£750,000 SHOCKING NEW BUILD | WASABI CHALLENGE | COLIN FURZE

Here's a large compilation of serious issues we've found at these new build homes recently! New build snagging Inspection.
Also in this episode we check out Colin Furze secret tunnel, Jeremy Clarksons Farm shop and we do the Wasabi Challenge!
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[@lesleycooper6523]

There needs to be a massive shake up in regs for the new build industry, and the person responsible for signing off these should be accountable in court!! SHOCKING!!

[@benjamincompton9767]

Agreed... let me just make this point... I'm an electrician and even my regs are non statutory. Think about that

[@benjamincompton9767]

No matter what work I turn out, I'm only going to be held accountable once someone has already been hurt 🤦‍♂️ ridiculous

[@imaginehomes3871]

They are self certified by site managers who are measured on sales. No Building Control involvement. Larger developers have the freedom to sign off their own work. Not enough sales = sacked. Not enough quality = who cares as long as we get the sales!! There is nobody checking their work.

[@MePeterNicholls]

And inspections. And compliance prosecutors

[@alexjohn4662]

Unfortunately it's about hiting the numbers and it's nit their problem. When owner takes keys they jest dont care

[@ianwarner8894]

Prime example of why I wouldn’t buy a new build, I would confidently say that around 50% of new builds need knocking down and starting from scratch again and until regulations change and these cowboy developers and contractors are bought to account, then the merry go round will continue turning. Keep up the great work 👍🏻

[@jameshague9107]

Mate, the brickwork you said is shocking is absolutely stunning in comparison to the site I'm on, even the labourer spotted it, in fact pretty much everyone who comes on site sees it, how it was passed, handed over and sold is a miracle, most plots aren't far off it either, worst workmanship of any site I've worked on in 20 years, obviously can't say who and where, I'll give a clue though, apparently it's places people love.

[@Oldmanpeace]

In all my years I have never searched for shocking new builds etc... I bumped into an old neighbour the other day and we had a conversation about how she moved from her previous new build Redrow ( next to my house ) to another new Redrow house estate about 20 mins away. She explained the build quality was terrible compared to her old house and they were having real problems getting it sorted. Low and behold I get recommended a fellow Welsh man inspecting new builds including Redrow. From what I understand it comes down to how good the new build site manager is and what they standards they tolerate.

[@sa.8208]

95% of managers are mickey mouse

[@brikfiend]

You often find the Brickwork bellies over the windows/patio doors as the Brickies don't allow the Soldier course to go off before they build over it .I used to prop the lintel in the middle ,lay the 3 courses including the Soldiers and leave it until the next day before continuing over . But then ,I actually had pride in my work ! Crazy ,I know .

[@larrychamel]

You Sir are absolutely on top of it! Sending Love from Toronto, Ontario, Canada! I've been dealing with New Homebuilders here from 1980 - 2003. I had to get out of the Soffit, Fascia, Eavestrough, and Window & Door Business because I was ready to have a heart attack! Cheers and do your best to stay young!! 😊👍

[@Master_Flowers]

I’m a builder, and I find this fascinating that some people get away with this sort of stuff.

[@leftifornian2066]

Absolutely shocking

[@wynwilliams6977]

Hell I do a bit of DIY and i would be ashamed to do work like that let alone a professional builder :D

[@Master_Flowers]

@@wynwilliams6977 I hear that brother 🤛🏻

[@bobwallacejnr6852]

no youre not

[@nvelsen1975]

@@wynwilliams6977 I watch this channel so I can feel better about my own 'redo it twice to get it right' DIY efforts.

[@newhomequalitycontrol]

I Hope your all watching to the end for the Wasabi Challenge!! 🥵🥵🥵

[@LewisRhymes]

You legend keep doing your thing!! ✌️👌

[@Telukin]

That amount of wasabi was ridiculous!

[@kippertrace5808]

My house is 96yrs old. Our neighbour moved in 2yrs ago from a mare new build. They had a 3 A4 page snagging list from leaks to staircase 2inch gaps. Never buy a new build.

[@pip1723]

Our house is 200 year's old and the wall's are straighter ! Great vid.

[@bigjoeangel]

I thought my 100 year old house needed some repairs, but not as many as these brand new ones, it's ridiculous!

[@RonTodd-gb1eo]

It would be fascinating to find out how many problems the first generation of people to live in the house had to fix. The older the house the more time people have had to find and fix the problems.

[@bigjoeangel]

That's an interesting point. Just looking at my house and considering the amount of modifications that have been added over the years, the original house would have been much simpler origionally. For instance plumbing and heating would have been added and replaced several times. In terms of the quality of workmanship I expect it was vastly superior and the basic structure (ie.the walls being plumb) was built with more care, by artisans who learnt their trade proberly. @@RonTodd-gb1eo

[@renafielding945]

What a delight to see and hear your assessments!

[@davidmanning1474]

When I (finally) decide to buy a new build, I will be messaging this guy with a substantial amount of cash to make sure it's okay

[@imaginehomes3871]

I would not bother buying one. I have one house built in 1988 and it developed a vertical crack two metres long. The insurance assessor told me that the bricks they build with these days are too brittle and the sand/cement mortars they use are not suitable an too rigid and don't allow flexing. Why? Because the crack is a hot summer / cold winter expansion and contraction crack. His comment: Insurance companies are not there to correct bad building work and building faults caused by the industry choosing to spend the last 80 years using materials unsuitable for our climate. He said no insurance company will pay.

[@TheFakeNewsFrog]

I’ve lived in a house that was 300 years old, built in a mining town. I’ve also lived in a new build… Quite frankly, you’re better off going old, or building your own. If you’re going for the latter, I’d highly recommend Marsh:Grochowski to help with the architecture. They’re absolutely incredible, and what Julian Marsh has achieved with The Meat Factory in Nottingham is impeccable.

[@sa.8208]

Are you on crack.

[@harrydavey9884]

Just don't buy a new build and save the substantial amount of cash 😐

[@davidmanning1474]

@Mike Morris why would I (finally) do that? And why does the analogy have to be so violent? You had a bad day babe?

[@blackcat5159]

Will show this too my fellow workie mate , this is absolute comedy class for us but not householders . '' Absolutely Shockin '' that nobody hasn't done this before , could see the possibilities from 10,000 miles away . Great laugh ahead watching this while on the pop an pizza 😂👍😂👍 . Brilliant

[@hotrodhouse]

A builder all my life doing quality work and high end new builds, shocking is a word I have always used I would suggest you also use the word "grim" and another quip we use use is " looks like it was done by a child". Great videos mate they have me in bits.

[@hosseinabadi8573]

So how do we tell the good from the bad builder?

[@tomtricks6838]

@@hosseinabadi8573 research

[@DeanCliffordDesigns]

Lol we use R.A.F ......rough as fuck

[@woodbine66]

@@hosseinabadi8573 You wouldn't know the difference, Abdul

[@AKM3rd]

Big fan of you mate. You help me alot as im doing a degree in construction management. Thanks for sharing

[@ESO-ONE]

I work in a builders merchants and I'm not surprised with these videos, some of tradesmen that come in to our branch stink of booze smoking weed asking me how they should fit doors, asking how to mix up multi finish buying standard plasterboard for bathrooms when they need moisture resistant because they can't be bothered to go somewhere else to buy or because the moisture board is too heavy, some of them haven't got a clue as you would say absolutely shocking.

[@jonjonesongasstationdickpi6179]

maybe the should get a minimum wage job instead like you then

[@ESO-ONE]

Minimum wage loooool

[@ianhoward4246]

@@jonjonesongasstationdickpi6179 what's the name of this merchant.... I'll stop buying from him😇😂😂😂😂

[@dearodeer8238]

@@jonjonesongasstationdickpi6179 What a unusual reply

[@theangrygamer895]

@@jonjonesongasstationdickpi6179 stupid comment. You get paid well in the merchants knob head and sounds like he has more pride than the shit heads on site.

[@HarrietBeaumont]

OMG! Our walls are that crooked, didn't notice really till we had laminate put down, you can see it against the lines in the flooring now. Our garden gets pools of water in too. I never even thought to complain. We bought our new build last summer.

[@simonn2045]

Complain about everything and don't stop til they finally sort it! Anything raised in first 2 years HAS to be sorted.

[@calanon534]

Welsh! That explains so much about our Gordon Ramsey of Home Inspections! Keep being awesome. Cheers from Middle America.

[@ASHEN_ONE_GAMES]

Your channel is brilliant it's absolutely shocking how good it is

[@TonyRule]

It's 'ridicolisly' good.

[@shauna6140]

😂😂😂 mate I was pissing myself at ur reaction to the wasabi.. top quality vids bud keep them coming

[@The_Nowhereman]

I've seen those steps between substructure and structure before on timber frame builds. The substructure has been put in to the mm but the frames are normally slightly oversized and there is no wiggle room with the insulation. Rather than address the situation the agents just ignored it and built over 100 plots all with a varying step." SHOCKIN".

[@kinze2010]

A new unit of measurement is invented "a pack of smints" it would surprise me if it gets used more often

[@loc4725]

I think it's a standard unit of measurement for some of these 'builders', especially the fence installers & brickies.

[@savvysurveyor5318]

Brilliant, you have definitely stepped up the comedy value

[@michaelkimber6203]

Unbelievable. Time to name and shame? My 1930s property is a dreamboat by comparison. There MUST be a change to the regs and proper oversight. Thanks for posting 👌

[@marcusmaximus451]

Sir, you are a legend and should have your own tv show, kind regards to you and take care, mark from Billericay 😀👍☀️🇬🇧

[@newhomequalitycontrol]

Thank you very much!!

[@KateRVN]

BRILL video. Having lived in a newbuild we are not surprised to what we have seen. Ours.....it WAS shockin'. The plumber installed the downstairs loo without a seal to the flowmaster and it was leaking for the best part of 10 years. Couldn't fathom out why the floor was wet. It wasn't massive.....just like the washing machine had been dribbling. Only thing was after washing machine hadn't been used for a month....floor still wet.....used a light to see under the side of the loo.....only to discover that it was wet. The plasterboard had blown and it had done damage to the floor below. You could still see the metal angle irons were still exposed. Patio door screws were butchered so handles loose and they couldn't be changed. They had managed to spill brick acid onto the patio doors which discoloured the grey foils. Fence panels were cracked. Bath had not been coupled correctly to the waste P trap so when bath being emptied......water escaped and damaged ceiling in lounge below. Corner of internal wall between us and neighbouring property started to crack along the corner joint of the party wall.....100mm crack. Shockin'! Oh, and the radiator in the bathroom was attached using wood rawl plugs not plasterboard ones and it fell off the wall...... Outside drains were offset so kept blocking up with bog paper and Sh1t......then the paving slabs up the garden sank....and those are the things we DO remember! Thanks Redrow.

[@robertm7486]

Might be wrong but surely rads are screwed into joists so would use wood plugs. Sounds like they couldnt find the joyce and carried on regardless

[@ellisgarbutt1925]

Loving the videos keep them coming

[@SuperlativeNinja]

As someone who bought an apartment of the plans in Sydney (AUS) with waterproofing issues, your videos make me laugh and cry at the same time. Why is this happening everywhere?

[@howlingbeats2544]

Usually it's due to this field of work having bad pay.

[@Johnketes54]

@@howlingbeats2544 Bad pay? Try working retail and find out the TRUE MEANING off bad pay.

[@stocksyere]

​@@howlingbeats2544 no it's not, it's agency mongs doing the work with no care at all, there isn't any quality control and inspections like there should be

[@bsimpson6204]

@@howlingbeats2544 It's got nothing to do with pay, it has evrything to do with the time allowed to do the work and the person doing it.

[@benjamincompton9767]

"Massively over-tolerance" that's my favourite one 😆

[@troythegardener]

See for the brickwork that is massively out of plum, what do the house builders do to correct that? (other than drag their heels and do nothing). Surely would be major knock downs and rebuild? Shocking!!

[@tintersniffer9929]

That's the problem; we never get to know the answers. Anyone can find problems but the fixes!!!

[@KeithWhittingham]

My question too. Out of tolerance brick walls are a danger to life - how much discount are you likely to want if your house is going to kill you and your family?

[@pauldurdan1549]

All you can do is knock the lot down and get properly trained and experienced bricklayers to rebuild it,not the labourers with trowels in their hands that "had a go ". Best of luck with that. They are mostly retired or dead now!

[@The_Original_KL]

Quick question i can see a lot of those problems are easily fixed, but what about a front wall be hugely out of plum? they wont knock it down and start again will they.

[@The_Nowhereman]

I'm all up for leaving the EU but these new units of measurement are absolutely shockin.

[@TonyRule]

Two Huels and a tape measure? What's wrong with that?

[@aye3678]

Fair play, you did the Wasabi proper at the end. Was expecting you to spit it out, lol.

[@blackbirdmark495]

Your channel is fantastic & it’s very disturbing that you are highlighting this many errors in new build properties. Keep up the good work 👍

[@theangrygamer895]

£750,000 House is now worth £200,000. Imagine if you bought any of these off plan and then saw the brickwork that far out. It needs knocking down and re doing.

[@DanDan-hj2pp]

How much do you no about brick work ?

[@jeremyfoster6942]

Haha, you really think the quality of the build has any relation to the value of the property!!?

[@johnmartinez7440]

​@@jeremyfoster6942 Yeah, my friend bought a new build a few years ago and just sold it for a profit, despite the developers fucking up his back garden. The whole housing market is just a nightmare for so many people.

[@carlosbrambila5950]

a lot of these are built/buy to let. the landlord is probably overseas. it's the tenants that get screwed over

[@mikerevell8145]

I went to install the joists and the first 2 went in ok but I noticed they were becoming less and less on the block work until about the 4th one in just fell to the trad deck. So I checked and turns out the block work was out 100mm and on the stair side 🙃 this house needed demolishing and re doing but no I got told to cut some other longer joists to size and fit them

[@leecoops1248]

I love these but I reckon you should do a vid of a plot that is bang on and "shockingly good" (when you find one)

[@SoNoFTheMoSt]

A friend of mine bought a new house, came home to find the entrance hall way light wasnt working, she went to change the bulb and a load of water fell through the socket!!!!

[@woody9052]

Love your channel ❤

[@cagcos]

Subscribed. Shockin!

[@naiboz]

Your vids absolutely give me the shits 😂 Just imagine what you can’t see How deep are the founds? does the block work actually sit on it? What’s the run on the drains like? How many push fit connectors are hanging on by the skin of their teeth? How many weep vents are clogged with snotters in the cavity? How many nails are in the joist hangers? Are bridles up to spec? What do you mean that stud walls only got fixings at the ends? Coming out in a cold sweat here just thinking about it. 😂

[@benjamincompton9767]

They give you the shits...? I'm literally sure we mean different things by that

[@klashnacovak47]

Give you the shits. Frightening.

[@scottmurly-cleves8039]

"Absolutely shocking!" 😂😂😂

[@jefferycook3131]

I have always talked up English builders in Australia I can't believe what I see in your vids UNBELIEVABLE I thought some builds in Australia are cheap and nasty but wow ,I would like to see what the developer let slide with the concreting over there

[@markdawes2029]

I work as a handyman and have seen simular problems on site unfortunately you can't just blame British builders as there are far more foreign workers working on British sites than there is British workers , the building companies are to blame for these issues due to not wanting to pay proper wages and using agencies staff that really don't care about workmanship

[@jefferycook3131]

@@markdawes2029 we are starting to get a lot of Chinese tradies here that are pretty wild

[@randomcamerajunk6977]

Builders don't work on new builds. Coked up deanos with sleeve tattoos in sporty vans with tinted windows and wronguns do

[@Agnelum1]

​@@markdawes2029 How predictable.... it's Johnny Foreigner's fault... I suppose the inspectors who sign off the work are all foreigners as well, are they?

[@Gazza-is2tk]

@@markdawes2029 100% all these builders are coked up Englishmen

[@bikerchrisukk]

These are terrible defects, but how you say it just makes me laugh more than be shocked! 😂😂

[@DanDan-hj2pp]

Over 2.1m hight the door opening the plum is in tolerance and if it's a timber frame you have to build to the kit and keep the cavity size so if the panels go of plum so does the brickwork

[@Samuels691]

“Look at that…shocking!!” 😂

[@robertallinson7347]

What happens to those properties do they have to be dismantled and areas replaced/redone?

[@letsgetto1millwithoutvids]

"shrecks swamp" 😂😂

[@grahamx8623]

Sad thing is that's ony the stuff that shows when the house is complete. I've seen houses taken down because of wrong heights, built the wrong hand, soil connected to surface water, the rear walls taken down and rebuilt. Major F-ups are very common. Too many lads aren't tradesmen and they enjoy the weed a bit too much. Glad I'm out of it now.

[@markcallaghan8389]

the weed or these houses where built by hung over builders on Saturday morning after big drinking session on Friday night

[@GetInOurHome]

Jesus these videos are brilliant 😂

[@ReedoTV]

How did you get hold of a spirit level? I assume they are sold out everywhere, as the builders certainly didn't have any!

[@Matwiej19]

Likes on tiktok and KZbin. Smashing. :)

[@manxman8008]

great videos --- how do they rectify brickwork???

[@guliverpain]

Is there a way to fix the brickwork, or do you have have to knock it down?

[@pearlprints5019]

A question pal. When an intire wall is outa plum. What happns. Do u level the house and rebuild it.

[@Drewtheelder]

The cutout in the door to get around the radiator, I nearly fell off my chair laughing.

[@kevinmoffatt]

When we had central heating installed in the seventies they fitted the radiator in my bedroom in front of the only plug socket in the room and then argued about moving it.

[@Drewtheelder]

Speaking as a former electrician I remember this happening a lot, and it always resulted in us sparks having to move the socket, there's just less work moving cables than pipes, it didn't improve our mood thogh.@@kevinmoffatt

[@M0jibake]

I love the “packet of Smints” measure

[@farikomike524]

I saw it from 10,000 miles away….. classic 👍

[@allanjonessoncarpetsandbli3519]

some of the faults like missing screws are easy to put right but what about the brickwork on exterior walls that’s out of tolerance that is going to be a major job to put right .?

[@Richard-pe4cx]

when these multiple issues are raised i would like to know what remedial action is taken ,

[@automaticasthmatic]

One pack of Smints out of plumb😂😂 subbed

[@ScaffLife123]

I like his use of funny measurements 😂

[@rjohnson9543]

Do you not have building phase inspections before a property even gets authorized to be sold or occupied? What other mistakes are behind the walls where you can't see?

[@makg4655]

Why not do videos showing people what the NHBC IS ABOUT AND HOW THEY SET OUT THE STANDARDs ( not that they are worked to though)

[@TurinTuramber]

Victorian bricklayers would burn their levels after seeing this video.

[@Imfat8888]

and as most brickies nowadays use profiles it makes you wonder if they can actually be bothered to plumb them up,,

[@nobodydoesithalfasgoodasyou]

@@Elfin4 in fairness, it's all too easy to get the 0% and 2% phials mixed up

[@finley4836]

Class if I tried that at work I wouldn't have a job 👍🏻

[@bubandlisa]

Just a question for you in the UK... so you go to way over pay for your new house... do you have an inspection done BEFORE you move in & who pays for repairs?

[@AlexMageethefirst]

I lost it at the smints lol

[@aisha3746]

Love your videos. I am considering buying a new build and am wondering if I should have an inspection done before or after I buy the property. I assume developers have no problem fixing small issues, but will they correct a wall out of tolerance or just make excuses?

[@kevinmoffatt]

We bought a new build in the first tranche of three by Mc Lean Homes (Tarmac). The staircase was 2-3 cms from the wall but, once they had our money, the people in the sales and site huts were totally disinterested in our problems (despite the site being full of tradesmen). My sister bought an identical house opposite ours and her staircase collapsed when 5 years old but the guarantee didn't cover the repairs because, according to them, a staircase isn't structural. Don't pay a penny until inspected and everything repaired.

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

'How do you like your sills sir?'🤣

[@simmo151]

How do they repair the exterior walls that are so far out of tolerance?

[@brendanfisher2528]

how do they rectify some of these faults? I mean a big belly in the brick work isn't a small job to fix...

[@newhomequalitycontrol]

Rebuild the area

[@tilerman]

'Absolutely Scottin' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@georgedesouza8937]

Are internal walls supposed to be insulated on new builds?

[@psyk3r863]

love the wand and harry potter tune.

[@daveyjones2215]

BRILLIANT chanel

[@vermo42]

"Cowboys Ted". 😂

[@richardtaylor3798]

Im so glad my house is 200 or over yrs old--i did buy a 4 ft spirit level after seeing your vids(bit late to complain i grant you)but all is good!! i mean 200 yrs ago they built houses with stone an lime mortar an the blo.dy stones/rocks are all differant sizes an shapes--so they did it di.k on no probs. Mate says leaning was way out of plum is cos they put to many courses up in one day-eg compession of cement-an it moves--iv no idea if thats right but it seems likely--eg build fast get paid fast-the politics of friday night!!! great channel fella you got my sub.

[@dnickylamb4813]

Iv got new build and it's got so many things wrong like when I shut kids bedroom door the wall between bedroom and bathroom shakes

[@longbar2344]

how do they sort the brickwork out???

[@SoNoFTheMoSt]

One pack of smints out of plum, i sense a new measuring device :)

[@amandadonegan2137]

You should see our Council Houses 🤣🤣🤣

[@sebali6303]

I think all this is absolutely SHOCKING 🤣

[@LeeHoops]

Should see the state of my new build. We had an inspector out and he blagged everything. 28mm out on a wall, i have 2 in my front room roughly 40mm out and dont even get me started on the giant dip in our front room floor or dodgy plug sockets

[@jamesanderson4964]

I have a quick question, how much of the issues you find actually get resolved??

[@JasperJanssen]

@@Elfin4 I suspect they just give a discount and settle. Maybe replacing one brick, yeah, but the whole wall… not much chance.

[@MOTwaccoe]

I heard on one vid the house was so out of plum they had to knock it down and start again

[@bellerophonchallen8861]

plenty of them out there; My neighbours at the farm used a builder to put in an RSJ to join their kitchen and narrow dining room into one big room. The wall between was a supporting wall 12" thick, stone and brick. The builder took the existing door out and knocked out the wall, about 10' long, then went home for the night. How the whole lot didn't end up in the wine cellar is anyones guess, but the wall upstairs now has several large cracks running down it. They got the RSJ in the next day but no-one could be bothered to acrow the wall, they just left it hanging. They weren't even cheap, just chanced it.

[@andrew300169]

Covering the intumescent strip, that’s a potential prison sentence if the worst happens for the trade man.

[@darkviper62]

Surly you mean the site agent.

[@nickcoppard5335]

Love this guy

[@miklosbelhazy741]

Shaakin!

[@Arsenal-81]

Mr shockkking 😂😂

[@jimporter]

What happens to some of these as the problems seem to be fundamental and not fixable without knocking down and rebuilding. What happens when a wall is out of spec etc?

[@pault5947]

Would love an answer to this, as would many others judging by the comment section

[@user-hc4lk4lp9o]

i like the use of hava nagila

[@scottmurly-cleves8039]

I watch these just to hear the guy say "That's absolutely ridiculous" 😂😂

[@michaelwright8787]

The milk at Diddly squat comes from cotteswold dairy in Tewkesbury 😂

[@icydee1]

So having purchased a house, and you find these problems, what are the options for the purchaser? Personally I would not accept a house in that condition since it looks like many of these issues are unfixable.

[@theironshiek]

Once you have signed on the dotted line it's your problem. Only thing you can do is get a good server done before or even do some proper digging yourself

[@loc4725]

@@theironshiek But don't new builds usually come with a guarantee? Ok, they might refuse to honour it but that's where the courts come in.

[@oneandonlyjaybee]

Just never buy "off plan". I had a colleague who did. There were loads of issues and on the day they got the keys and had to move it wasn't finished. They eventually told them to leave the property as they insisted on painting the door with gloss paint on the day they were taking their furniture in. Literally spent years trying to rectify everything. Too stressful for me

[@neil5006]

Can I ask, with the £750K house with out of plum brickwork, when you quite rightly point this out, how does the house builder rectify it?

[@tomtricks6838]

bulldozer

[@Gazza-is2tk]

@@tomtricks6838 can you really see that happening? I very much doubt it.

[@tomtricks6838]

@@Gazza-is2tk nah it won’t happen but if u wanted to fix it u can’t

[@bugattisteve]

are there any firms thats are actually any good at new builds or would you have to use smaller localised builders?

[@jeanhind8198]

I've been told by a friend who works in Planning in our local council, responsible for getting these Developers to actually provide what they are contracted to, that ALL the big Developers are arrogant, lazy and they lie continuously, to their own customers and officials. Their fallback position is "so sue us" and it's only when court papers are served that they finally do what they should have done originally, and that could be months, or even years, ago! Small developers seem to be far more professional - my own sister bought a new house in a development of just seven, the builder lives in no.7 and has been brilliant in dealing with a couple of small snagging issues.. Takes pride in his work...

[@BrenBrenMartin]

So how do you fix any of this after the house is complete?

[@DavidSmith-ze2wi]

I'm not a builder but I'd say Dynamite.

[@Luki1060]

Out of curiosity, what happens when external brick walls are more than the standard out of line? How does that get fixed?

[@garyowen4112]

i suspect it doesnt with probally some small print saying its more a guide than a standard

[@klashnacovak47]

Sledgehammer.

[@nobodydoesithalfasgoodasyou]

Pebbledash

[@mash83]

Can we have a follow-up on what came of your visits.