Building controls inspector

societys_child

It's still a bit of a riddle, but yes, an inspector can refuse to sign off on something he isn't happy with. If something needs changing then obviously there's a chance it could cost more.

stuart45

Depends on whether it's being done on a Building Notice, or Full plans.
Even with Full plans there can be extra work in the foundations, as even if they show the standard metre depth, sometimes the ground is still not stable enough.
Once you get to the superstructure as long as the plans are followed there shouldn't be a problem.
With a Building notice you need to plan well ahead with the BCO to make sure there are no issues.
With the LA BCO's, you sometimes get a different person at different stages of the build, and I have known this to cause a few problems for a some builders, although I've never had this problem myself.

tonyh66

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I'd agree, I'm getting only one side of a story myself.

Is it unusual for a standard job to be quoted for, a building's inspector to turn up and say "no, I want it done this way to be compliant" and change the build spec so that the price increases? I thought they had the power to do that but for a job that is realtively straightforward, why would they need to?

Nothing to do with a fake building inspector, more to do with a dodgy builder who can't build to the required standard, at the price he quoted.

Doozergirl

tonyh66 wrote: »

Nothing to do with a fake building inspector, more to do with a dodgy builder who can't build to the required standard, at the price he quoted.

There's nothing to base that on.

The OP needs to provide facts and details rather than speculation and suspicions. What exactly has changed, who wrote the initial specification. What are the price changes.