New Home Owners And Snagging Forum
Advice on buying a brand new home => Snagging and defects => Topic started by: Confusedbuyer on November 02, 2021, 08:47:50 pm
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Hi. We have booked 5 bedroom house with Taylor Wimpey which is going to be completed in April 2022. My husband went jogging and happened to see how the building is progressing, so the brickwork from the front looks nice and tidy, but inside...huge gaps, somewhere no mortar at all and we have noticed that the bricks are laid with the frog down . We haven't made any prepayments yet and we are thinking if we need to be concerned.
I hope you can see it on the attached pictures Please help. thank you
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Brickwork has a face side, that is the sid that will be seen. The reverse side will look dreadful as bricks are of varying size and the excess mortar will only be scrape struck off. The face side is also pointed.
Whilst bricks ideally should be laid frog up, purely to ensure the frog is fully filled with mortar, these look like stock bricks and they usually have a very shallow frog so I wouldn't worry too much.
My advice would be to mention this in writing to the site manager so he will know you are likely to be very difficult and unless he is an idiot he should go out of his way to ensure your new home is built as good as it could be.
As Taylor Wimpey have history for weak mortar (http://www.new-home-blog.co.uk/weak-mortar-in-taylor-wimpey-new-homes/), I would suggest that he also ensure brick joints and fully filled both sides of the wall.
Finally please do have your new home professionly snagged and inspected before you legally complete.