The one aspect of new build developments that is of the highest quality, is the big glossy brosures showing artist impressions of the wonderful new build houses, it all looks so heavenly 😄
5 year I have been in mine and it’s shocking and to top it off for 4 years we have had rats in the cavity off walls and they have gained access to the loft just don’t no how they are getting it’s the whole street who have them now it’s shocking
I work on newbuilds, i wouldn’t touch a new build home without getting a professional snagger in. The site i have been on built a really nice house and to people that dont know what they’re looking for, its perfect. They luckily got a snagger in, he pulled 300-400 snags, one of which was the big garage door needed replacing. That garage door is now on a different property where the buyer didnt get a professional snagger 🤷🏼♀️
@@scotspie501douglas7 like a surveyor. They’ll turn up and make sure every part of your newbuild house is up to standard, from the structure or the building/the groundworks/to the decoration
I used to snag brickwork for persimmon homes, some of the work I saw was horrendous our company had a job for life it was that bad, until persimmon decided to not pay our company for 6 months work, stay away from persimmon they are the worst.
I work on new builds as a floor layer and some of the things I see are shocking. I honestly don’t know how they get signed off. If you hired an independent snagger I can guarantee they would find plenty more snags
Years ago i was a tiler on a new build site. I kid you not, hand on my heart, the developer put plasterboard onto the block and beam to tile onto. I really had no choice but to crack on.
As someone who has worked for a groundwork subcontractor, that works on house builder sites - if you think Taylor Wimpy are bad, be thankful it wasn't Persimmon built.
Bought a Mc Leans house off plan and you have to pay before moving in. First surprise was that the built in master bedroom cupboard had been entirely filled by the hot water tank as they couldn't be bothered to fit it understairs, as plans.If in the bathroom and someone walked past on the landing the floor moved down and then up again. Oh, and stairs moved a couple of centimetres away from walls. The first summer we had weeds growing through the warm air vents.
Well done Taylor Wimpey for sorting out 15 of your defects within 7 days. I would guess the rad is in dispute as the working drawing or heating layout shows it in this position.
Moving the rad sounds easy. But it will expose old fixings and need re tileing. It will need to have pipework extended along as well. To do it properly one would have to disturb skirting tiles and plasterboard. Extend pipework then fefit plasterboard tiles to match. ( God luck) refit skirting etc . Love to know how they straightened pedestal without messing up flooring.
It’s the biggest scandal currently ongoing in this country today. Mass building of cheap, poor quality housing at extortionate prices fuelled by a so-called ‘housing crisis’ when there are 100s of thousands of empty homes across the country. Large-scale house builders get billions in government grants for affordable housing, get huge planning applications for swathes of green/agricultural/protected and unsafe land (flood lands, former mines, etc...) approved, the quality of workmanship, materials, finishes, treatment of staff, and land treatment is appalling, and their lack of contribution or weaselling out of local community projects is absolutely horrendous. These companies and the politicians that facilitate them truly are poison, the quality housing in this country is completely on its knees.
@@tommy12887 Believe me, the more you look into new housing and/or renovations by large companies, the worse it gets. It seems quite trivial on the surface, I do understand that.
I would have thought so too but these radiators are surprisingly easy to move. They literally lift off and are on flex pipes. To move over a few inches would still hide the existing wholes without the need to retile.
I worked on new builds , the problem is the pressure to complete on time as its what’s called fast track , no matter what the weather or any problems you come up against the date for completion is final, you will soon be looking for another job if you miss completion dates
Friend just brought a persimmons home I told him to organise a snag inspector to come the day after he moved in, the guy said his house was good for Persimmons a there was only just over a 100 issues.
@@jamesminter2780 Nope was built for them, I believe that several are not minor snags as they are not installing flooring in some rooms because of it. Just really lucky . Feel sorry for the guy when he said he was buying a new house and I joked that I hope it isn't persimmons as it will collapse around him and his face dropped. That said I have been electrocuted gassed and had a finger almost severed by my house and it was built in 1937, so he is still doing better than me.
We moved into our Taylor Wimpey home in September 2015 and in March 2021, we are still finding issues that were caused by shoddy building work. I was like you when we moved in and thought it wasn't too bad, but as time went on, we kept finding more and more things. The worst was the electrical fire which started due to them using incorrect wiring (only happened around 3 years after moving in). Make sure that you fully use your 2 year warranty period - you will find more things. The other huge issue we are having with Taylor Wimpey, is that despite completing our development in 2016, the roads are STILL not up to standard for adoption by the council, so we still have to deal with them. I would NEVER EVER buy a Taylor Wimpey build again (and I know other builders have even worse quality issues, but it makes no excuse for TW).
I think every new build owner will have a story or several to share! We brought our house new from Linden homes back in 2015. I Kidd you not we had just over 130 snags on ours, ranging from small scuffs on the walls, incorrect flooring, damaged kitchen worktops, hot and cold mixer tap incorrectly plumbed, the waste pipes on the sinks, shower and the bath not connected at all.... I won’t go on. We now loving call our house the Friday home (seems like the trade people who built ours liked to knock off early on a Friday) don’t let them fob you off with anything, for the majority of people a home will be the most expensive thing you ever purchase. I had to argue, if I brought a new car with a scratch down the side would that be acceptable?? It took just a little over 4 weeks from my first contact to them sorting it all. But they did, patience and persistence will win over 👍🏼 good luck with it all 🤗
I'm going to say the radiator!! I can not believe how many problems you guys have had with your new build but I will say that I'm not surprised!! We live in close proximity to 2 new build estates & they are literally thrown up within a matter of weeks!! There is no attention to detail as it's just a job to get completed. Our house is 38 years old so not old or new, weve been here for just over 6 years & have only had minor problems like split exterior pipes, cracking artex, etc. I feel for you because that house should be perfect!! Hopefully everything will be rectified & you can start your new chapter....Good luck🍀
Like others, this is why I'd be reluctant in purchasing a new build. It blows my mind that people even purchase houses before they've even layed a brick. If this is the standard of workmanship on just the cosmetics it's frightening to think about the quality of workmanship on the things you don't see like the structure etc 🤦
I bought my first home new in 1981 when it was 4 bricks high. It was a Barratt home and they were the butt of everybody's jokes then. Compared to today's new builds, it was solid and professionally built! The only issue we has was the wooden windows rotting inside 2 years.
My brother brought off a drawing in 1985 for £32000 and sold it as soon as it was completed six months later for £79000 . He didn't have to do a thing to it as he didn't care because nothing was coming back on him. That is why some people buy new builds. I wouldn't as when I brought my first house that is the house I still live in .
Im a scaffolder worked on plenty new build sites and the way these houses get put up is shocking.. they put them up as fast as possible and as cheap as possible.. after moving in if the company have left the site it takes ages to correct the snagging list.. if only you could see the wall cavitys
In the bathroom that toilet looks too close to wall aswell, odd that it's a normal rad and not a towel rail. Regarding the render on the back, it was probably put on in the rain so thats what those streaks are, and on the side the bottom half was done left to dry and than finished the top.
We moved into a Wimpey house last year. They are absolutely shocking when it comes to fixing stuff and just couldn’t give a toss now they’ve got your money. Keep at them!
It’s nice to know that since I bought my wimpy home 20 years ago that they have continued in tradition of shoddy workmanship. Luckily as a kitchen and bathroom fitter I was able to rip out the bathroom and 2 en-suites after a couple of years because I was sick of the constant leaks. The novelty of having a shower in the kitchen whilst cooking the tea soon wore off. The kitchen always smelt funny and it became obvious why when I ripped that out as the builders had drilled out a boss in the soil pipe and left it unplugged, nice. Who says buying a new house is trouble free ? Good luck getting the work done.
Must be great for the builders on the site to know that they are proper cowboys who couldn’t give a damn about the people buying the houses. It’s kept me busy over the years knowing that most people buying a new home will be that sick and tired of the kitchen, bathroom, en-suite etc either leaking or not living up to their expectations that they will employ someone like me who gives a damn to make it right for them. Thanks.
I bet it’s the radiator that they don’t want to move! They’ll be saying to you that every house of that design is the same. However, the toilet is not fit for purpose, and you stand a real risk of being burnt. They won’t want to move the radiator because it’ll be a tricky job. However, I suggest changing the radiator to a towel warmer that won’t stick out from the wall as much? And, like you said, slide it down the wall a little. OR.....swap the bog and the sink round!! Do I win a prize? 🍌
I think what they’ve done surely doesn’t go with bathroom building regs? As you’re meant to have a certain amount of around a toilet and it doesn’t look like it meets that
The radiator would move quite easily actually because now they on flexible pipes it’s just a case of taking it off the brackets and moving them further across the wall!
@@leemoore8068 But then that leaves plug holes in tiles etc, they would have to re-tile that whole wall or it'll look crap, not to mention the pipes would then be visible, which true isnt the end of the world, but if I just forked out probably 250-300k for a new house, I'd want it to be done right.
Disputed snag has to be the rad in the bathroom. BTW, I had over 100 snags on a new apartment 15 years ago, and they were expensive! Biggest was bringing in a cherry picker and closing the adjoining car park in order to level the balcony! Bugged the heck out of me because it did not line up with the spire on the cathedral opposite :)
Makes me wounder if people look at what their buying before paying for it. The last old car I sold for £750 many people looked at it. under it, in the boot, under bonnet, 100s of questions for a £750 car so why don't they look at a house the same way?
@@S.JCarpentry most of these problems a snagging problems and very poor tradesmen people should go and spend an afternoon looking at the home before paying for it that would save them alot of anger problems
The radiator placement is actually dangerous. I’m sure it breaches some kind of H&S regulation. Surely! Also check where it was placed in same house type in other homes.
those ceiling lights are what they are they have a double clip that mounts it to the ceiling . they can be readjusted depending on how big the circle hole was cut for the wire and light fitting.
My guess would be the bathroom radiator would be in dispute just because I’d imagine that would be the most expensive for them to fix or they may try to argue it was setup the same way in your tour of the model home and use that to get out of fixing it. Hopefully they do the right thing and fix all of the issues for your guys though!
The rad in the bathroom, you can clearly see the pipe work not coming out straight in the left hand side has looking at it. And yea agree it may could have been placed further along the wall.
I live in a newbuild too. Haven't had anything major other than flimsy fixtures. 1. Most of the interior door handles needed replacing. 2. A couple of windows locks needed fixing. 3. Front door needed fixing as similar issue as yours, but perhaps not as bad. 4. Electrical wiring seems cheap as bulbs always flickering even after being replaced and sockets always surging. 5. Broadband / telephone access line also constantly has problems and telephone always has a bad line. 6. The radiator in the downstairs WC isn't screwed on properly. 7. Master bedroom ceiling light was hanging from ceiling when we had the keys handed over to us. So actually there's quite a few minor things lol Do you also have a load of things you're prohibited from doing? Like getting satellite TV or using your loft space? We do :(
We bought a Bellway new build, we had a number minor issues some petty and they fixed everything we found, even had the water cylinder replaced along with half the garden turf. I think it was easier to get the trades back because they were still on site on phase two of the builds.
Have you checked your loft space ? Make sure all the pipes are connected to vents and they’ve actually put in ventilation tiles on the roof. Work in lofts 5 days a week in new builds and 90% haven’t been connected up
I bought a Wimpey 4 bed detached in 1975 and I have to admit it was a well built good quality home the only small thing was the kitchen door leaked slightly after a big downpour.
That's loads snags, glad u got most of them fixed . Hope the others get approved by the company. You don't need stress and hassle , looking forward to the tour in the next vlog 👍
We didnt think we had many as we have heard some stories of some people getting their whole stairs replaced, most of them have been fixed now just two more left which is the radiator and render but the render is booked in for the spring :)
@@GetBinky wow thats not good. They must have some quality control before sign off I guess you can't find everything. Some of the ones you had were things they should have noticed. That radiator in the bathroom just was so in the wrong place. We could see the lines in the render too.
What is needed is a list of the most common snags to look for. Here’s one - damage to kitchen worktops. They fit them, then use the to stand on, leave tools on etc. To cover the surface scratches they use varnish. That will eventually wear off, but past the 7 days and then they will blame you.
My parents have always had new builds, but their last before this was 29 years ago and a small estate.. This snag experience was entirely new and frustrating. We had all sorts, first thing we noticed was front door not matching garage. We had two big issues, one which dragged for ages.
I built these for 15 years im a carpenter/joiner and I'd never buy a new build, i know how badly built they are ive seen some shocking work. Left because i wasn't happy with the finished job they were leaving and my work wasnt appreciated or valued. Do mostly domestic work now. My advice... sell it on
I will never buy from TW again, 5yrs I’ve been in my house and can’t wait to sell up next yr. believe it or not but I only noticed last yr that 1 of my doors to a room doesn’t stay shut because the catch on the door is no where near even level to sit in the hole and keep the door closed! 2 of the doors have bowed and must be the cheapest doors available. Slabs were loose in my back garden. Had to the move the shed to the far corner because the geniuses dumped it smack in the middle of the garden!!!! The finish above my back door is awful. The middle and top floor feels so flimsy that I feel I’m gonna fall through the floor at any minute and I’m 10.5st, when I reported this 2 guys came round and I’ve never seen anyone walk around so light footed before and they had the nerve to say there’s nothing wrong. The walls r so thin. These houses TW build really are absolute dog shit
TW homes have so many problems! We had a new build from them a few years ago and it was just ongoing, lots of window scratches, issues with water pipes and radiators, lights not fitted properly and many problems with things not being put in straight! Hope you get them all sorted :) fingers crossed!!
Some serious snags there! I imagine they are disputing the radiator, because they won't want to do such a big job moving everything and replacing the tiles. But don't back down guys, tell them it's not fit for appropriate purpose. We had some serious issues with our first new build home, and we fought for around a year, in the end everything was rectified. Good luck 😊
It’s not the rush it’s the trades hammering out their price work. Time is money. And some of the tradesmen I wouldn’t even let them make me a sandwich let alone a house.
It will be the rad in the family bathroom. It’s a common issue in new builds but my understanding is there is no regulation stipulating the distance a rad should be from a toilet.
The dispute will be the siting of the rad but as i say it must have been on the plan to fit in with the door closure and the specs where clear where the rad would be sited.
I renovate council houses for a living and we have to have them dot on for hand over.... yeah they get trashed a lot afterwards but prior to handover we have to go through with a fine tooth comb! That’s new homes unfortunately. Cost a fortune and rushed to finish for a massive profit!
I'm an electrician, I used to work on a few new build sites, they're always awful! Kept getting told to do work as cheap and fast as possible, ended up ditching all new build sites!
I remember my dad working on new builds and issues they had were management and sales, especially sales who would say a house would be built in 8 weeks even though it took 16 weeks to build it normally and the amount of cutting corners they had to do, but the rad issue isn't a snag, probably regs and rules, funniest one was where to put the toilet roll holder so someone put it in the door because it had no where else to go, but its the guys who build them who get the backlash and they have no say or time to get them done right in the first place
Omg i hope this didnt take the shine of your new home.hopefully they will finally sort out the remaining snags asap.your new home is beautiful.congrates Del and Jenny xx
We moved into a Berkeley home in Sevenoaks in 2018. Their snagging period is only 12 months and they did everything possible not to repair issues. There is a particular issue with the flashing around the solar panels which lets air flow into the loft and blow your loft hatch open. They repaired the flashing once poorly within the snagging but now refuse to look at it. The NHBC say they don’t cover the issue as there is no water ingress. So we are left with an expensive house which is cold due to not being sealed!
Got to be the radiator. One good way to put the squeeze on is to claim Health & Safety - say your brothers little daughter burned her leg whilst using the loo. We had a Verandah roof on a G2 listed house that was glass. It needed a major renovation job, and the council said we must replace the glass with glass...( at a cost of £30K! ) So I got them round and said glass was totally inappropriate as a bird may drop something onto the glass or a tile from the roof may come loose, cause it to break and kill someone sitting underneath. They agreed there and then we could use clear polycarbonate sheets on the grounds of H&S issues. Result - it saved up £27K on the project and you would never know it wasn't glass.
So frustrating seeing this, how some of them issues got signed off is pretty astounding, the house goes through 2/3 sign offs before handover. Some of them snags are just unacceptable... when you see them it makes you wonder what it’s like behind the scenes. Even with the 7 day rule, make sure you report anything and everything else you find. Buying a new noise should be an enjoyable experience. All will get sorted though. 👍
Had a few friends who bought new builds, both were in the trade ,one a plasterer the other a brickie. They found hundreds of problems the worst being the entire ceilings being ripped out because the beams were 4x2 and all bowed in 4 mths, that took 6 moths to do but 5 yrs to have done. The other one was the waste pipe finished in the garden as it hadn’t been connected to the sewers so that backed up pretty quickly, buyer beware .
All new builds have snagging issues. We purchased 2 Persimmon homes, one for rental and one for us to live in. Both had issues, our house had a major design flaw where the dishwasher wouldn’t open fully due to the closeness to the double oven. To open it we had to fully open the oven door! I managed to get them to swap the oven to a slide and glide oneall at their expense. My sons own an Anwyl new build and their customer care is shocking compared to Persimmon. I think they will argue the radiator issue? Good luck in your new home though 😘😘
Lovely home, so happy for you both. I think its the upstairs banister. They would probably blame the removal people (yourselves) saying you for scuffed/damaged the paintwork. They did in my sisters new build. She had 2 A4 sheets of snagging! Good luck with it. x x
Thank you. The one we are waiting for is the radiator in the bathroom as they think its fine but we are awaiting a response to see if they will move it. Lucky for us the banister was noted down before we even completed so they knew it wasnt us and it was done straight away xx
Really enjoyed this vid. We are onto our second new build. If I had made a snag video when we moved in last year it would have been 5 times as long as this lol. Painting of the Bannister's/ staircase was the same for us. Worst snag was the central heating zone valves were wired the wrong way round! The thermostat upstairs was controlling the downstairs and vice versa. Lovely house- really like your internal doors and tiling
That's not too bad for snagging. The radiator is probably the one in dispute? If it's timber framed though get prepared for the shower tray leaking. Nice looking house overall.
Radiator being moved I think is the snag they are disputing. It would mean moving the radiator but also replacing tiles to make good and I don't think they will want to do that.
what you have to remember about your down lights is that they generally have a 79mm cut out and the cheap Chinese fire starters are not known for being accurately made
Great video guys and very helpful for new build buyers . We had a big list too ! Our en suite shower needed re plastering and re tiling down one full side . We had no door on the landing walk in cupboard for weeks . The shower was finally sorted about 7 weeks after we moved in . Oh and as for NHBC , they ain’t worth a carrot 🤬. Hope all the work is sorted now 🤞🏼🧱👍🏼
Don't buy a new build.... Very poor quality. Buy an older house and spend the money on refurbishment..... Also why did you accept the property in this condition?
I'd not buy any new house, and "new" would be stuff back to the 00's. The only way you could get me into a "new" home would be if it was a independent build. It's just rubbish. Flimsy, poor materials, poor quality boilers, kitchens, bathrooms, windows, electrical fixtures, the lot is just cheap tat. Contractor special the lot. This house will last 40-50 years tops.
@@peterpeterson9903 there has been well over 1000 new build homes in my area in the last 2 years and you couldn't pay me to move into a single one of them. The short amount of time it takes them to go up should be a big indicator as to the quality, you shouldn't be able to get a full brick laid house up in less than a day with only 3 bods on site, and yet within a week they can get 50+ up. Also, you can't just stick brick onto a wooden frame and call it a day, there's supposed to be more than one layer to a house. I don't understand how they're getting away with it. We're looking to move house this year and if the building hasn't been there at least 30 years we aren't interested 🤷🏻♀️
@@Mixedia Exactly, we built an extension last year and even getting it built really well, allowing for timber shrinkage etc. before putting in windows and doors and putting up the blockwork or plasterboard takes time, you cannot rush that. I also insisted on 2x6 studs so the walls are serious, I used loads of concrete and block and just made sure it was built solid. Didn't cost much more either, these new houses are just lego. When the Tarmac rep came to see me to discuss my concrete pour he was telling me that several large house builders were using Tarmac Topflow concrete (basically a soupy mix that self compacts and more or less levels - it just needs tamped with a sort of rake thing with 2 handles to slosh the stuff about) then starting building on it the following day, even though Tarmac advise them to wait 3 days minimum longer if cold. No one cares is the issue. Where are all the quality trades people and why are the management and foremen all about rush rush cheap cheap. Just money grabbing is all. I feel sorry for people who buy new builds as they probably don't know what awaits them, for if they did, they wouldn't buy it.
Hi you lovely pair,I can’t believe TW passed your new build onto you with all them faults it’s pretty disgraceful to be honest hope you get everything sorted and they should move the radiator no questions asked for the state of all the snagging,hope you both have a great life together in your new home 🏡 xx
We were glad to get into the house with covid and the delays we had and didnt want to delay our buyers any longer. most if the snags are fixed now just waiting for a response on the radiator and the rendering we have to wait for better weather but spring is around the corner :)
177 snags in the new build I moved into less than two months ago. After having a professional snagger survey the property I'm still finding issues which I'm happy to say our developer is dealing with. Your house looks fab (minus the snags) 😉
We couldn't fault Taylor Wimpey as they were great through this whole thing as we had covid aswell to deal with, think we didnt have many snags compared some horror stories we have heard. We are so happy we are in now and enjoying the home, Thursday we show a tour around what the house is like now
brilliant advice for new builds love it but would not buy as the buggers that fitted the windows knew there were scratches and all the rest they dont give a toss
the quality has gone now in new builds , as a sparky who has seen the change over the past 20 years , it is all about maximum profit now and not quality , most of the work is done as cheaply as possible yet the prices of properties are rising a lot , this is the price of a greed society , enjoy
Hi guys love the new place we have a very similar Barrets new build we brought about 9 years ago , we had very similar snags the other thing to look out for is cracks in ceilings and walks they normally appear about 6 months in as the house starts to settle We had quite a few 👍🏻
The radiator in the bathroom is like that because 99% of people go for the towel rail which takes up a lot less space outwards. You have inspired me to thoroughly check me new taylor wimpy house when i move in though!
Word of warning never have a chrome towel rail that close to the toilet because unlike a radiator that gets hot but radiates the heat a chrome or stainless towel rail can be way hotter. I have been to 2 jobs to move towel rails. A young child grabbed the towel rail as she jumped off the toilet and needed to go to hospital with a badly burned hand and another job where a towel rail badly burnt an elderly ladies leg as she used the toilet, she also had to go to hospital. On a lighter note it’s also a bloody inconvenience sitting side saddle on the loo reading the paper.
I'm guessing they're either disputing the radiator position or the sink being wonky. Instead of the current radiator, a towel rail might be better? The radiator is in a dangerous position especially if you ever had kids, they would burn themselves for sure x
Yep its the radiator we are still waiting for a response to see if they will move it, we said the same about kids especially it being winter and it being red hot x
The Guardian had an article about how new builds are designed to last for 40 years, and 60s in the best builds. They said there would be a housing shortage coming when these have to be knocked down and replaced in 40 years.
I work as an QS on new build projects like these. To be honest I would never buy a new built house. This is because I am involved in the process of procuring material and subcontractors to actually build these houses. FYI these larger companies who are the developers don't actually build anything, as everything is subcontracted. 9/10 of these projects are based on cost/quality so the main contractor doesn't care about the end user (person buying the house) as it's meant to be built cheaply for max profit. I would say definitely do a detailed snagging or defect list and ALWAYS ask for warranty/guarantee paper work before or on the handover date. Alot of these companies give collateral warranties which protect the vendor if the main contractor goes bump. Don't ever be afraid to ask questions or for additional work! There is always budget for little things that are missed by the MC on theses types of projects.
We bought a StModwens property - closing in on 12 months in, and we are still dragging them back for snags (some of them reported in the first week). I will give them their due however, they are still accepting new snags for consideration and are repairing screw pops/etc. We were foolish and did not get an independent snag company, so they may well be very happy that we have not found issues that they are aware of!
I work in construction. We don't build many large sites, 20 or 30 dwellings, odd site a few more. Quality is prime, yes a few snags but they are MADE to be put right by the sub contractors and our company go out of their way to be right with the customer. It's not hard, if you care
The one aspect of new build developments that is of the highest quality, is the big glossy brosures showing artist impressions of the wonderful new build houses, it all looks so heavenly 😄
Going to be a bigger problem in 20 years time when all these new builds are crumbling
You give them 20 years that's optimistic
You mean 10 years...
And along comes a property developer to tear them down and start the money making again...
A big pile of poo, never ever go near house bashing sites
5 year I have been in mine and it’s shocking and to top it off for 4 years we have had rats in the cavity off walls and they have gained access to the loft just don’t no how they are getting it’s the whole street who have them now it’s shocking
I work on newbuilds, i wouldn’t touch a new build home without getting a professional snagger in. The site i have been on built a really nice house and to people that dont know what they’re looking for, its perfect. They luckily got a snagger in, he pulled 300-400 snags, one of which was the big garage door needed replacing. That garage door is now on a different property where the buyer didnt get a professional snagger 🤷🏼♀️
This is why builders are as trusted as car sales people.
@@user-jt1jv8vl9r talking shit
whats a professional snagger
@@scotspie501douglas7 like a surveyor. They’ll turn up and make sure every part of your newbuild house is up to standard, from the structure or the building/the groundworks/to the decoration
I used to snag brickwork for persimmon homes, some of the work I saw was horrendous our company had a job for life it was that bad, until persimmon decided to not pay our company for 6 months work, stay away from persimmon they are the worst.
I work on new builds as a floor layer and some of the things I see are shocking. I honestly don’t know how they get signed off. If you hired an independent snagger I can guarantee they would find plenty more snags
I didn't know an independent snagger was even a thing and where do you find them? Chekatrade?
@@rafmo7413 internet buddy, they cost a bit usually £500-£1000 for inspection but can save you x10 more.
Years ago i was a tiler on a new build site. I kid you not, hand on my heart, the developer put plasterboard onto the block and beam to tile onto. I really had no choice but to crack on.
As someone who has worked for a groundwork subcontractor, that works on house builder sites - if you think Taylor Wimpy are bad, be thankful it wasn't Persimmon built.
🤣🤣🤣 or Barratts
They're all the same... Rubbish
Yes, I bought a persimmon house. Never again!
Or brick by brick.
Bought a Mc Leans house off plan and you have to pay before moving in. First surprise was that the built in master bedroom cupboard had been entirely filled by the hot water tank as they couldn't be bothered to fit it understairs, as plans.If in the bathroom and someone walked past on the landing the floor moved down and then up again. Oh, and stairs moved a couple of centimetres away from walls. The first summer we had weeds growing through the warm air vents.
The snap on the window was the safety catch re catching. You're wife released it when she opened the window. All mine do it
Well done Taylor Wimpey for sorting out 15 of your defects within 7 days. I would guess the rad is in dispute as the working drawing or heating layout shows it in this position.
yep
Moving the rad sounds easy. But it will expose old fixings and need re tileing. It will need to have pipework extended along as well. To do it properly one would have to disturb skirting tiles and plasterboard. Extend pipework then fefit plasterboard tiles to match. ( God luck) refit skirting etc . Love to know how they straightened pedestal without messing up flooring.
The reason i wouldn't buy a new home,overpriced and built with cheap materials while the housing company bosses live the life of billionaires.
It’s the biggest scandal currently ongoing in this country today. Mass building of cheap, poor quality housing at extortionate prices fuelled by a so-called ‘housing crisis’ when there are 100s of thousands of empty homes across the country.
Large-scale house builders get billions in government grants for affordable housing, get huge planning applications for swathes of green/agricultural/protected and unsafe land (flood lands, former mines, etc...) approved, the quality of workmanship, materials, finishes, treatment of staff, and land treatment is appalling, and their lack of contribution or weaselling out of local community projects is absolutely horrendous.
These companies and the politicians that facilitate them truly are poison, the quality housing in this country is completely on its knees.
It isnt that bad mate jesus christ 😂
This isn't a bad one
They normally are very bad
@@tommy12887 Believe me, the more you look into new housing and/or renovations by large companies, the worse it gets. It seems quite trivial on the surface, I do understand that.
Look at how many small builders never get paid buy these big companies.
I bet it’s the radiator they won’t agree on , that’s the hardest and most expensive thing to move as it will require plumbing and some tile work
I would have said so as well yes, need to re-tile part of the bathroom as well as moving pipes
First thing I thought of
I would have to agree on this.
I would agree, but on the basis that it's a design flaw which would not be covered under the guarantee.
I would have thought so too but these radiators are surprisingly easy to move. They literally lift off and are on flex pipes. To move over a few inches would still hide the existing wholes without the need to retile.
I worked on new builds , the problem is the pressure to complete on time as its what’s called fast track , no matter what the weather or any problems you come up against the date for completion is final, you will soon be looking for another job if you miss completion dates
Friend just brought a persimmons home I told him to organise a snag inspector to come the day after he moved in, the guy said his house was good for Persimmons a there was only just over a 100 issues.
I work for persimmons and can confirm if there was only 100 issues it was more than likely a show house
@@jamesminter2780 Nope was built for them, I believe that several are not minor snags as they are not installing flooring in some rooms because of it. Just really lucky . Feel sorry for the guy when he said he was buying a new house and I joked that I hope it isn't persimmons as it will collapse around him and his face dropped. That said I have been electrocuted gassed and had a finger almost severed by my house and it was built in 1937, so he is still doing better than me.
We moved into our Taylor Wimpey home in September 2015 and in March 2021, we are still finding issues that were caused by shoddy building work. I was like you when we moved in and thought it wasn't too bad, but as time went on, we kept finding more and more things. The worst was the electrical fire which started due to them using incorrect wiring (only happened around 3 years after moving in). Make sure that you fully use your 2 year warranty period - you will find more things. The other huge issue we are having with Taylor Wimpey, is that despite completing our development in 2016, the roads are STILL not up to standard for adoption by the council, so we still have to deal with them. I would NEVER EVER buy a Taylor Wimpey build again (and I know other builders have even worse quality issues, but it makes no excuse for TW).
I think every new build owner will have a story or several to share! We brought our house new from Linden homes back in 2015. I Kidd you not we had just over 130 snags on ours, ranging from small scuffs on the walls, incorrect flooring, damaged kitchen worktops, hot and cold mixer tap incorrectly plumbed, the waste pipes on the sinks, shower and the bath not connected at all.... I won’t go on. We now loving call our house the Friday home (seems like the trade people who built ours liked to knock off early on a Friday) don’t let them fob you off with anything, for the majority of people a home will be the most expensive thing you ever purchase. I had to argue, if I brought a new car with a scratch down the side would that be acceptable?? It took just a little over 4 weeks from my first contact to them sorting it all. But they did, patience and persistence will win over 👍🏼 good luck with it all 🤗
That Render has been done it the rain. The water takes away the colour, that’s why it’s okay under the window cills.
That's monacouche shite, collects algae goes green, used instead of sand and cement cheaper labour cost.
I'm going to say the radiator!! I can not believe how many problems you guys have had with your new build but I will say that I'm not surprised!! We live in close proximity to 2 new build estates & they are literally thrown up within a matter of weeks!! There is no attention to detail as it's just a job to get completed. Our house is 38 years old so not old or new, weve been here for just over 6 years & have only had minor problems like split exterior pipes, cracking artex, etc. I feel for you because that house should be perfect!! Hopefully everything will be rectified & you can start your new chapter....Good luck🍀
Like others, this is why I'd be reluctant in purchasing a new build. It blows my mind that people even purchase houses before they've even layed a brick. If this is the standard of workmanship on just the cosmetics it's frightening to think about the quality of workmanship on the things you don't see like the structure etc 🤦
I bought my first home new in 1981 when it was 4 bricks high. It was a Barratt home and they were the butt of everybody's jokes then. Compared to today's new builds, it was solid and professionally built! The only issue we has was the wooden windows rotting inside 2 years.
My brother brought off a drawing in 1985 for £32000 and sold it as soon as it was completed six months later for £79000 . He didn't have to do a thing to it as he didn't care because nothing was coming back on him. That is why some people buy new builds. I wouldn't as when I brought my first house that is the house I still live in .
The warranties aren’t worth the paper they’re written on, my window has literally detached from the building and they won’t sort it
This would piss me right off, I'd want to move to another house. I'm guessing they disputed the ensuite radiator ?!?
Im a scaffolder worked on plenty new build sites and the way these houses get put up is shocking.. they put them up as fast as possible and as cheap as possible.. after moving in if the company have left the site it takes ages to correct the snagging list.. if only you could see the wall cavitys
In the bathroom that toilet looks too close to wall aswell, odd that it's a normal rad and not a towel rail.
Regarding the render on the back, it was probably put on in the rain so thats what those streaks are, and on the side the bottom half was done left to dry and than finished the top.
I work as a plumber on site and if the customer hasn't asked for a towel rail as an extra then a radiator is fitted.
We moved into a Wimpey house last year. They are absolutely shocking when it comes to fixing stuff and just couldn’t give a toss now they’ve got your money. Keep at them!
It’s nice to know that since I bought my wimpy home 20 years ago that they have continued in tradition of shoddy workmanship. Luckily as a kitchen and bathroom fitter I was able to rip out the bathroom and 2 en-suites after a couple of years because I was sick of the constant leaks. The novelty of having a shower in the kitchen whilst cooking the tea soon wore off. The kitchen always smelt funny and it became obvious why when I ripped that out as the builders had drilled out a boss in the soil pipe and left it unplugged, nice. Who says buying a new house is trouble free ? Good luck getting the work done.
Sue them
Wow, that's crazy. I can't believe that actually got signed off... Glad you're getting those snags fixed.
The render is K-Rend, the streaks are just from the powder in the mix, it needs properly washing down. Rain usually does it.
Hope everything gets sorted i think its the radiator in the family bathroom.... enjoy your lovely home
That’s what happens why they rush you in the property for you to start living. Glad you spotted these.
Must be great for the builders on the site to know that they are proper cowboys who couldn’t give a damn about the people buying the houses. It’s kept me busy over the years knowing that most people buying a new home will be that sick and tired of the kitchen, bathroom, en-suite etc either leaking or not living up to their expectations that they will employ someone like me who gives a damn to make it right for them. Thanks.
I bet it’s the radiator that they don’t want to move!
They’ll be saying to you that every house of that design is the same. However, the toilet is not fit for purpose, and you stand a real risk of being burnt.
They won’t want to move the radiator because it’ll be a tricky job.
However, I suggest changing the radiator to a towel warmer that won’t stick out from the wall as much? And, like you said, slide it down the wall a little.
OR.....swap the bog and the sink round!!
Do I win a prize? 🍌
I think what they’ve done surely doesn’t go with bathroom building regs? As you’re meant to have a certain amount of around a toilet and it doesn’t look like it meets that
The radiator would move quite easily actually because now they on flexible pipes it’s just a case of taking it off the brackets and moving them further across the wall!
@@leemoore8068 But then that leaves plug holes in tiles etc, they would have to re-tile that whole wall or it'll look crap, not to mention the pipes would then be visible, which true isnt the end of the world, but if I just forked out probably 250-300k for a new house, I'd want it to be done right.
Disputed snag has to be the rad in the bathroom. BTW, I had over 100 snags on a new apartment 15 years ago, and they were expensive! Biggest was bringing in a cherry picker and closing the adjoining car park in order to level the balcony! Bugged the heck out of me because it did not line up with the spire on the cathedral opposite :)
Makes me wounder if people look at what their buying before paying for it. The last old car I sold for £750 many people looked at it. under it, in the boot, under bonnet, 100s of questions for a £750 car so why don't they look at a house the same way?
Alot of developers don't allow for surveys to be completed before buying the house.
@@S.JCarpentry most of these problems a snagging problems and very poor tradesmen people should go and spend an afternoon looking at the home before paying for it that would save them alot of anger problems
I wonder if there is a funky " designer" radiator that would give you the space you need,but not require the plumbing points to move.
The radiator placement is actually dangerous. I’m sure it breaches some kind of H&S regulation. Surely! Also check where it was placed in same house type in other homes.
Have a day off h&s
@@daneboy8699 did you put that rad there
Groundworker not a plumber
those ceiling lights are what they are they have a double clip that mounts it to the ceiling . they can be readjusted depending on how big the circle hole was cut for the wire and light fitting.
My guess would be the bathroom radiator would be in dispute just because I’d imagine that would be the most expensive for them to fix or they may try to argue it was setup the same way in your tour of the model home and use that to get out of fixing it. Hopefully they do the right thing and fix all of the issues for your guys though!
The rad in the bathroom, you can clearly see the pipe work not coming out straight in the left hand side has looking at it. And yea agree it may could have been placed further along the wall.
I live in a newbuild too. Haven't had anything major other than flimsy fixtures.
1. Most of the interior door handles needed replacing.
2. A couple of windows locks needed fixing.
3. Front door needed fixing as similar issue as yours, but perhaps not as bad.
4. Electrical wiring seems cheap as bulbs always flickering even after being replaced and sockets always surging.
5. Broadband / telephone access line also constantly has problems and telephone always has a bad line.
6. The radiator in the downstairs WC isn't screwed on properly.
7. Master bedroom ceiling light was hanging from ceiling when we had the keys handed over to us.
So actually there's quite a few minor things lol Do you also have a load of things you're prohibited from doing? Like getting satellite TV or using your loft space? We do :(
We bought a Bellway new build, we had a number minor issues some petty and they fixed everything we found, even had the water cylinder replaced along with half the garden turf. I think it was easier to get the trades back because they were still on site on phase two of the builds.
For the family ensuite, they should've fitted a thin profile towel radiator (or a single panel radiator) considering the space available. Mental.
Yes we agree but these houses are built at mass rate so they are not thinking but hopefully hear soon about if they are going to more it
Have you checked your loft space ? Make sure all the pipes are connected to vents and they’ve actually put in ventilation tiles on the roof. Work in lofts 5 days a week in new builds and 90% haven’t been connected up
I bought a Wimpey 4 bed detached in 1975 and I have to admit it was a well built good quality home the only small thing was the kitchen door leaked slightly after a big downpour.
That's loads snags, glad u got most of them fixed . Hope the others get approved by the company. You don't need stress and hassle , looking forward to the tour in the next vlog 👍
We didnt think we had many as we have heard some stories of some people getting their whole stairs replaced, most of them have been fixed now just two more left which is the radiator and render but the render is booked in for the spring :)
@@GetBinky wow thats not good. They must have some quality control before sign off I guess you can't find everything. Some of the ones you had were things they should have noticed. That radiator in the bathroom just was so in the wrong place. We could see the lines in the render too.
What is needed is a list of the most common snags to look for. Here’s one - damage to kitchen worktops. They fit them, then use the to stand on, leave tools on etc. To cover the surface scratches they use varnish. That will eventually wear off, but past the 7 days and then they will blame you.
My parents have always had new builds, but their last before this was 29 years ago and a small estate.. This snag experience was entirely new and frustrating. We had all sorts, first thing we noticed was front door not matching garage. We had two big issues, one which dragged for ages.
Lol new build you could just stand in the street and take a wide shot of the house “snag #1” ....can you image what its like where you cant see
NHBC - also doesn't cover any defects in the original construction not found by a competent surveyor if you buy a second hand house still in warranty.
I built these for 15 years im a carpenter/joiner and I'd never buy a new build, i know how badly built they are ive seen some shocking work. Left because i wasn't happy with the finished job they were leaving and my work wasnt appreciated or valued. Do mostly domestic work now. My advice... sell it on
I will never buy from TW again, 5yrs I’ve been in my house and can’t wait to sell up next yr. believe it or not but I only noticed last yr that 1 of my doors to a room doesn’t stay shut because the catch on the door is no where near even level to sit in the hole and keep the door closed! 2 of the doors have bowed and must be the cheapest doors available. Slabs were loose in my back garden. Had to the move the shed to the far corner because the geniuses dumped it smack in the middle of the garden!!!! The finish above my back door is awful. The middle and top floor feels so flimsy that I feel I’m gonna fall through the floor at any minute and I’m 10.5st, when I reported this 2 guys came round and I’ve never seen anyone walk around so light footed before and they had the nerve to say there’s nothing wrong. The walls r so thin. These houses TW build really are absolute dog shit
TW homes have so many problems! We had a new build from them a few years ago and it was just ongoing, lots of window scratches, issues with water pipes and radiators, lights not fitted properly and many problems with things not being put in straight! Hope you get them all sorted :) fingers crossed!!
Some serious snags there!
I imagine they are disputing the radiator, because they won't want to do such a big job moving everything and replacing the tiles.
But don't back down guys, tell them it's not fit for appropriate purpose.
We had some serious issues with our first new build home, and we fought for around a year, in the end everything was rectified.
Good luck 😊
I live in a new build, we have had a few snags aswell, sadly it’s new builds they are rushed unfortunately
It’s not the rush it’s the trades hammering out their price work. Time is money. And some of the tradesmen I wouldn’t even let them make me a sandwich let alone a house.
@@johnstonlee which in some trades the rates are lower than what they were 20 years ago lol
@@Scarz3ny a bit like most jobs, I’m in public sector and should be earning at least 15k a year more if it wasn’t for cuts etc
It will be the rad in the family bathroom. It’s a common issue in new builds but my understanding is there is no regulation stipulating the distance a rad should be from a toilet.
The dispute will be the siting of the rad but as i say it must have been on the plan to fit in with the door closure and the specs where clear where the rad would be sited.
I renovate council houses for a living and we have to have them dot on for hand over.... yeah they get trashed a lot afterwards but prior to handover we have to go through with a fine tooth comb! That’s new homes unfortunately. Cost a fortune and rushed to finish for a massive profit!
What council do you work for. Round my way they don’t give a f
I'm an electrician, I used to work on a few new build sites, they're always awful! Kept getting told to do work as cheap and fast as possible, ended up ditching all new build sites!
Why do they want it done that way?
I remember my dad working on new builds and issues they had were management and sales, especially sales who would say a house would be built in 8 weeks even though it took 16 weeks to build it normally and the amount of cutting corners they had to do, but the rad issue isn't a snag, probably regs and rules, funniest one was where to put the toilet roll holder so someone put it in the door because it had no where else to go, but its the guys who build them who get the backlash and they have no say or time to get them done right in the first place
Omg i hope this didnt take the shine of your new home.hopefully they will finally sort out the remaining snags asap.your new home is beautiful.congrates Del and Jenny xx
We have a Tayler wimpy house we had for 4 years and we are really happy with ours .
That's unacceptable for a new home, and the tap outside looks like it would fall off, hope all goes well
We moved into a Berkeley home in Sevenoaks in 2018. Their snagging period is only 12 months and they did everything possible not to repair issues. There is a particular issue with the flashing around the solar panels which lets air flow into the loft and blow your loft hatch open. They repaired the flashing once poorly within the snagging but now refuse to look at it. The NHBC say they don’t cover the issue as there is no water ingress. So we are left with an expensive house which is cold due to not being sealed!
Got to be the radiator. One good way to put the squeeze on is to claim Health & Safety - say your brothers little daughter burned her leg whilst using the loo. We had a Verandah roof on a G2 listed house that was glass. It needed a major renovation job, and the council said we must replace the glass with glass...( at a cost of £30K! ) So I got them round and said glass was totally inappropriate as a bird may drop something onto the glass or a tile from the roof may come loose, cause it to break and kill someone sitting underneath. They agreed there and then we could use clear polycarbonate sheets on the grounds of H&S issues. Result - it saved up £27K on the project and you would never know it wasn't glass.
I’m gonna guess at the rad being moved they are disputing. But I do love your new home and have been enjoying this series.
So frustrating seeing this, how some of them issues got signed off is pretty astounding, the house goes through 2/3 sign offs before handover.
Some of them snags are just unacceptable... when you see them it makes you wonder what it’s like behind the scenes.
Even with the 7 day rule, make sure you report anything and everything else you find. Buying a new noise should be an enjoyable experience.
All will get sorted though. 👍
You're also missing a trim panel above the garage door. It's exposed metal and should have a plastic cover...
The rad would be costliest internal, is my guess. The render....let us know! :)
Had a few friends who bought new builds, both were in the trade ,one a plasterer the other a brickie. They found hundreds of problems the worst being the entire ceilings being ripped out because the beams were 4x2 and all bowed in 4 mths, that took 6 moths to do but 5 yrs to have done. The other one was the waste pipe finished in the garden as it hadn’t been connected to the sewers so that backed up pretty quickly, buyer beware .
All new builds have snagging issues. We purchased 2 Persimmon homes, one for rental and one for us to live in. Both had issues, our house had a major design flaw where the dishwasher wouldn’t open fully due to the closeness to the double oven. To open it we had to fully open the oven door! I managed to get them to swap the oven to a slide and glide oneall at their expense. My sons own an Anwyl new build and their customer care is shocking compared to Persimmon.
I think they will argue the radiator issue? Good luck in your new home though 😘😘
Lovely home, so happy for you both. I think its the upstairs banister. They would probably blame the removal people (yourselves) saying you for scuffed/damaged the paintwork. They did in my sisters new build. She had 2 A4 sheets of snagging! Good luck with it. x x
Thank you. The one we are waiting for is the radiator in the bathroom as they think its fine but we are awaiting a response to see if they will move it. Lucky for us the banister was noted down before we even completed so they knew it wasnt us and it was done straight away xx
It would probably be positioning of radiator they would dispute.
I would be more worried about the concrete floor on your garage.
Try a spirit level on the walls both inside and out also a laser level on all the corners.
Really enjoyed this vid. We are onto our second new build. If I had made a snag video when we moved in last year it would have been 5 times as long as this lol. Painting of the Bannister's/ staircase was the same for us. Worst snag was the central heating zone valves were wired the wrong way round! The thermostat upstairs was controlling the downstairs and vice versa. Lovely house- really like your internal doors and tiling
Defo that radiator is the one they won't deal with- too much work to rectify
That's not too bad for snagging. The radiator is probably the one in dispute? If it's timber framed though get prepared for the shower tray leaking. Nice looking house overall.
Radiator being moved I think is the snag they are disputing. It would mean moving the radiator but also replacing tiles to make good and I don't think they will want to do that.
I have that exact same door, from ag doors in Glasgow. Every 2 years I phone for a new one cause there cheap shit and warp.
Your driveway will wash off within a year. Just wait for few good storm's
We had sooo many issues with our front door, they change it twice and the surround! New build joy! Good you are finding them! Great update
The streaks are most likley to be off when scaffolding came down the would of washed th wall down aswell obv not properly
what you have to remember about your down lights is that they generally have a 79mm cut out and the cheap Chinese fire starters are not known for being accurately made
Most decent trades people have left site work due to pay, now you have a div with a nvq
Great video guys and very helpful for new build buyers . We had a big list too ! Our en suite shower needed re plastering and re tiling down one full side . We had no door on the landing walk in cupboard for weeks . The shower was finally sorted about 7 weeks after we moved in . Oh and as for NHBC , they ain’t worth a carrot 🤬.
Hope all the work is sorted now 🤞🏼🧱👍🏼
Don't buy a new build.... Very poor quality. Buy an older house and spend the money on refurbishment..... Also why did you accept the property in this condition?
I'd not buy any new house, and "new" would be stuff back to the 00's. The only way you could get me into a "new" home would be if it was a independent build. It's just rubbish. Flimsy, poor materials, poor quality boilers, kitchens, bathrooms, windows, electrical fixtures, the lot is just cheap tat. Contractor special the lot.
This house will last 40-50 years tops.
@@peterpeterson9903 there has been well over 1000 new build homes in my area in the last 2 years and you couldn't pay me to move into a single one of them. The short amount of time it takes them to go up should be a big indicator as to the quality, you shouldn't be able to get a full brick laid house up in less than a day with only 3 bods on site, and yet within a week they can get 50+ up. Also, you can't just stick brick onto a wooden frame and call it a day, there's supposed to be more than one layer to a house. I don't understand how they're getting away with it. We're looking to move house this year and if the building hasn't been there at least 30 years we aren't interested 🤷🏻♀️
@@Mixedia Exactly, we built an extension last year and even getting it built really well, allowing for timber shrinkage etc. before putting in windows and doors and putting up the blockwork or plasterboard takes time, you cannot rush that. I also insisted on 2x6 studs so the walls are serious, I used loads of concrete and block and just made sure it was built solid. Didn't cost much more either, these new houses are just lego. When the Tarmac rep came to see me to discuss my concrete pour he was telling me that several large house builders were using Tarmac Topflow concrete (basically a soupy mix that self compacts and more or less levels - it just needs tamped with a sort of rake thing with 2 handles to slosh the stuff about) then starting building on it the following day, even though Tarmac advise them to wait 3 days minimum longer if cold. No one cares is the issue. Where are all the quality trades people and why are the management and foremen all about rush rush cheap cheap. Just money grabbing is all. I feel sorry for people who buy new builds as they probably don't know what awaits them, for if they did, they wouldn't buy it.
Hi you lovely pair,I can’t believe TW passed your new build onto you with all them faults it’s pretty disgraceful to be honest hope you get everything sorted and they should move the radiator no questions asked for the state of all the snagging,hope you both have a great life together in your new home 🏡 xx
We were glad to get into the house with covid and the delays we had and didnt want to delay our buyers any longer. most if the snags are fixed now just waiting for a response on the radiator and the rendering we have to wait for better weather but spring is around the corner :)
177 snags in the new build I moved into less than two months ago. After having a professional snagger survey the property I'm still finding issues which I'm happy to say our developer is dealing with. Your house looks fab (minus the snags) 😉
We couldn't fault Taylor Wimpey as they were great through this whole thing as we had covid aswell to deal with, think we didnt have many snags compared some horror stories we have heard. We are so happy we are in now and enjoying the home, Thursday we show a tour around what the house is like now
I had loads in my last new build, but was a far larger house. And in honesty you continually notice stuff you wish your sorted previously.
New builds are rubbish wouldnt have one given total waste of money thrown up crap
brilliant advice for new builds love it but would not buy as the buggers that fitted the windows knew there were scratches and all the rest
they dont give a toss
the quality has gone now in new builds , as a sparky who has seen the change over the past 20 years , it is all about maximum profit now and not quality , most of the work is done as cheaply as possible yet the prices of properties are rising a lot , this is the price of a greed society , enjoy
Looking into buying off Taylor wimpy . Not so keen now thanks .👍👍
The radiator in the bathroom would be hard to move. Hopefully you get all the snags worked out. It is good you have it all documented on video.
I think the disputed snag is the bathroom radiator. I wonder if the sink and toilet units that are chipped were B-stock that were bought in cheap....
Hi guys love the new place we have a very similar Barrets new build we brought about 9 years ago , we had very similar snags the other thing to look out for is cracks in ceilings and walks they normally appear about 6 months in as the house starts to settle
We had quite a few 👍🏻
The radiator in the bathroom is like that because 99% of people go for the towel rail which takes up a lot less space outwards. You have inspired me to thoroughly check me new taylor wimpy house when i move in though!
Word of warning never have a chrome towel rail that close to the toilet because unlike a radiator that gets hot but radiates the heat a chrome or stainless towel rail can be way hotter. I have been to 2 jobs to move towel rails. A young child grabbed the towel rail as she jumped off the toilet and needed to go to hospital with a badly burned hand and another job where a towel rail badly burnt an elderly ladies leg as she used the toilet, she also had to go to hospital. On a lighter note it’s also a bloody inconvenience sitting side saddle on the loo reading the paper.
Many of those snags are relatively easy fixes, but the radiator next to the toilet is a problem as some tiles will need relacing.
I'm guessing they're either disputing the radiator position or the sink being wonky. Instead of the current radiator, a towel rail might be better? The radiator is in a dangerous position especially if you ever had kids, they would burn themselves for sure x
Yep its the radiator we are still waiting for a response to see if they will move it, we said the same about kids especially it being winter and it being red hot x
its about time there was a national enquiry into the major house builders Signing off their own shoddy work.
The Guardian had an article about how new builds are designed to last for 40 years, and 60s in the best builds. They said there would be a housing shortage coming when these have to be knocked down and replaced in 40 years.
I work as an QS on new build projects like these. To be honest I would never buy a new built house. This is because I am involved in the process of procuring material and subcontractors to actually build these houses. FYI these larger companies who are the developers don't actually build anything, as everything is subcontracted. 9/10 of these projects are based on cost/quality so the main contractor doesn't care about the end user (person buying the house) as it's meant to be built cheaply for max profit.
I would say definitely do a detailed snagging or defect list and ALWAYS ask for warranty/guarantee paper work before or on the handover date. Alot of these companies give collateral warranties which protect the vendor if the main contractor goes bump. Don't ever be afraid to ask questions or for additional work! There is always budget for little things that are missed by the MC on theses types of projects.
My brother bought a new build and a Neighbour found where a Builder had pooped under the floor boards when they had to have some work done , lovely.
Upstairs bathroom radiator and have just come cross your channel and it’s brilliant and hope you both are staying safe and well
I'm a building surveyor and wouldn't buy to live in or to rent out any new builds. The state of the property market in the UK is a big joke
We bought a StModwens property - closing in on 12 months in, and we are still dragging them back for snags (some of them reported in the first week). I will give them their due however, they are still accepting new snags for consideration and are repairing screw pops/etc. We were foolish and did not get an independent snag company, so they may well be very happy that we have not found issues that they are aware of!
I work in construction. We don't build many large sites, 20 or 30 dwellings, odd site a few more. Quality is prime, yes a few snags but they are MADE to be put right by the sub contractors and our company go out of their way to be right with the customer. It's not hard, if you care
Hope you get it all sorted xx take care xx