Amateur bob

regarding BCO i did technically have a principle designer who had the software and did the drawings but he doesnt have professional indemnity insurance

this is the issue the drawings were done by a friend in the industry who knew wat he was doing and had the software, then passed onto a structural engineer who did the detailed drawings for the building warrant stage, do you think the structural engineer might be able to help sign something here for the protek guys?

a structural warranty company signed off on drawings its more for getting a person thats liable so they can sue them if i make a claim against protek by the sounds of things

i heard a lot of good reviews about proteck online and signed up with them online for their structural warranty, the house is now being built and a surveyor came up to do his first inspection, he then asked for the name of the principal designer or architect, i said their wasnt one this is now causing an issue as theyre saying they need an architect to sign something to say they stand on the design etc and any defects in the future so that ifi claim off protek they can then sue the architect, is this really how it works? a friend in the housing trade did all my drawings and got it all passed through the building warrant etc but hes no insurance for this type of thing and rightly doesnt want sued, is there any way round such a dilemma? ive paid £3400 for this thanks

ok might have a word then, do u think theyd allow me to start?

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yes ive had a look at the building warrant checklist it says 7 days too, ive got all of the planning conditions sorted out now except the one that says not to start the build until a sepa car license has been optained how much weight do these planning conditions carry? surely if its at least being processed by sepa when you start then a start could be made to founds itll be a while before any treatment plants are installed etc?

Yes u have the warrant but i have not submitted the notification for start of works yet, i read somewhere ive to notify building control 24hrs before starting the founds so they can arrange someone to inspect the trenches? The sepa license is a planning condition not a building warrant condition so will the building control check up on this license? I dont really see the issue with it going into a field drain and down to the burn i cant think of any reason they wouldnt allow this? Cheers

Interesting that ive bn issued the building warrant without it also i see with the building warrant application there is a pic showing where it discharges into the burn, although sepa have recentky asked the pic to be altered to show its a field drain and not a dry burn that runs down into the main burn, do u think i should just push on with founds but not connect up any drains yet?

Several months? Is it a complex application? Thats concerning Yes i do have an approved building warrant and have a letter which states this, im not sure but i was looking through the planning conditions and this was one of them and spoke to the guy that handled the building warrant and he said get an engineer to apply for a sepa license for u which ive now done and paid sepa

I applied for a sepa license 3 weeks ago to show my waste water from sewage treatment plant etc was going into a field drain and then down to a burn, ive heard nothing back yet and the builder is wanting to get started the foundations next month what is the usual timescale for this license and would i get away with starting the founds as long as i dont connect anything up to a drain? thanks

Yes this is a potential issue, did you have much bother applying for a CAR license from SEPA? I applied last week and paid the fee but not sure how long itll take? Cheers

I did an online quote they were a fair it dearer, whats easier about them? Will i need to give these protek guys much warning about when im starting founds? I might start in a few weeks time or it could be longer just depends on builder im currently trying to apply for sepa CAR license so not sure how long thatll take? Cheers

interesting, they made no mention of these site visit costs i will read further im currently using a business loan to get the house built as i was having problems getting a self build mortgage with it being on a farm, the plan was to get it built then remortgage with a personal loan as itll be easier to get a lender, do you think this 2 year gap situation will affect my ability to get this mortgage? thanks!

Good afternoon everyone i am planning a house build in central scotland, due to start next month and i have recieved a quote from protek for the 10 year structural warranty, i will paste this below, is this reasonable? one thing ive notived is that it doesnt include stage certificates, will this mean that future buyers of the house wont be able to get a mortgage or should this 10 year warranty be sufficient without this element? thanks Period: 10 Years Premium (inc IPT (12%)): £1,172.10 Technical Audit and Administration Fee: £2,170.00 Total Cost: £3,342.10