October 21, 20232 yr https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/21/cracked-tiles-wonky-gutters-leaning-walls-why-are-britains-new-houses-so-rubbish
October 21, 20232 yr It’s a sad state of affairs for sure. My experience of our kit build self-build has been similar up until the point I took it over. Sadly too few people care enough about what they are doing. I have used some excellent trades but even there I’ve had to be on top of it to make sure it was either done right or the way I wanted it.
October 21, 20232 yr Quite a good article. I started thinking it was a bit naive and promoting the surveyor but, no it is a necessary intro. I agree with most key points made. Esp why improvement are not legislated for....it's the big donations. Btw I didn't see any sign of the house builders adopting Latham's important report. Construction in other areas did. But then, the big names house developers deny being builders, and the faults are always blamed on someone else.
October 21, 20232 yr It’s amazing what a difference in finish and quality between homes I work on quite a few sites throughout the NW The very best homes are still for the rented market (Housing associations) Every detail is checked and photographed They still have the old fashioned Clark of Works Sometimes three Totally independent of each other One I’m doing at the moment had the joiners remove all screws from wall straps As they had used 30 mil screws instead of 50s shown on the bill of quantities Ive not come off unscathed Plasboard screws no closer than 10 to the edge No further than 20 mans the lengths taken to make sure airtightness is achieved Can be trying Im starting to tile the GF of a house that’s up for 1.4 million The floor hasn’t been heated yet The traditional screed has been down for three weeks You can’t reason with them Everything is driven by sales
October 21, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, saveasteading said: Quite a good article. I started thinking it was a bit naive and promoting the surveyor but, no it is a necessary intro. His YouTube/Instagram/Tiktok are good fun.
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