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New build botch up!!
springchicken
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Hi there
My mum has purchased a property off plan.
It is nearing completion and the workmen are currently landscaping the front .
We noticed that you have to step down into the property (the kerb and road are about 3 feet above!!) and the front garden is sloping down towards the house!
When we spoke to the builders about this they said that a hill had not been taken into account during the original design so the properties were built straight not rising with the hill .It is essentially a botch up.
Do you think we could ask for a reduction in the cost because of this?
About 5 properties in our row are affected .
Hope someone can help
thanks
Spring
My mum has purchased a property off plan.
It is nearing completion and the workmen are currently landscaping the front .
We noticed that you have to step down into the property (the kerb and road are about 3 feet above!!) and the front garden is sloping down towards the house!
When we spoke to the builders about this they said that a hill had not been taken into account during the original design so the properties were built straight not rising with the hill .It is essentially a botch up.
Do you think we could ask for a reduction in the cost because of this?
About 5 properties in our row are affected .
Hope someone can help
thanks
Spring
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I live on a hill, the houses on the opposite side of the road have the 'problem' that you describe. As long as the drainage is correct, there will be no problem.
My back garden is as high as my roof line by the time you get back to the back fence.Well life is harsh, hug me don't reject me.0 -
Chech that there is a gully running along the front of the house to take the water away. These are about 4 inches wide and are often covered in a metal grille. If there is no gully then the water will tend to sit there and could lead to subsudence eventually0
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