First house visit

rijack

Hi all,
Looking for any advice or experiences on this.
Our new build is currently under construction. We took a drive past and it looks like the roof is on (or in the process of being put on :j).

We've been invited to have the first site visit to the new house but i wanted to know if people think there are any specific things we should look for or ask?

I cant help but think we'll walk in and my immediate thought would be.. "yep.. its a building.."

Cakeguts

Make sure that all the windows are where they say they were going to be and make sure the rooms are the right sizes and they are all there. Have a look at where it is on the plot and where the boundaries are.

knightstyle

Make sure there are adequate power points where you need them. It is not too late to get extras fitted. Plus check light switches positioning, light switches behind open doors are a pain, check you can actually switch the ground floor hall/stairs light on and off from upstairs, often with new builds you can't so end up walking down unlit stairs!

rijack

knightstyle wrote: »

Make sure there are adequate power points where you need them. It is not too late to get extras fitted. Plus check light switches positioning, light switches behind open doors are a pain, check you can actually switch the ground floor hall/stairs light on and off from upstairs, often with new builds you can't so end up walking down unlit stairs!

Good shout - our current rented property seems to love having switches behind open doors...

While it's still so earl in the build - do you think they would already have placeholders / cut outs for where they would be?
I mean the last time we saw it the roof was going on so i dont really know what to expect when we go..

make sure the rooms are the right sizes and they are all there. Have a look at where it is on the plot and where the boundaries are.

Will they just let us measure up?

hazyjo

Read through some of the recent posts. Not sure what you'd search for, but 'new build' or 'newbuild' might be a start.


There have been a couple about room sizes, one about a wall being built nearby, another who didn't notice there was no window in a loo or something which was meant to be there...


Will give you an idea what to look for.

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Judging by a couple of threads on here recently I would definitely be measuring up to make sure everything matches your floor plan, checking all the windows, doors etc are where they're meant to be and everything is the correct size.

AdrianC

rijack wrote: »

While it's still so earl in the build - do you think they would already have placeholders / cut outs for where they would be?
I mean the last time we saw it the roof was going on so i dont really know what to expect when we go..

You need to understand the order in which things get done.

Shell - the walls are up.
Weathertight - the roof's on, the windows and doors are in. The exterior's not necessarily "finished" - there may be cladding to go - but the inside can start to dry out. That's probably where you'll be by the sound of it.
First fix carpentry, plumbing and electrics - all the internal wall studwork goes up, then the hidden pipes and wires go in to the places that'll be inaccessible later.
Plasterboarding - you actually have proper non-see-through walls!
Second fix carpentry, plumbing and electrics - taps, switches, sockets, doors etc.



If it's at first-fix stage, then it's still easy to move switches, sockets etc. After that, it becomes a lot harder.

Will they just let us measure up?

Probably a bit early to do any useful measuring...

rijack

Thanks - i think based on this i'll be trying to arrange further site visits to monitor how things are going and any placement etc.