WARNING WARNING I feel that I have to bring this to the public eye. I recently conducted a snag report on a 3 bed property worth over £235,000. Having spent my first 3 hours of the snag working from wall plate down, collating no fewer than 145 items. Ranging from cosmetic to NHBC regulation breaches …
Common snags in 90% of new build homes. Being a professional snagging company, you can only imagine that we have seen it all, and your right we have, however we do find reoccurring snags in 90% of houses. We are not entirely sure to the reasons why and the reasons why they haven’t been rectified …
Why DO new homes have so many defects? I sometimes picture potential new home buyers asking themselves the question “why do brand new homes have so many defects”. Well here is my opinion on such matter. I have worked on building sites for many years and have seen the progression within the trade first hand. …
2018 NHBC Quality Awards Overview Barret homes won 13% (10) more quality awards in 2018 compared to the year 2017, However, buyers should not take this as an indication that quality and customer service has dramatically improved; but it looks to be heading in the correct direction, they clearly have a snagging process that is …
The table is by no means a league table on who is the best but it could help you decide who to use or not based on NHBC pride in the job awards. My opinion based on years of onsite experience is that the quality of your home depends ultimately on the individual site manager.A …
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