What gets me every time on these if that is what you can see what faults can’t you see?? We’re foundations dug to appropriate depth ? Is the waste sewerage properly connected? Is it safely wired? The signs are not favourable !

@ecstaticasom

2 жыл бұрын

The Bovis site up the road recently had all the ground water drainage re-run. Don't know the specifics, but the whole site has had the roads excavated. Quite amazing as I think the 200 odd properties are all occupied.

@paulthomas3841

2 жыл бұрын

Builders just want Money, won't work Friday afternoon, won't work or turn up Saturday or Sunday, when I was in the building trade, I put my heart in my work, McDonald's should be closed, builders these days just "Walk", around Towns all Fucking day

@FuknNoName

2 жыл бұрын

This is so right. My bro had a 450K new build (one of those big developers) and when having an extension done, the builder found the foundations were not correct depth and built using lightweight blocks AND AND a trolley was buried!?! Drainage was wrong and not levelled. Whole thing rectified by the builder at huge. Compensation received but an NDA signed as clearly all the other houses would be fcked too. Absolutely shocking!

@HogwartsBasement

2 жыл бұрын

We’re ? We are foundations dug ? I hate autocorrect sometimes 😂

@2410btl

2 жыл бұрын

@@HogwartsBasement Pedantic!

The faults with this house aren't just minor issues, these are systemic of a poor build from the foundations upward to the building. What other more serious problems are hiding?

@charlesrodriguez7984

2 жыл бұрын

Leaky windows? Poor air sealing? Mold?

@steve11211

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, would never buy a new build, not saying other building periods were much better but my god there is no pride in workmanship these days..

@charlesrodriguez7984

2 жыл бұрын

@@steve11211 I would only buy one from a custom home builder who cares about quality and great workmanship.

@jonathanlake6053

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakmak1199 The best place for it by the looks of things.

@theouter_banks7260

2 жыл бұрын

@@steve11211 Honestly depends on which developer and which region.

What an absolute disgrace! They need to bring in a law where the owners have a 3 month window to get their money back. I hope you wrote “this is one of the worst I’ve seen” on the snagging survey!

@Robert-cu9bm

2 жыл бұрын

Like the lemon laws for cars

@rogerbarton497

2 жыл бұрын

Trouble is if the builders go bust in that 3 months you may not get your money back, unless it's held in escrow. My parents bought a brand new house in 1946, all the houses had their foul water drains connected to field drains. The lot had to be dug up and proper drains laid at the householders' expense because the building firm went bust.

@penitent2401

2 жыл бұрын

they're supposed to have a builder's building defects guarantee, 12 months to 5 years in some countries. not sure if this place have that in law.

@HogwartsBasement

2 жыл бұрын

I’m wondering if the sales of goods act / consumers rights act would cover it not being fit for purpose or lasting a reasonable length of time the consumers credit act in which your mortgage is appended with should cover losses from bust companies

@cjmillsnun

2 жыл бұрын

@@penitent2401 NHBC 10 year warranty. A lot of the time, not worth the paper it's written on.

After being in the building trade for the last 20yrs or so, I know to NEVER buy a new-build house.

@gdwnet

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the process of buying a house. I went for one built in the 1960's as I've seen new builds!!

@tpbfangirl

2 жыл бұрын

Some people don't have that luxury of choice mate

@danmystro

2 жыл бұрын

@@tpbfangirl But they have enough choice to buy a newly built house.

@tpbfangirl

2 жыл бұрын

@@danmystro depends on their affordability doesn't it

@cobbler9113

2 жыл бұрын

@@danmystro Not if they’re first time buyers, has to be a new build then if they want access to help to buy.

If this was a car, tv, washing machine etc,etc, you’d be able to reject it and get your money back! But as a home buyer, the Red tape, personal cost, time, inconvenience and stress, make rejecting a home near impossible. There should be a legal body that can step in, inspect the property, refund the customer with compensation, then prosecute all those involved (the house builder and the building control etc). As others have said, these issues are only the one’s you can see, what else is hidden. The only action should be to condemn the property and make the builder rebuild it, with strict oversight.

We recently bought a 1930s semi detached, and THANK GOD we didn't go for a new build. Don't get me wrong it still needs to be renovated but we get much more than you paid for

@yamabushi170

2 жыл бұрын

My mum's house is a 30s semi and it's solid as a rock. Standards were definitely applied rigorously in those days. Any workmen who visit always express their admiration for the quality. You made a smart decision.

@Mourad1EL

2 жыл бұрын

@@yamabushi170 Thanks

@baduncle6378

2 жыл бұрын

That will still be standing when these new builds get bulldozed,,enjoy your new home

@The_Nowhereman

2 жыл бұрын

You generally get a decent sized garden . Now the developers just cram in as many plots as possible, postage sized gardens that you can just fit a kids trampoline. Cheap construction methods where every aspect of construction is scraped back to the minimum and contracts awarded to the cheapest contractors. There is no genuine pride from most developers and that just inevitably filters down like a cancer of despondency with no culpability. I see too many tradesmen amd agents just rock up to work for a paycheck that they dont want to earn.

@Mourad1EL

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Nowhereman that's is very true. We had some new build Viewings prior to buying our 1930s house, and I was like nope, obviously you get the 5% deposit and gov schemes etc, but I'm glade we spent more and decided and old build. Comes with a massive 37m garden and loads of space for future extensions 👌

I've a been bricklayer for about 43 years now. I take pride in my job still and I'm very conscious about my brickwork. THE builders and bricklayers should be ashamed people are going to buy these houses shameful

@harveysmith100

2 жыл бұрын

It's time to end the price work subbies. They don't give a fck. Same as you, start my apprenticeship in 81, I still have pride in my work but I get no respect apart from the older guys. All they want is to get it up as quick as possible and with no Clerk of the Works around the quality has gone out the window.

@bradleymcdermid3744

2 жыл бұрын

@@harveysmith100 well said mate very true words you take care mate

@johnmitchell2269

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like the plumbers are at fault for the boiler install.

@ian_b

2 жыл бұрын

There just isn't enough respect for trades in this country, it's just "manual work" and as a result people just aren't being taught to have pride in what they do any more and nobody pulls them up on shoddy work.

@JohnHughes2002

2 жыл бұрын

@@ian_b everyone is told to get a poncy office job, not a ghastly manual job.

This is scandalous. Having recently moved in to a new build by Linden Homes I would never advocate anyone doing the same. There is absolutely zero pride in any of the trades work, the repairs are even worse and the CS teams, including Directors, hide behind NHBC tolerances. If you want anything done you need to know what these tolerances are and you are likely to need the help of a solicitor, at your cost, when seeking any form of compensation. The whole industry and road to sign off is corrupt, it’s heart breaking knowing thousands of excited home owners are about to have their dreams shattered, their life savings literally flushed down a loo.

@dtulip1

2 жыл бұрын

All those diversity hire eh?

@Rahila520d

2 жыл бұрын

Why not take them to the small claims court? You can make the application online yourself. When you contact the company telling them you're taking it through court, watch how quickly they respond.

@Rahila520d

2 жыл бұрын

Oh and it also only costs around 70 quid to take it through the small claims court

@johnfaulkner6776

Жыл бұрын

flush them down the loo? probably not connected!

Wow that house absolutely sucks. Not to mention the person who signed off on this should not be inspecting houses

@duplicitouskendoll9402

2 жыл бұрын

The house builder is allowed to sign off their own work the by local authority. Everyone involved knows that's a scam, but housebuilders pay good money to MPs to have rules like that which allow them to get away with this nonsense. Doing things right is slow and expensive - they don't have time for that - it's got a roof, what more do you want?!

@brianperry

2 жыл бұрын

@@duplicitouskendoll9402 I don't disagree with your comment about corruption... look at the present government...however If good tradesman are engaged and properly supervised this kind of workmanship doesn't happen..This house was build using 'chancers'.

I'm pleased you are doing your job so well and protecting new home buyers

@CrouchmasterT

Жыл бұрын

He's not offering them protection, he just writing a list of snags.

@woodyscst

Жыл бұрын

What just for fun?

Imagine taking out a 25 year loan and begin excited to move only to fund is a shit heap. That is disgusting beyond words. I feel for the new owners and hope they ended up with a house they paid for.

@mxbx307

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. These often-overpriced new builds are often pitched at younger folks wanting their first proper house. It's supposed to be an exciting rite of passage as they move up in life, after saving so hard for so long because property prices are ridiculous and wages are barely keeping pace. Only to be lumbered with this. I'd be truly devastated and upset, not just angry. The last rental flat I lived in was a total tip because the landlord did no maintenance and living there with everything shabby, outdated or broken just left me ashamed and like I was missing out on the lovely homes everyone else took for granted. I can therefore totally relate. At least I was only renting and not paid five figures up front to be locked into a 25 year mortgage.

Yeah we get all that, so share the name and company address of the builder, so that everyone to applaud them for their work and while you're at it include Building Control.

@belltond1527

2 жыл бұрын

The builder is countryside properties

@chompyb

2 жыл бұрын

@@belltond1527 Surely it can't be them 🤔, they just got a 5 star award from HBF, and an Outstanding achievement award. Suppose that could be what you can see through the roof and one they managed to build properly.

@belltond1527

2 жыл бұрын

@@chompyb it is unfortunately. It’s the ashbourne house type. I thought they were good too. Maybe it’s a one off and they will fix the issues swiftly

@David-bi6lf

2 жыл бұрын

@@belltond1527 fix the issues swiftly 🤣

@DodgeCity111

2 жыл бұрын

Let's just call it a backhander or brown envelope

As a builder myself seeing this is a disgrace, unreal

Absolutely shocking. When I bought my first Barratt home the front window fell out because they hadn't fixed it in correctly. Big issue is we are made to sign contracts and hand over the money before moving in. Hope you get it fixed

People always ask me why I spend hours working out how to do things myself. Even months if I have to. I just point them to videos like these. You can do better yourself for free!

@andyharpist2938

2 жыл бұрын

I just finished a stone wall and no one will take my knowlege from me.

@mmartin4978

2 жыл бұрын

Even if you didn't study at all you could do a better job than they did

They should be brought to court. Houses are so expensive these days that people have to work there backsides off for years just to get a mortgage & you have this type of shit. Absolutely shameful.

Ive been working on new build for 46 years and have seen the standard go down mostly due to having to rush to make money they should stop price work and pay a decent daily rate

Is there ever any come back on the person who signs these properties off?

@GARDENER42

2 жыл бұрын

@@newscotlandtv Typical socialist drivel. I worked in construction & the worst places for letting anything go through after "sweeteners" were delivered, were Labour controlled councils. Socialism = corruption on a major scale.

@NoHeartAnthony

2 жыл бұрын

Calm down Tory boy

@GARDENER42

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoHeartAnthony Zip it, socialist parasite.

@barfly946

2 жыл бұрын

His was a reasonable comment, what the fuck was yours supposed to mean ?

@kopitegs

2 жыл бұрын

Well as there been a tory government for over a decade your comments as ridiculous as it is pathetic.

Drive by sign off. Just think of all the hidden poor work. That needs knocking down and all the tradespeople should be made accountable!

I'm a PFP surveyor and come across issues that have been signed off, that shouldn't of been signed off. The industry is a mess!!!

@josephberrie9550

Жыл бұрын

have is the correct word not of

@faithlessx7297

Жыл бұрын

@@josephberrie9550 thanks for correcting my grammar.

I've long felt that new build housing estates are a load of rubbish in terms of their design, layout and appearance but now you confirm my suspicions with your snagging. Fortunately my brother has just bought a rock solid old house.

@brianperry

2 жыл бұрын

I worked for a few different house building contractors in the late 80s -90s and never saw anything quite as bad as that.....that was not only bad workers....probably chancers...but lack of supervision by onsite staff..foreman/site Agent and NHBC who were supposed to do periodic checks and sign the work off at the end of construction......This example clearly suffered from none of the above.

@JohnHughes2002

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianperry to be fair, I asked my friend what he thinks of his Wain Home and he says he's had little to complain about, so they're clearly not all bad, fortunately!

You hit the nail on the head (No pun intended) The UK building trade has a totally lack of 'Pride in the Job' There appears to be a complete failure in Quality Control.

@mysty0

2 жыл бұрын

its global

@beikdw5762

2 жыл бұрын

When there are 20 people competing for every house you only need to find one person with FOMO who will accept this level of workmanship.

Absolutely shocking. Keep doing what you’re doing champ

@robbiekop7

2 жыл бұрын

And then go to China and check ✔ out the standards there

brickwork at 1.37 is madness how they got away with that! doesn't even look like they pointed it up properly either, be taking court action against company!

It’s been signed off because it’ll be an independent inspector who’s getting a backhander, they make a list of recommendations and ask for photos as evidence the works been done. Half the time the photos are of other properties so made to look like they’ve acted but have done nothing. They then sign off, simple. Shocking but true.

Awful, thanks for sharing. I bought a new property as a first home. Name starts with a P, never again. The boiler was wired up wrong, couldn't turn it off. First gas bill back in 1998 was over £500 for one month. The site manager's answer was, well, it's a big house to heat! Kitchen drain overflowed, gable end roof tiles flew off in a high wind. Turns out the mortar was lacking the correct amount of cement... the list went on... great you starting to highlight these cowboys. 👍🇬🇧

Lol this is me on every site before I even think of unloading the van, if it's not ready and fitted properly I'm not adding to it and you're getting charged for a full day's work. How can I start a career as a snagging inspector? love calling out bad workmanship.

I lived in a 1900 Welsh built (almost all of them were) Terrace house for years. Now being renovated around the city area of Liverpool some of them have four to five courses of brick around the chimney- breast area and are of a quality that is impossible to find today. Some of the end terraced houses are worth well over a quarter of a million pounds. Twenty-five minutes by bus from the city centre and some three stories high with 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms they offer a far better home than most new builds.

I love your videos, quick question on brickwork. Is it the case that out of tolerance brickwork is removed and redone? No easy task in some cases i guess. Or do the homeowners get compo?

Having once brought a new property unfortunately this is about normal.... there's no way that the house's being built today will still be standing in 100 years time..

My brothers house, beautiful house took over a year extra to finish. So many problems when they tried to move in. To give you an idea door frames were put in upside down! So no doors would shut. We all told him to complain but they made him sign a non disclosure agreement before they would build. Heads up people if you have to sign a agreement before they start DON’T hire them!!! They are doing that for a reason.

You are a legend mate. Keep up the good work.

My mates son did a plastering course and he's had hardly any hands on practical training, teachers were of sick all the time and they have passed him off and he can't even plaster a properly, outrageous

@nw7654

2 жыл бұрын

Courses like that should be banned! Most people think they’re the bollocks when they get that worthless certificate! A proper apprenticeship for people who are actually interested it right way

after watching some of your vids im comforted in my choice of renovating a very old house. seems like its less trouble than buying new these days... also since its very old, its acceptable some details are not perfect or a little worn out, part of the charm 😁

You hit the nail on the head when u said have some pride in your work! I love these videos because English trades aren’t all bad there are some really good knowledgeable ones just not enough of them. These major development companies are disgraceful I assume the rest of the properties we’re equally as bad! How can u even put your name on that shit? I’d be embarrassed! To have to come back and face the owners, I mean what do U say? Other than we just wanted your money sorry! If you can’t hire good tradesmen then these companies should be task with introducing/inventing better fool proof methods in house development because u clearly can’t trust your builders or the site management team. It’s one thing knowing your staff are doing this and singing it off but it’s another when you expect someone to pay there life’s saving in to something you know isn’t worth it and kicking the shit down the line on to people who don’t deserve it.

Personal opinion, I'm 75 and have lived in 10 houses and each house has been younger than the last and each one has had progressively worse build quality and I'm only up to the year 2000, my sons house is a lot younger and he said for gods sake dad don't buy anything any younger they are c--p.

All those windows and doors were also very far forward in the reveals, potentially bridging the cavity closers (if they are there).

A prime example of profit over pride!! Builders used to be proud of what they produced now they only care about squeezing in additional properties and their bank balance.

@TurinTuramber

2 жыл бұрын

There should be no profit because nobody should buy that crappy house.

Every tradesman who has left a fault like that should be sacked and companies fined. I’m 56 a plumber and every job you always do the very best you can. Simple

Glad to see you have the same problem in the UK as we do in Australia cowboy builders everywhere.

we are moving into a Harron Home in Derbyshire in April. Came across your channel and it's fab. loads of info for me to look at. how much would I be looking at to pay for a service like yours to snag check?

Who is signing these places off mate? I'm fascinated by your videos. Have brought two places both built in the 90s I often think that new builds are made poorly. But it would appear that either the standard has changed or the people building them aren't qualified. Is it all profit based short cuts or is it people just can't be assed to make houses correctly now?

@mattymc6802

2 жыл бұрын

Its all about profit, crap cheap materials and cheap labour. I haven't worked on a new build site in years and I'm glad i don't. I fine it quite sick really, these houses are more expensive than ever but so poorly built. The government and these construction companies are working together to screw everyone

@playboyflameboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattymc6802 understood, cheers for the reply. What I don't get however is how this has passed a signature check from someone. Surely that persons ability to sign off should now be in question? Like who physically says this place is now ready to be sold or is the checks and balance process all a self licking lollipop?

@lloyd4011

2 жыл бұрын

@@playboyflameboy This is what confuses me. Surely whoever signs off the houses works for the developer, and the developer can just reject the building, not sign off, not pay the contractors, and black list them?

That is shocking. I will never buy a new build property. The are evidently as bad as they look. If the outside is this bad, just imagine the parts you can't see

and one can only assume this has building control sign off, structural warranty, developers signed it off, all the supervisors and foremans. Shocking

@scotty3785

2 жыл бұрын

Local building control tend not to get involved in large developments. Old Maggie T gave builders the power to appoint their own "independent" inspectors. They tend not to hire the "picky" inspectors.

@samjarman3136

2 жыл бұрын

@@scotty3785 I didn't say they used local building control. An approved inspector still issues building control approval, on behalf of the local authority

@nigelsmith1198

2 жыл бұрын

@@samjarman3136 I expect the ‘inspector’ is in the pocket of the developer……..if you know what I mean.!😉😉😉

Unfortunately when it comes to sign off they only look at certain property’s that have been snagged to fuck I go and do property inspection like this on new property’s for company I work for dealing with major builders and it’s all about saving money using cheaper builders that don’t give a shit in there work but keeps me earning and I get the thanks for putting this shit right

Shocking

@tomTom-xg1it

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

you sir, are a god send for exposing this sort of thing!

That's horrifying! It needs so much remedial work, that wonky brickwork can't be an easy fix

Who ever signed the property off should be held accountable which includes the NHBC or their competitors, what was the site manager doing? it looks like the inspectors and site staff turned a blind eye. The construction industry needs a complete overall like get rid of the brick barons, the apprenticeship system for all trades in this country that is currently in place is not fit for purpose. When I see these posts the properties that are shown it makes me cringe they should be bulldozed and the developer's legally forced to pay compensation to purchasers, or the purchaser's should have the opportunity to appoint an independent Clerk of Works who has come up through the ranks to carry out regular inspections during the construction. The developers who present these substandard properties should be publicly named and shamed.

@mativie4343

2 жыл бұрын

Half the problem is the house builders are rushing every stage of the build to try and get People moved in and money in the bank. Don’t care how good at our jobs we all our when we’re put under pressure and giving unrealistic deadlines corners are cut. I’m a bricklayer on a housing site now, the company have sourced the cheapest possible materials and want everything done yesterday. All tough it makes our lives easier with less inspections it’s just common sense to check them more regularly. A lot of brown envelopes being passed about I imagine

@meljen8592

2 жыл бұрын

The NHBC is not fit for purpose,it’s now just another quango.

Was looking at a new build home as a first time buyer. Not only was it so much more expensive it just wasn’t worth it. Got so much more for my money with a home built in the 80s. So much more character and potential.

I detect genuine anger and disgust in this guy's voice!

I'd never buy a house on some newly developed site. The amount of shoddy or outright unsafe works are frightening. I had one site where the houses were being built on piles with ground beams. They set out the ground beams incorrectly and then built the wall up to the correct setting out with load bearing walls with about 10mm of the wall bearing on the beam, I'm still not quite sure how they did it and why it never occurred to anyone that something was amiss. After that fiasco later on the same site the mortar pointing could be scraped out with a pencil. Absolutely terrifying as it was a development of 3 storey townhouses built on reclaimed land.

If enough savvy buyers out there refuse to buy without seeing a council surveyor report maybe things might change!

A picture speaks a thousand words, A representation of how this country is nowadays, no one cares anymore, no pride, no craftsmanship, bodge it up and let someone else do the cleaning up. Brickies are in short supply, the money is good so why make the effort. Not my job.

You are so right and I bet the home owner will have to pay for putting right someone is definitely taking a back hander

Wow! Just mind boggling how they are allowed to get away with it. just adds to the fuel why I would never touch a new build

These people need to get taken to court

Thanks to Margaret Thatcher, the building firms EMPLOY the building inspectors. The CEOs then pay themselves £110m bonuses.

That brickwork is the biggest problem, that's gonna be difficult to rectify.

NHBC need to be held accountable, along with the developer. Instead of signing -off crap builds to satisfy the government targets.

So basically up to the usual UK standard of piss poor workmanship. Precisely why my sister-in-law brings over a firm of German builders when she is engaged on a project.

@andicog

2 жыл бұрын

Seems to be the norm, I live in council housing, every repair we need is beyond bad. Kitchen ceiling down and a flooded kitchen after one 'repair' The wage packet is more important than pride in their work, don't know how half of them sleep at night.

@heliotropezzz333

2 жыл бұрын

German builders all have proper training. I'm not sure that's true of British builders. In my own home, plasterers were supposed to mark where the electrical sockets were to go but they could not 'read' the plans. I had to interpret the plans for them. No actual reading skills were involved.

@andicog

2 жыл бұрын

@@heliotropezzz333 I think a lot of the trouble here is poor training, I've been on a few training courses were the course was cut short and answers given to tests just to improve the establishments pass rate. I've spent some time in Germany and unfortunately the work ethic seems different to this country.

@heliotropezzz333

2 жыл бұрын

@@andicog I have to say, in relation to the workmen mentioned in my previous comment, that they worked for a particular company. One worker there did a brilliant job on the outside rendering of our house (matching to the original). He came in one day excited to say he had achieved his city and guilds, but later another worker said the company had laid off the young man because otherwise they would have had to pay him more. That speaks volumes. In the end you get what you pay for. Another guy that came round admitted that the company employed him to remedy any mistakes they made and he was not short of work. He never referred to the company without including a swear word in front of their name. I had chosen the company because they had been around a long time and had various professional body memberships.

@mxbx307

2 жыл бұрын

Even in Better Call Saul did they rely on quality German workmanship.

The British government cancelled the Indentured Apprenticeships in 1982. They went onto to the YTS scheme which they thought they could teach a lad a trade in six months. It failed miserable and became the butt of many jokes. Lots of top lecturer's were lost during this time.

Whoever signs these off should get sacked, one reason I won’t be looking at buying a new house.

Talk about the house that Jack built. Bloody disgrace. If that was signed off then the inspector needs sacking. That house needs knocking down and started again. Though I’d check footings first. I’ve know so called “builders” to throw all sorts into footings to make up for lack of concrete.

My eye gets sharper the more I listen to you.

It’s all about speed , zero pride , zero quality control, more consumer protection buying a toaster

I hope the people who ask for your services can go back to the builders/people who sold the property to pay up or fix up? Is That TRUE FOR ALL YOUR CLIENTS? THAT THEY GET SOME COMPENSATION FROM THIS? KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MATE,,,SHOOOCCKKING!!

The industry as a whole needs updating. I personally noticed a downturn in standards in the early 90s when new 'homes to buy' estates were being thrown up everywhere and anywhere there was a bit of land. The one thrown up near me quickly turned into a shit hole because the buyers were the 'buy to rent brigade' and the estate was quickly filled with those that the councils refused to re-home its now regarded as a no-go area by the locals.

@mxbx307

2 жыл бұрын

BTL should just be banned on all newbuilds or anything designated by the government as 'affordable'. That would let some of the heat out of the market, every little helps at this stage. Former colleague of mine moved into a newbuild rental house in 2011 and it turns out his whole street was BTL from day one. Shouldn't be a thing.

This should be illegal and the person who signed this off should be investigated for corruption.

These Company's Should Be Hold To Account Here For All Of This.

I'm a mechanical engineer and I take pride in my work, even if I spend an hour or 2 cleaning up old, sticky oil under the air end/ motor I'll spend the time getting rid of it, even if the customer doesn't look at it.

@michaelwalker1145

2 жыл бұрын

I hear you, as a compressor engineer myself it takes no time at all to clean a compressor inside and out, especially if they are in a relatively clean environment. The ones sat in a brickwork or cement factory are a different story😀😀😀 PS also helps if your not given a stack of service work all over the place..

@SovereignR3387

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelwalker1145 I agree, after a service I usually have and hour or 2 to clean down what I can in the time frame we quoted for labour. Some things like element filter casings or drip leg drains I clean as i go. I can usually do a service and separator (none screw on) within 2 hours or less including inspections then I'll spend my remaining labour time cleaning (usually up to 2 hours). it's pretty boring when a machines small and really clean anyway lol.

What is the name of these housing developments you show in these videos?

How would they fix the waves in the brickwork at the back? Also when the walls are out of tollaranc as in more than 8mm, How do they fix that?

@SirBorisHayter

2 жыл бұрын

Knock it down and make them rebuild it at their cost

@burlatsdemontaigne6147

2 жыл бұрын

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To be fair the fella that signed it off, his seeing eye dog was having a bad day

How heartbreaking for somebody.all that money😢 wasted

Not like I can afford a new home but this is why I would want to get land and build my own home. At least if I get shady builders that is on me and not some corrupt land developer.

In Aussie councils let private certifiers sign off on most of works. Similar issues seen .

Wait until you see part 2 of the video, inside the house...the carpets are all dirty and covered in mud and paint and damaged because they put the flooring down before anything in the house was complete and they didn't even have a road outside or grounds works even complete so just mud everywhere then trades rightly so don't take boots off to go in the house because why is there carpets down its not been painted yet? Or any plumbing done..no kitchen or even toilets/shower fitted in yet, not been painted or skirting glossed yet and there's no power and it's pitch black in there🤪🤣 sorry I'm a carpet fitters on newbuilds I experience this most days

Take a shot every time he has to say "How's this been signed off"

I’m no bricky or builder but when walking around new housing in Bicester the standard is woeful & that’s an untrained eye!

HAving worked in a technical college for a number of years as a bricklaying tutor I can tell you that the standards set for passing NVQ's are appalling low. Most tutors get very frustrated at the standard of brickwork they are expected to pass, the old 3mm Tolerances in brickwork went out of the proverbial window years ago and it was/is apparently acceptable for a 1 square meter panel of brickwork to be out by 10mm in height, plumb and in the joints. Colleges are now factories where NVQ's are churned out. so it isn't any wonder this house is like it is, there is a new housing estate local to where I live, 30 years ago, half of it would have been pulled down because of the poor standard of brickwork. To the trained eye, it is quite easy to walk round the estate and see which houses were worked on my proper old school craftsmen and which were worked on by the new breed of 'builders'.

"pride in your work". LOL. Very rare thing nowadays..🤔

If the pointing is bad you know the rest of the house is screwed. It's a sure sign of sheer ignorance and absolute laziness.

It makes you wonder who signed off that the work was all finished and work up to standard.

Where is this ?

You would think building control inspection generally helps to pick some of these major defects and to be rectified before issuing the relavant pass certificate?

OMG that is absolutely appalling. What bloody cowboys! You’re right it should never have been signed off. I’m curious - who was the builder?

If the finish and outward appearance is so bad, imagine what horrors lie beneath the walls and foundations, imagine the wiring, drainage, pipework etc Whats happened to proper time served tradesmen and building standards?😳🤔😲

Have these houses been sold and if so, judging by contents of garage, I thought that is what people paid surveyors for. To check house for buyers. Otherwise, what does a surveyor do?

@NoHeartAnthony

2 жыл бұрын

New builds are usually bought off plan. You’re already committed before it’s been built

The sad thing is the building companies in covid used any and everybody to complete the builds but the oversight did not exist. Now when they have come to market all the little shell companies run by one man and a dog have gone bankrupt to set up again. If we wish to make these people accountable we have to revise our company law to actually prevent these shell company directors from holding such positions again. It has been desired since the 1950’s but the public are bored by such legislation and furious about the actuality of its current effect.

It's effectively mortgage fraud, houses signed off by the developer and NHBC to obtain mortgage monies. Developers and NHBC should be legally held accountable with substantial fines paid daily for this kinda stuff. Trades should also be fully registered and banned / financially liable for works. We're fighting Redrow and NHBC at the moment, various videos I've posted here to showcase them. MP's need to take serious action as this will be the next massive PPI style liability.

Holy fuck. Imagine paying all that money for a house that looks like its just survived a hurricane.

Your heart would sink if you'd just purchased that.

Who ever signed that off should be fired.

Great channel, thanks for showing us what to look at. I'm busy waiting for my new build. Been delayed 2 1/2 months already and I was able to get to the property to take photos and snag it already, f shocking. I'll be able to give you enough content for a vide lol. Damaged garage lintels, crack in render, bay window cracked both sides, cement that fell and left on the render, 3 holes drilled in wall and filled with white goo, grey render used to plug a area on a cream rendered house, garage door not level, area between front door and roof more on one side that other (not level I suspect), bay window base (all 4 bricks different heights and not straight), missing mortar everywhere, wall between garages has a base than is 20mm to the left of the rest of the wall, bottom brick on other wall 10mm inwards from rest of the wall, breather sticking out of the wall 10mm and not flush, drains in driveway lower than rest of the driveway, back doors, wall on one side base sticking out, so much more and that just the outside.

@rustynail8925

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you haven't paid in full yet, because if you have ' the incentive for the company to put things right is gone , but if there's a ballance left to pay make sure you argue the f--- with them if they start to piss you about ! Take no shit .

@justbecausenootherreason

2 жыл бұрын

@@rustynail8925 I have had another visit since then, most of the issues has been resolved. Keys tomorrow and then snag list.

@ladyacp

2 жыл бұрын

Hiya, did you take someone with you to see those issues? We have just exchanged and thinking to take someone knowledgeable with us when we do demo checks.

@justbecausenootherreason

2 жыл бұрын

@@ladyacp Nope, I just walked around the house and looked at every area for any defects. |They were so obvious you couldn't miss them. We got a snag company in after we moved it. I would give them about 70% tbh. They found things I would have missed but missed obvious things I already reported.

all hidden stuff behind drywall will be scary. I would defintely ask to rip some drywall to see wtf is going on.

I absolutely love the look of new builds but it's stuff like this that makes me steer clear....oh an the often extortionate prices too. 3 bed council house £79k with 10 on top and it's mint 👍🏻

@nicolajohnson1887

2 жыл бұрын

We moved to spain and got a 3 bed villa with pool for 90k, but in whickam county Durham, we couldn't buy more than a bed sit for that.

@NoHeartAnthony

2 жыл бұрын

A house for £80k? Northerner alert

@utilitarian

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoHeartAnthony absolutely 😂 not the prices down there are extortionate 😂

@nicolajohnson1887

2 жыл бұрын

@@utilitarian down where exactly.

@nicolajohnson1887

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoHeartAnthony bitter much.

Maybe the person signing off on the inspection was an affirmative-action hire that's what it looks like

@andrew300169

2 жыл бұрын

Really? Because the construction industry hasn’t been shit for decades?

That’s beyond shocking, it’s criminal!😡😡

That is absolutely disgusting. Criminal