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Problems: New build quality issues of big builders
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Spiders? you cant lump that in with the other build problems, you may or may not get spiders in any house.0
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PokerPlayer111 wrote: »Spiders? you cant lump that in with the other build problems, you may or may not get spiders in any house.
not when there is a large gap in your door letting them all in"It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP0 -
We'd sworn off new builds too until we saw this. We've not been here long but can already see positives too versus the 1950s we moved from. Socket and cable points designed for modern living; retains heat brilliantly; layout suited to modern living; superb use of space.
Yup! We moved into a small development in London by a local developer.
It wasn't perfect, and we've had a few snags, but everything's been resolved and we're generally very pleased with it. I much prefer it over the pretty but draughty Victorian homes I've lived in.
The problem seems to be with mass produced homes made by huge developers. Seems to me like the scale and pace of development means the contractors are spread too thin, and the company is too big and bureaucratic to tackle any endemic problems.
I'd highly recommend a nice, modern building made by a smaller firm, but I wouldn't touch a Bovis home with a ten foot barge pole.0 -
We've had two older houses, and two new builds. The most recent three years ago.
Whichever you buy, you need to have a critical look before commiting yourself. If new build have a good look around the site as well as the house. A tidy site is a good start - it shows the site manager cares.
Very happy with our new build.0 -
not when there is a large gap in your door letting them all in
Spiders could get in under door or letter box or just come in via your clothing unnotcied when they are small. In the UK they are pretty much a healthy thing to have around the house 99% of the time. Its just a strange thing to expect a builder to build a house spider proof haha.0 -
I/We have ongoing issues, see how we are getting on thinking-of-buying-a-new-build.net0
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our last two homes have been new builds and have been fantastic but they were by small builders. Wonderful homes
So now I need to move, are any of the big builders any good?0 -
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