stripping back & dry verges fitting , the cement rarely lasts long & leads to the batten ends rotting eventually .
When are you due a pre handover viewing ?

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Mon May 22, 2023 6:43 pm

mr wilks wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 5:46 pm When are you due a pre handover viewing ?

They don't do that it is legal completion and then the same day snaging so you are under pressure, but I am not moving in straight away so they will be disappointed if they think they can do snaging while the furniture is going in as it will not be the case

So back to not being sure what they have done with the roof

Think I have got it now the side gabbles are dry the front smaller one is wet found some better pictures

But too big to upload

Need to reduce them could be a while as need to google that again

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