New Home Owners And Snagging Forum

Advice on buying a brand new home => Snagging and defects => Topic started by: Billj on March 07, 2022, 07:49:01 pm

Title: Should I be worried?
Post by: Billj on March 07, 2022, 07:49:01 pm

Hi, looking for some expert advice.

Looking at purchasing a new build & on site visit have noticed some issues with the brickwork/mortar at the top of the homes. They aren’t entirely finished yet but are 95%+ of the way there. Not having any experience not sure if this is simple stuff which will be solved at snagging stage or whether is a red flag indicating weak mortar & likely to forewarn larger scale problems?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Should I be worried?
Post by: New Home Expert on March 09, 2022, 07:04:12 am

My advice would be to not buy a home on this site.

I could guess as to the cause, which would be the high winds (Storm Eunice) a few weeks ago caused the grey coping to flap around and crash on the last course of bricks causing them to be dislodged. Weak mortar or not, this would happen again and again.

In addition, the joints of this capping Plastic or metal is unsure) are badly finished or not jointed at all.
And it all looks way out of level too.

Looks like a David Wilson site (aka Barratt)

Title: Re: Should I be worried?
Post by: Billj on March 09, 2022, 05:52:35 pm

Thanks for feedback - very useful.

Not Barratt/David Wilson but Keepmoat.

Title: Re: Should I be worried?
Post by: New Home Expert on March 10, 2022, 12:54:07 pm

Keepmoat - be very worried then!