Should I buy a New Build? Aug - Sep Compilation

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[@chrisd924]

This is what happens when your Ministers don't recognise the name 'skilled worker' get rid of building control, apprenticeships, then demonise father and son teams, outsource, fire, health and safety, allow QS's to run the job based on the lowest price and then allow developers to hire kids fresh out of Uni and call them architects and site managers.. I could go on about insurers and many other issues, but that's just a fraction of what I can see going wrong with the building industry since returning to the UK from working overseas. Even on some of the highest end jobs. The mistakes highlighted in these video's are the same. Keep up the good work and give a shout out to the tradesmen and woman and white - blue collar workers who still take pride in their work and do a fantastic job.

[@andrewbravery5114]

It'd sort of be ok if houses were sold for 10k.

[@DT-uy1ex]

Cheapest price wins all down to everyone been on shit prices so have to go fats as fuck all day

[@Brazen1234]

if you buy a new build then i feel sorry that you got duped into a scam. i put these up daily. no skill, no real clue what im doing. same with most people.. but beats working in a shithole warehouse.

[@greasybumpkin1661]

​@@Brazen1234 i admire your honesty lol. How did you get the job? Are you just doing labouring?

[@Josh-gd7ew]

@@Brazen1234😂

[@greasybumpkin1661]

You can just walk around Britain and see centuries old houses that were built by common peasants with their hands. With the level of knowledge and tech today, there's no excuse for shit like this, it can only be corruption.

[@skillfulsteak847]

Just like old architecture that 'was better', the best is preserved but the rubbish is knocked down. Though admittedly today there is little excuse. Everyone is penny pinching, so a proper builder rarely ever has a chance to do a job properly, and even if they get given the chance they don't know how to work in any other way.

[@greasybumpkin1661]

@@skillfulsteak847 that's what I'm saying, I'm sure there were tons of shit heaps back then, but you'd think with the accumulated knowledge of today AND how easy it is to access, that we'd be living in an architectural golden age

[@aLexKcss]

After watching these videos, I can't see myself ever buying a house without you guys checking it out

[@JamieVauxnut1]

There's so many areas that are covered that can't be checked on a post completion inspection and those are the more serious structural parts . I'd never even consider a new build unless I built it myself and I worked on them for 10 years

[@BritishEngineer]

@@JamieVauxnut1A large undertaking, easy pursued by various administrations within a development company but to a single person must be huge amounts of paperwork and possibly the fact of it being financially unviable.

[@JS-pondering_reality]

Well bugger me, would you believe it, I got this notification. I just love the incredulity in your voice as these train wreck houses just never seem to get better, apart from on the serengeti.

[@JamieVauxnut1]

@leo0626 many compromises that can be made to bring down cost one being location. Building in London compared to Inverness the difference is obviously staggering. The price of large chunk of land compared to the size of a new build development plot again staggering. But in terms of build costs and value I think a self build is far better value compared to a development built property. Your compromising in quality with a cheap new build but paying for quality with a self build and the post build valuation reflects that . I've built 4 builds for clients from start to finish as the main contractor and carpenter, I'm there to take the pressure and stress out of a self build. My advice would be buy older quality properties and renovate, if you're dead set on new then self build

[@Adam-rh1cu]

I work on site Sorry to say most site are look what u see from this guy

[@yossarianreborn2904]

Ah New Builds, where the lowest bidder won at every stage.....

[@cd1755]

When he took the window handle off, “ take it to work with you” 😂😂😭

[@JoeMojoJones]

This seems quite normal for new builds....why is no one being held accountable at a national level for such poor quality.

[@PerthLuxury]

I guess they are starting to slowly learn, no fake weep vents at long last lol

[@Georgiahulse]

Some new builds are built very well -- there are a few near me which have a real quality about them. That said, my 1947 home built during war-torn Britain during a materials shortage (rationing) is built better than most I have looked at!

[@Thamstras]

I thought "an entire hard-hat out of plumb" was good and then seconds later we get "what in the absolute winkle-spanner, tuna melt, chicken dipper, wet lemon, absolute sapling and womble flap is going on with this floor?"

[@johnlane7529]

Start by getting site mangers who have been on the tools and know what there looking at. I work in the building trade in the UK and would never get a new build. Companies don't want to pay for the good tradesman so they go cheap, so the standard has fallen so low, and they get labourers to do most of the work.

[@stormveil]

Every manager should have expertise in the industry they're managing. This idea that someone can just learn 'management' -which basically translates as yelling 'faster, faster' at the workers - is ruining basically everything.

[@elliec3736]

You hit the nail on the head.

[@timbilly7393]

Never buy a new build, simples. Most newbuilds are bought before they are built. You are then stuck with it with ongoing problems for ever. I'm a builder and the standard of newbuilds is a disgrace. I've walked off jobs because of low standards

[@randompotatoguy9347]

birds nests have better build quality than new houses in the uk

[@frequencywatchers]

Are You Joking? Birds Nests Are ALWAYS BETTER THEN ANY HUMAN STRUCTURE!

[@Naraga033]

@@frequencywatchers You clearly have never seen a pigeon's nest.

[@HexAyed]

@@Naraga033 They're trying their hardest smh lol

[@Soul-fp8si]

I was in college a few years back studying electrical installation, we shared the building with the plumbing classes and building classes. Walking past some of the work they were being praised for towards the end of the course makes these houses look amazing in comparison.

[@Stormtrooper34]

If they failed all the students though, nobody would go to the college. Whe you think all these establishments are measured on their pass rates, education becomes worthless. Experience all the way for me.

[@martinjeffery3590]

The answer is a huge NO ,they are badly built ,they are also at least 40% to small and 40% over priced ,those stats are from the chartered institute of Architects

[@a.i.l1074]

Round my way they're bulldozing the countryside and wrecking the road system to build these estates, this country's a joke

[@mojorisin8368]

​@@gongagongI think you'll find that labour are solely responsible for the immigration disaster our country is currently experiencing. Learn more.

[@mewvufxz8007]

@@mojorisin8368They haven't been in power for many years, the Tory's could have fixed this issue many times over.

[@greasybumpkin1661]

​@@mojorisin8368 could you let us know which party controlled the borders for the past 13 years?

[@_MMWWMM_]

It's 2023 and you all are still fooled by the illusion of choice in politics. Tories labour, two sides of the same coin. They are nothing but paid goons, look into who controls them and where the funding is coming from.

[@elliec3736]

Builders are reaching retirement and don't care to be rushed and under paid to produce work of a standard they did when this country was stable, sensible and cultured. Now it is just throw it up like it's friday night at the pub. Skilled trades are being robbed.

[@salford20001]

and they come with a 10-year Guarantee, sadly not worth the paper it's printed on , Your Get Better Service in Asda with 1 Year guarantee on a Pop Up Toaters!!

[@zamnodorszk7898]

The state that they leave lofts in is just insulting

[@Kaiwala]

A lot of new build companies I've been to tell their customer to never use the lofts and that they can't board it. I've always wondered why...

[@zamnodorszk7898]

@@Kaiwala I boarded mine no problem, just needed to get good ventilation

[@hond654]

Speed - quality - price : you can only pick 2.

[@aaronb7949]

quality and good price, easy

[@Old-Sole]

Never ever buy a new build! Workmanship and pride in your work is unheard of these days.

[@charleymccann9650]

You old boys think your the dogs bollicks lol

[@vinnyvasquez]

All the good builders went back to Poland

[@robtheplod]

A mate once told me always be the second person to buy a new build... let the first mug sort out all the problems whilst overpaying on the costs of it.... seems he was onto something!

[@AB-hu2uw]

Smart one haha

[@Mr__Chicken]

It's an idea but the issue is that you don't always know what problems have gone undetected or hidden by the owner of the house.

[@petercapon9878]

I've worked all over Europe and nothing compares to the poor build quality of British built modern homes. Most are a chipboard/plasterboard box with a brickwork skin with everything else made of the cheapest prefabricated plastic money can buy. The building plots are too small, garages are too small for the average car, rooms are to small as for storage space forget it, front gardens are near none existent. The estates they are built on don't have pavements, have very limited parking, the roads are too narrow and you can forget deliveries of anything that won't fit in a van. I feel sorry for the people who have bought these as I don't think they are capable of surviving the duration of a typical 25 year mortgage let alone the now popular 35 year terms. How on earth have they been allowed to get planning permission let alone pass the inspection.

[@megane230f1]

My mate a builder by trade says he hears folk saying theyve paid 400 500k for a new build home like theyre proud, he says mate i feel like telling them they have been scammed 😅😅😅😅😅

[@tonyc1167]

I will never work on new builds again, its all about speed otherwise you'll make no money, i would never buy a new build and always advise people to stay well clear of them.

[@johnswarbrick2365]

Companies expect loads of problems and the cost of putting them right after handover is built into the price. Not all problems are found or reported, and not everyone complains. Its cheaper to do it this way than employ highly skilled people at the build stage.

[@robhaddock2034]

Uk in a nut shell right now. Profit over anything. Masses seen as a cash cow rather than clients.

[@edonslow1456]

Skimpflation applies to houses too, which is why I'd never go near a new build.

[@caitthenerd7470]

I put new silicone along the back of my bathroom sink today. I'd had it off the wall as I needed to swap the waste out. It isn't what you'd call a pretty job. I felt quite bad about it, despite being by no means a professional (rather just someone with a bit of basic knowledge from helping my dad with projects). However, after seeing the dog shit "professionals" do, I feel a lot better about my (functional but ugly) handiwork.

[@garcjr]

I live in the States (Arizona) and I've seen my share of decreasing quality. The problem is you're getting charged luxury prices for a crappy house when you used to buy a cheap house for a cheap price. At least across the pond you still use brick. It's rare here and most houses have OSB in a few corners on the outside of the house and styrofoam wrapping 80% of the house where you should be using osb or better yet cdx. I'm not opposed to styrofoam since it is a good insulation for the heat we get but that should be on top of the osb or cdx. Besides the cheap framing we also have issues with windows not being correctly weathered, countertops and cabinets slapped together, etc.

[@LeeHoops]

My new build flat is built like crap. 31mm out, sounds like every wall in my front room. Full page of issues were submitted and the Surveyor came over and laughed it off.

[@eeyvrcs]

WIth all that plum home owners sure will be getting their 5-a-day for years!

[@PhillipParr]

I was lucky enough to buy a new build in 2013, and the developer even walked me round with their final (minor) snagging list the day I moved in, told me to report extra things I find to them! I definitely think I got lucky looking at some of these shockers 😅

[@spetsnaz1014]

I cannot wait to use the phrase "It's a whole tangerine out of plum".

[@E_L1000]

The sad truth is that you haven’t seen the worst yet. This is just the beginning. UK gets poorer by the day. The quality will drop sharply over the coming years (decades?).

[@Brazen1234]

if you buy a new build then i feel sorry that you got duped into a scam. i put these up daily. no skill, no real clue what im doing. same with most people.. but beats working in a shithole warehouse.

[@StimulationSimulated]

Lasted a year in a new build... The noise was unreal... And in summer it was mega hot... Glad to be back in an older house

[@fff3136]

0:30 that got me lmfaoo wasnt expecting that

[@bobikrupski]

my m8 was a dealer, most of his clients are construction workers, I went with him to the construction site of a new housing estate, after a few minutes there was a queue to see him, the first client was a construction inspector. I've only seen so many junkies in one place once in my life, and that was at a disco in Amsterdam.

[@Brazen1234]

normal.

[@neilgodfrey2669]

Tangerine?? You should have used a plum when describing something out of plum.

[@scottdunn9448]

This is why I have reservations of buying new builds.plus ive worked on many new build sites and seem first had cowboy jobs done 😂

[@Ojthemighty]

Keep doing the lords work

[@KingMoronProductions]

Just like the old council houses we grew up in, nothing's changed 😂 My father, a joiner since the 50s, used to say "there's not a straight line in one of these houses", haha.

[@Erindale]

You should see my Victorian house - it is amazing that it's still standing after 130 years. I would love to have walls less than 30mm out

[@__-fm5qv]

reminds me of the old victorian house I was in whilst at uni. Solid as anything, but i'd be damned if any wall was remotely straight!

[@Centorior]

These houses came to be because people stopped giving a shit about attention to detail.

[@citizen3000]

@@gongagongBad quality housing has nothing to do with immigration. You people are obsessed. Get a life.

[@mrpdofff]

When I discovered this channel, I thought he was taking the piss and trying to get some cheap laughs by setting up these scenarios. But the more I watched I realised these were actual inspections...WOW. I just cannot believe that builders are that incompetent to try and hand over houses in this condition. Absolutely flabbergasted. Keep up the great work Mate.

[@triplevxd]

After living in one of these terrible paper mache houses with more than it's share of issues, I moved to a 1930's house. Massive plot for less money. It's absolutely rock solid and was clearly built to last!

[@North305]

how is it so much more expensive nowadays to get houses built when they're coming out looking like this?

[@afterdarks]

An old colleague of mine came home to his new build house to find his bedroom had collapsed through the ceiling of the living room. Outrageous!

[@quaaludes7898]

radikalus!

[@michaelscott9773]

I just bet when the builders are shown these snagging reports - rather than feeling ashamed they will get all defensive and still try to fob off the new house owners with the most amazing crap workmanship.

[@hairzilla]

I come for the housing work, i stay for fhe accent

[@JimDuggan-tq2lv]

I live in a new build currently, approx 15 years old. The amount of problems has been insane, I would recommened everybody to avoid new builds like the plague. You pay more money than an old house and still need to spend money to fix them up.

[@EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME]

Nothing is made properly anymore.

[@taffingtonboathouse5754]

Even my mid century house is better then these houses that looks like its been built by a bunch of yeehaws

[@JohnHughes2002]

Except Hondas and Toyotas, of course.

[@hiramabiff2017]

I should not laugh, but my son has been managing projects on his own in and around the home counties for over a year now, and all the years I spent on snagging I would come home frustrated and wanting to kick the dog because grown professional men have had to be led by the hand every step of the way to finish properties/projects to a minimum standard, is now being experienced by my boy. He never believed me how shoddy sub contractors behaved when not properly supervised, and is learning the hard way never to trust others until you have inspected it yourself.

[@Brazen1234]

how old was your son when he started managing?

[@jitsmen2519]

1 hard hat out of plum and these door handles come off so you can take them to work 🤣

[@VincentComet]

I will stick with my 200 year old house , built properly,

[@CosmicBrain21]

We bought a house from Bloor Homes - it’s an absolute shambles, everything is out of plumb entirely, there has been leaking and generally just bad finishing all around. All the joinery squeaks and creaks.

[@thebuttwind]

"Curry, rice and chips look" 🤣

[@justaskunclejim]

Fills me up with confidence in my own diy work I do in my house. I’m as gash is the next person but even I’m not this bad. Have all these new builds been done on a Friday afternoon?

[@capnskiddies]

Only then and Monday mornings.

[@thewaywardgrape3838]

I own a council house from the 1970s iirc. Literally the only work I've done: Remove the water tank in the loft, remove the steel reinforced coal bunker, flashing and a few bricks around the chimney. Zero issues since it was built, all for under £100k.

[@pauladams9472]

You need to checkout David/w/home in Nantwich cheshire!!

[@3DSamu]

That's just radikalus

[@crackthedraco4459]

Used to plan the internet/phone lines to new builds, after giving clear instructions to ground workers on how to install the network it was wrong 90% of the time, nobody takes pride in their work or cares anymore

[@martinbingle5074]

They are building in Cam, in a field which floods every year, so you get a swimming pool free.

[@Kaiwala]

I'm just an aerial installer but I swear I've seen every single one of these in new builds over the years Absolutely shocking how bad of a job they do. I had one row of new build houses, probably around 20, not have the kitchen TV sockets wired properly. Only socket in the house that didn't work, and it was the same socket on each property. Something tells me the site manager got some intern to run around and throw some faceplates on all willy nilly When you got fast turnover like this you get fast problems too!

[@etch667]

Never seen zone valves under a bath before.

[@charliecharliewhiskey9403]

Had an annex built because I became disabled, door handles broken, taps broken, shower floods no matter what I do, floor is at a slight gradient so my wheelchair rolls if I'm not sitting in it, door to the outside was left untreated, outdoor handrail is falling off. It's 3 years on and I've got to have so much redone. I don't know the cost but it was very expensive and my father (sparky by trade) was concerned about the ceiling work when they were doing it enough to speak up. And that's when they know a disabled person is moving in, think about the lack of care when they don't even have to meet the incoming residents!

[@martinjeffery3590]

NEVR BUY ONE its as simple as that

[@elliec3736]

You probably won't get a look in anyway. They are being paid for by the government with our money and given away to illegals.

[@sonconmas]

@@elliec3736 They're not, what a load of bollocks! Always one racist quoting shite from The Sun..

[@glen7463]

If anyone works on new build sites none of this is a shock. I would not buy new build after doing 14years on them I wonder how some still stand. F you can see it on the surface imagine what is underneath where no one can see after plaster and screed

[@teeborg1519]

aaaaaaaghhhh the avarage London rent experience

[@johnfaulkner6776]

I bought a new build nightmare in Witney! Shame on the developer and on the builders.

[@statixsc3013]

i darent look around my 10yr old new build house, roofs fallen off on the front and back, insurance wouldnt cover it. can anyone tell me why not?

[@seancrowe3353]

We have many of these problems yet the developer can't give us a different colour front door because it's not on the plan ha

[@bobeyes3284]

I'm a scaffolder that works on 99% new build houses. I would never buy one myself or let anyone I know buy a new build. I'm currently on a 80% social housing / 20% private. The private are all selling for over a million. They use the same old crap in them all. You just get more rubbish for your money.

[@Dezroy]

Good friends with a Welshman, he introduced me to half ‘n’ half.

[@GolfPapaDelta]

only way this shit stops is if they make it illegal to sell any new build house without a well documented just like here snagging inspection and for every fault the buyer gets to reduce the asking price by double of what it would cost to repair each item or wall, then maybe if these pricks wernt making money throwing shit together and calling it a house, they'd go out of business and more reputable companys would triumph and the buyers would have somthing worth their money.

[@Cyapow]

They should be made to check every single property the same way car manufacturers do.

[@cornishcat11]

totally agree.

[@henrigeorgesdemanou9993]

Radicalous !!!!

[@Cypher791]

What seems to be the problem? “Well… look at it… it’s massively on the wonk!” ☝️😆

[@TheWeardale1]

sadly it's almost expected for a new build house to have such issues these days...

[@elliec3736]

Foreign brickies working for minimum wage has pissed of real builders.

[@one1bonus]

Perfect for the chef that likes to travel

[@wildist]

how do you even fix a brick wall that's out of tolerance? demolish the whole thing and start again?

[@ivermektin6874]

Sell it and make it someone elses problem who can't afford to sue you cos they paying 5% interest.

[@Recessio]

1:42 how many plums out of plumb is a tangerine?

[@theimperiumofman102]

I can guarantee that at least 50% of these were done by Metric (the company not the measurement) since I’ve worked for Taylor Wimpey alongside metric and some of the work made me want to throw myself from the scaffolding.

[@workslippers770]

I blame whoever the site manager is as its obvious they don't give a shit about the quality of the finished houses and is knowingly ignoring the workforces woeful show of skill. Bad work clearly isn't being flagged, either by the person who did it, the person who saw them do it or the person who's paying them to do it. Who's in charge here? Why do these guys still have a job? You cant blame a messy classroom on the kids if the teacher is off doing bag in the office all day

[@M.Godfrey]

That floor really was something else. Holy shit

[@Grover91]

The kickboard cut to match was the icing on that cake.🤣

[@cornishcat11]

if you are ever in cornwall go to the tesco in truro and walk around. the floor by the tills drops 30 mm in a few meters and was signed off when it was built years ago so nothing new here

[@briancurley7683]

The first show under the bathtub, what's that thing that looks like a modem under the tub ?

[@nealwright5622]

Looks like a zone valve wiring centre. Not seen any of that under a bath before though!

[@loquek]

I would love to see companies named and shamed for this

[@martinjeffery3590]

Im with you there lets go for Fred champion and steve hoskins construction ,they get in every site because they are cheap the build quality ,well, its completely missing but their k being right in with the councils

[@snellers]

new builds make be violently ill not joking

[@HughzieTube]

Start naming and shaming the bad ones too!

[@SWR112]

Absolutely scary workmen can be so lazy and poor. Take some pride in your trade and not just a pay packet thief. The people signing off simple need to loose their license.

[@Monkonelove]

"They cut it with a spoon" 😂😂

[@ordemeprogresso36]

Interested to know what deal/agreement you have with Taylor Whimpey?

[@dnamovies3976]

It's sad but this is British standard

[@VikingKong.]

It didn't used to be, but now diversity is our strength.

[@DeltaRana4]

My dad used to say they should leave building to engineers.

[@Graham_Langley]

That loo is a bit close to the side wall at 2:38.

[@relaxreflect5888]

I work as a commercial plumber building university’s doctor surgery’s ect and I’ve got to say it’s just the same on them jobs too, it’s so sad to say and see but we are loosing the skills as a nation. They want to off site before you’ve even started because it’s just pressure pressure pressure or money money money!

[@thplumbing8883]

Fence is gonna be rorten before long... no gravel boards

[@rich8761]

site manager ?

[@3zhay]

There proba 2-3millon homes like this in Australia

[@dannyhogi4953]

Would not go anywhere near a new build now days

[@patrickbarks997]

No newbuild house has any character or quality of anything built 1920 or earlier.

[@R0llingHard]

Pls name and shame developers

[@Scumbelina55]

No experience in building other than helping my dad do renovations at home and even I could do a better job that most of these. Facking hell

[@erelpc]

than*

[@Scumbelina55]

I have dyslexia you 🛎🔚 Ask your dad@@erelpc