I can’t stop laughing at that pipe work - it actually looks like instead of cutting out the plasterboard someone just kicked a hole in the wall and said “yeah, that’ll do”

It’s amazing how much of a property doesn’t get fully inspected before handover, went round to my mother in laws new place yesterday and had a look in the loft, extract fan not connected to tile vent, missing insulation, and party wall fire stopping not tight to underside of roof covering as I could get my hand between the Rockwool and membrane!

I’m really glad you’ve done this, I always wondered what would have to happen to the brickwork that was out of plumb. Love your videos.

@newhomequalitycontrol

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@jeffzuess9149

11 ай бұрын

​@@Nonegiven14582are you one of those tradesmen employed by the house builder

@Joze1090

11 ай бұрын

​@@Nonegiven14582 lmao, found the salty stonemason

Until the developers are named publicly there will never be an improvement in standards. There should be no legal issue. It’s only defamation if it’s untrue. The only reason I could think of to not name them is if you’re literally afraid of a van load of pipe-hitting tradesmen turning up on your doorstep to make your knees bend the wrong way.

Keep it coming!! I love your videos. Great to see you giving a breakdown as well now. My wife calls people “Tuna Melts” now…. 😅😁😁😁👊

would be really helpfull if you did a new home developer tier list, maybe you don't want to call out the bad ones but you could give us your top 5

@Vision2UK

11 ай бұрын

All of them are bad because ultimately standards aren't enforced. Developers will push you to the NHBC and then purposely sit on it, ignore everything forcing you down a route to accept a low ball offer to get some items fixed whilst sacrificing everything else. Until standards are enforced, don't touch any new builds to be honest. This is from the perspective of fighting Redrow and NHBC on 400+ defects over 4+ years.

@bladerubber

10 ай бұрын

​@@Vision2UKI'm with you. Currently in a 95 year old house....no problems anywhere...nothing appears to have been repaired / fixed later either.

@TheWebstaff

6 ай бұрын

He's got a video up now for anyone who's interested.

Great video again keep up the good work and keep the builders on there toes

Eyes of a hawk again..... Brilliant work! 👏 👏 👏 👏

Really nice to have this longer video from you!

@newhomequalitycontrol

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed 😊

The service you're doing is absolutely priceless I would have blindly bought a new build home believing that the professionals will have made everything safe and to regulation Because of you ill definitely employ a company to Check a property before I purchase so I dont get stung Thankyou very much sir 🙏

@lioneljonson161

10 ай бұрын

You can’t access the property to do snag checking until after they’ve handed it over to you. It’s how they’re able to keep doing a terrible job. Vanishingly small protection is available to purchasers of new builds.

Hi There, from Southern California. Well said on your posts 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Look at this work of art!

I can't subscribe twice but I still want to :) Thanks for the video, I like them a lot, and for your work, you are helping to straighten out the construction bums that are served to us. 👍

@newhomequalitycontrol

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

Some of those things are clearly where the site inspector has turned a blind eye because it would be too lengthy and expensive to repair and rebuild properly. I'm talking the walls out of plumb and fake weep vents. Where a "professional" has seen it, but decided against raising it to make their life easier and get the properties sold. On other faults, like cracked tiles, poking out nails and the like. Clearly no one has looked at that property since the declared it finished. That staircase, it's so bad, like not a single thing about it is right. In the construction industry we got serious about health and safety, and as a result deaths on worksites have collapsed. It's time we implement a similar system with competency and quality control.

Fun one I had with my new build related to one of these - the SVP had the test bung precariously balanced and insulation over the top of it then when I pulled the insulation back the bung and everything else fell down the SVP, great stuff.

"You can take the oven to work with you" 😂😂😂

im a painter and would love to see more of the paint quality at the houses you snag especially the good ones

I think the concern will be that if a wall is 28mm out of plumb, it's unlikely to be the only brickwork which is a problem on the house. I can't believe that the developers couldn't save money with better inspections along the way, shows you how much profit there is in house building.

Great video 👍

Reeediculus 🤣 Keep em coming 👍

Any video of the builder forced to correct the problems. Thats what i would LOVE to watch. Also love the new words added to my vocabulary. Winkle Spanner LMAO

Absolutely rrrrrridiculous!!

Love all his clips 😂

When you mention all the issues who pays for the fixes, the homeowner, developer or insurance? If the developer is not responding to the pointed out issues, what's the process to get their attention to get things resolved? Would n't this be considered not as described upon sale and transaction which is in violation of consumer transaction, especially as that's a significant amount of money a person paid. Also after transacting doesn't build quality have to stand up for at least a period of time similar to a manufacturer warranty? Thanks

I’m so glad my Australian house was built in 1972. The standards was so much higher then, and my house does not have a single problem even after 50 years. It was built by Wimpy homes who we deliberately chose after migrating to Australia from the UK. They only had a presence in Australia for a think roughly 5 years or so, but our house is awesome.

@kramericaindustries65

10 ай бұрын

Australian homes built these days are absolutely shocking quality. There is no proper construction regulation and if issues are brought up the developers just declare their business bankrupt and start a new one.

Shows how decent the builder (and tradesmen) who worked on my house were. Also I would worry what the chipboard under the roof conceals.

You do a great job , there should be a network of companies like your self set up to snag houses Pre hand over , this should be mandatory and set in law that a house cannot be transferred to customer until snags and issues are sorted , even if this is done on a 3 stage process whilst house is being built. Site managers should be on a data base , licensed, monitored and rated . This country needs to get its backside in order and protect people from being ripped off by Companies as well as individuals.

That internal door hinge is brutal. A quality chippy could do an invisible splice and start it again.

The mastic sill was definitely site a agent the night before inspection 😂

The chipboard in loft was not cut , it was put over a a4x2 and stamped on , works every time , saves time and money.

At 12:10 - the cracked tile - the roofer has not put in a valley, but used a roof divider. It could be short too.

Do you ever come across a new build that is spot on, no problems? Do you ever come across an estate of new builds that are largely problem-free?

that chip board in the loft was blatantly a chippy laborer that's been told to do a job seen that piece in a skip and gone that'll do

I agree.Although to keep everything fair,we should publicly name everyone’s failures in every profession.I mean some professions literally decide wether you live or die.

Absolute Chicken Dipper is my new fave phrase

Wow thats mental. A did comment on your shorts but wondered if you knew much about the air source heat pump and solar thats being offered on the eco4 scheme is it worth it and are they good. I have house that's runninh off boiler stove system and considering it as snagging expert wondered if u knew about them?? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🤔

They seem like scammers i cant believe they didnt know about how bad some of that was!

@kat7777

11 ай бұрын

They're not scammers..... They're rushing and downright incompetent. The site manager is supposed to check the finishing and then snag appropriately before he passes it to the client to inspect and then rectify any further snags they find

5:48 Massive Spider?? As an Australian, that's nothing, google "funnel web spider" now that's a spider to run away from!!

What's the % of properties you survey for a snagging list have 10 or less items? If I were buying a brand new ' anything" by definition it should be fit for purpose. Now a pair of socks will have less issues than a house ,but I feel a list of 10 or less items on a new build is acceptable (thinking a usually snagging list,not that half the exterior brick work needs coming down, or all the windows need replacing)

@newhomequalitycontrol

11 ай бұрын

Less than 10 - 0% Less than 40 - 1% 40-60 issues - 5% 80 - 120 issues 80% 120+ 14%

@paulbennett2929

11 ай бұрын

I can't believe a qualified tradesman was responsible for some of the very poor workmanship seen here. More likely a developer employed the cheapest option instead of using someone who knows what they are doing.

the brickwork in that section and everything above it unless it has a 25mm set back above your level? The tolerance is as you say 8mm but its 8mm either side of plumb, so if the footing was wrong(which is where you are plumbing from) maybe the bricklayers slowly moved it over to where it should be. I have done this myself, lean brickwork over gradually to hit the correct measure.? Early backfill of footings could push walls over.

I'd love for you to snagg some of the sites we decorate ,, can't name them but we have to turn around 2-4 bedrooms new builds in 1-2 days with every other trade trying to complete their work also... It's all down to money, money and sometimes money.

That is almost how a roof should be built, it is in Scotland. Its called sarking board and SHOULD go from the guttering to the ridge both sides all the way along.

copper pipe exposed to cement on outside tap?

Come to northern Ireland and do a Kelly brothers inspection

Could someone explain to me what happens when the buyers turn around and tell the developers of the faults mentioned within the snagging inspectors report? Like, the tap for instance with the exposed wall plugs and it not being flush with the wall, will they actually be held liable to fix this? The lack of mastic sealant, will they by law have to amend these issues or can they just literally run away with your money. I understand with things like walls being out of level beyond tolerance having to be fixed under building safety regulations but I'm wondering more about the smaller but still important stuff there isn't legislation to cover. Also I'm unsure if these places have already been paid for or not for the developers to hand them over in such a state!

@lioneljonson161

10 ай бұрын

The developers pull faces, suck their teeth, say they’ll get an inspector to look at it then go down the pub and have a good laugh at the poor mugs who’ve bought new build houses built by the cheapest subcontracted tradesman the developers can find. You know, the ones who can’t get their own work independently because no-one would ever recommend them.

@sparkzbarca

10 ай бұрын

It depends. So if you haven't actually finalized the contract and paid them. Well then they have to fix it so you'll sign, this time is when it's best to inspect because you have the most power. The next possibility is they offer you some kind of home warranty which any major builder would. In the event they don't fix it you at least have the option to sue for failing to honor the warranty. Lastly there is still building code. Homes must be built to code, that's why for example he said the wall can only be 8 mil out of plumb. That isn't his opinion. That's code for his area. If your building a house you have at least in the US an implied warrant of merchant ability. That means that even without a contract if someone sells you something it's expected to be able to do whatever that thing does. If I sell you a motor vehicle, it better be a motor vehicle. Better still if I sell you a ford f150 it better be an f150 and not a van you've cut the top off the back half of . Likewise it's implied that any house you build for me will be built in accordance with the laws on home building even if no contract says so. It doesn't need to. Your automatically prevented from selling me an illegal good basically. So if you sold me a home that must have a vent and must be within 8 mil on wall tolerance or your plans stated I would get a 8x8 concrete pad but I got an 8x7. Those all open you up to a lawsuit.

@johndarland3633

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate the in-depth explanation, thank you! @@sparkzbarca

Anyone got a video (timelaps) of one of these brick work knock down and rebuild. Interested to see what it entails.

I work as a contract supervisor under NEC4 contracts. These arent "snags", theyre defects. Im ruthless when contractors dont play ball. If they take things on board and fix the defects, reat - we can have a good working relationship. If they dont, theyll be taking down plasterboard to prove their conduit is installed with the correct saddles. On every. single. wall.

mastic seals on cast stone is the standard to allow for movement and waterproof the joint, at least thats how it is where I work.Agreed wrong colour

It's a sad thing that so many commercial builders throughout the world don't give a rat's rear as to the quality of their product. On the positive side, they do give folks like you plenty of content for videos. I do hope people watch before going off and buying/building a new home. May I suggest that occasionally you do a comparison of the "wrong & right" ways these things should be done? (Yes, this is my 1st full video of yours (I've seen some shorts), so be gentle if you're going chide me. 😂)

I'm looking to buy my first house, and a new build is what I'm looking at. Could you do a video on what a new homeowner should check for to decide if they should get a proper inspection? I've seen a lot of these videos, but I feel like there must be some obvious signs that little care has been taken. Maybe just the top 5 most common issues and what to look out for? Thank you. love your videos.

@MattBrownbill

11 ай бұрын

I think these videos have put me off ever buying a new build, as David Bowie wrote, 'Too many snags'

@glsmokerUSCOOLHIPHOPCHANNELGMG

11 ай бұрын

Save some extra money before buy and get an inspection done anyway! I am same position like you, and I add extra money in savings for a inspection

@lioneljonson161

10 ай бұрын

@@glsmokerUSCOOLHIPHOPCHANNELGMG you can’t do an inspection before you buy. That’s how they get you

@Jackdaw5

10 ай бұрын

Seriously, don't! If at all possible, try and get something older, even if it needs a bit of modernising and decorating. My 1966 house came with its original features such as flush doors, parquet flooring, avocado green bath and carpeted loo seats, but at least the place was built right.

@MattBrownbill

10 ай бұрын

@@Jackdaw5 my first house was a solid early 60's house, lead pipes and asbestos aside, was better built than more modern stuff I have seen.

State of the valley 6:57 😂

Cant you get a snagging report done before contracts are signed

I’ll wish you would visit a David Wilson homes in Nantwich cheshire you would have field day lol

Makes you wonder what building control are up to not noticing this stuff, also nhbc inspectors

Is it down to rushing or are a lot of these jobs being given to people with very little to no skills? It's outrageous. Aren't there regulations in place?

If the out-of-plumb brickwork is removed and replaced, some of the sections you show are right next to windows. Will that then mean the window will need realigning because it could be sitting back to a different depth than the other side? Also, when you show us the brickwork is out of plumb, how do we know if the incorrect part is bellying or receding?

@stusummers4397

11 ай бұрын

I was wondering this, because at some point you would have a step. Either at the bottom or top depending on which way. And also thought about windows and doors. And then re skimming and decorating the reveals. Makes it sound simple with "just the outer skin" ... but surely its a f****n nightmare

@stusummers4397

11 ай бұрын

I was wondering this, because at some point you would have a step. Either at the bottom or top depending on which way. And also thought about windows and doors. And then re skimming and decorating the reveals. Makes it sound simple with "just the outer skin" ... but surely its a f****n nightmare

@mikewhitchurch387

11 ай бұрын

Also, if the outer wall is out of true won't the inside wall match it and have to come down too?

"Plastic" doors and windows cannot be repaired, they need to be replaced because in the factory the profiles are cut a bit longer and during welding these few millimeters disappear, if this weld breaks, it is already scrap.

ooo this definitely makes up lack of "rrrrrrrrridiculous" the last 20 shorts i watched

@newhomequalitycontrol

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

Never seen any brick work knocked down on completed unit

The best way to fix these cowboy developers is to get a check on any house you plan to buy and remind them that their work needs to improve for a sale. The fact you have to tell the developer how to build a house correctly is astonishing that's their entire job.

Which developer was this?

Hi im thinking of become a snaggin inspector ive worked in hotels for 5 years now doing ppms daily aswell as working on different building sites doing general labouring and painting for 4 years is there any kind of qualification i would need or trade i would need too get into snaggin?

@newhomequalitycontrol

11 ай бұрын

It's probably not for you tbh. Need site experience tbh, rpsa accreditation, and alot of experience and knowledge.

@PrestigeEbola

11 ай бұрын

@@newhomequalitycontrol how can i get it do i need to go too collage and get a rspa qualification and site experience i have 2 years on a building site general labouring do i need to get into a trade how long would that be roughly?

You say only the brickwork, not the house, needs to be knocked down, but given all the problems how can the owner have any confidence in the structural integrity of the building?

what is your experience of Wain homes quality of build these days?

You don’t mention cavity trays above penetrations inc weep vents or rather fake vents prob

Hope they deduct retention from the trades people!

please explain 7:20 into video. Are you suggesting that the house be propped up, excavated to foundations and rebuilt to be plumb with what's above or built plumb from splash and leave a 25mm oversail ?

Sue the developer. The houses should never be in that state to begin with.

I think even a beaver would've cut that chipboard better 😂

@dimvoly

11 ай бұрын

Yeah Beavers take pride in their work

@bladerubber

10 ай бұрын

Tbf...he DID say it was a beaver who was rushing .....'last thing on a Friday afternoon' 😂

I reckon I could take a tile on the head

If I paid this much for a house and they gave me this, I would inform the contractor through my Lawyer via a lawsuit.

On the tap, it was fitted upside down as there is no way to drain it for winter assuming there even is a shut off tap inside the house.

I presume a building inspector an signed off on this house? If that’s the case what the recourse for a building inspector in all this poor workmanship is found by an independent building inspector?

As an average DIY guy, them walls are better than my standards, as for the oven, it would be traumatic if the food landed on the floor🤣 Oh yeah, I don't think new roof stuff is supposed to move either, it should last at least 50 years if done with real slate.

But what about the fake weep vents? :D

stone cills should not be fully bedded, only on the ends.

soul destroying

they get the same contractors back in to do repairs that did it wrong in the first place, so the repairs are rubbish.

Mastic Mastic man I wanna be a Mastic man

And yet NHBC signed it off???

Get a trade end of and give me your knowledge of bwk waiting for your reply

Orlando furioiso?

They're just so excited about the mastic that they're getting carried away 😂

5:28 mocking 4 years now are you?

How is this even legal? If you’re buying something that is faulty … it’s wrong… How common is this sort of stuff? Really puts me off buying a new build 😳

You should never have to put up with Repaired items in a New build, thats the point of buying new, everything's new, not old and repaired

Fancy a snag?

I don't see how you can replace the brickwork when it's 27mm out of plumb . To get it right you would have to bring the bottom out by 27mm to make it right . How ?? You would have to go down to the foundation and build back up surely ?? I can't see any other way of putting it right .

WHAT THE FUCK?? HOW??

Don't buy a house that is less than 50 years old. you are only asking for trouble

I wandered where you were, I thought you had packed it in. Now I find that yet again, I am not getting notifications. Why are KZread a bunch of Winklespanners????? I wonder how many others are in the position, and I wonder how many views you are missing??

Shit Chippy?

Sad thing is cash buyers will snap them up and rent them happily to a young family. Parasites

Please dont use the strobey intro, it's very umplessant

It’d be better if you minimised yourself so we can see the actual video 🤷‍♂️

May until you've done every trade and realise how a job actually goes. I don't think you should be slagging off people's work as much as you do. You like 25 years old. Do you understand People only get paid for what they do if vice versa? If they don't pay them they're not going to do it. I would respect you more if you can show me your trade and what you can do instead of reading a f****** book

@ryanyerkess

10 ай бұрын

I agree somebody is bad but quiet a lot of it. You just nick-picking

@draconianTL

9 ай бұрын

@@ryanyerkess you wouldn't be happy with any of it in your house, surely? You can't have that low standards.

Can’t believe they will need to knock the house down to fix that brick work that’s shocking. 😳

How does your company inspect roofs/ gutters? Didn't look like you were filming from a ladder when we were looking at the 2 broken tiles. Do you drag a lift around with you?

@b1scuits1

11 ай бұрын

probably flys a drone up there

@zromo8994

11 ай бұрын

@@b1scuits1 oh yeah, good call 👍

Orlando? Nigga I'm going to need to see your birth certificate. 🥸