Finished but not finished, when can you move in.

[Post and beam]

I was told today by the warranty providers inspector that all internal doors need to be in place before i can move in.

 

I really want and need to move out of our crappy rental house at £1500/month  and move into the new build. It is not 'finished' but is very nearly livable. The minimum number of doors i thought we need to have in place is 3. Bathroom, downstairs wc and our bedroom.

We have no skirting or acrchitraves and not much in the way of decorated walls.

By this weekend we will have all 2nd fix electrics in place. The plumbing already is finished.

 

I believe there is a process by which the building control office will allow you to move in short of final sign off. i have e mailed them for a determination.

 

What have you done along these lines? i guess its not unusual to do this?

 

Thanks in advance as always guys

 

keith

[ToughButterCup]

Nothing to lose, nobody is going to evict you are they? Just Bloody Do It 

[Bonner]

I don’t believe there is any BC sign off required to move in (in Englan). We didn’t engage with them before we moved in part completed. What we did was ensure buildings and contents insurance was covered.

[MPH243]

We moved in before all 2nd fix electric and plumbing was finished but was safe, building control was not interested.

 

Site Insurance only covered building not contents so had to arrange separately.

 

I don't believe warranty provider can tell you about moving in.

[nod]

Tell the warranty inspector it’s nothing to do with them 

Weve moved in nearly 12 months before we where ready for sign off 

No doors or loo Just porta 

[JamesP]

We were in for 3 years before private BC got pushy. Just go for it.

Have a read :

 

 

[Post and beam]

I got told this morning by east herts BC that all internal door, skirting and architraves need to be in place before we can move in!  If true, i doubt it and hope not, then i have an issue. I expect the decorative stuff to take a year to get finished. I dont have another years rent left in the kitty

[Gone West]

2 hours ago, Post and beam said:

I got told this morning by east herts BC that all internal door, skirting and architraves need to be in place before we can move in!

Are they fire doors, if not I don't see the significance.

[Post and beam]

No fire doors in the house anywhere. If i configured the house internally as open plan there would be nowhere to hang doors from which makes the thing even more pointless.

[Thorfun]

Our BCO said it was between us and our insurance company. 

[Bonner]

2 hours ago, Thorfun said:

Our BCO said it was between us and our insurance company. 

Exactly! BC do not need to be informed or involved until completion. We informed insurers that we were moving in before completion, they did not impose any conditions or additional premium.

[mjc55]

6 hours ago, Post and beam said:

I got told this morning by east herts BC that all internal door, skirting and architraves need to be in place before we can move in!  If true, i doubt it and hope not, then i have an issue. I expect the decorative stuff to take a year to get finished. I dont have another years rent left in the kitty

So what part of building regs is concerned with such things?  You need to ask them what you have to conform to in order to live there.  Load of old bo**ocks as far as I can see.