Buying a new build home but bricks appear soaked?

jon81uk

pinkcloud17 said:

jon81uk said:

Babybelles said:

To avoid problems just make sure you ventilate the house sufficiently. I open windows when I’m having a shower & make sure doors are open to the least used rooms so they get some air going into them. I also left the door to the under stairs cupboard open as my neighbours complained of mould appearing. Also pop the heating on & get the house warmed up. 

Although don't put the heating on too high! We've moved in to a new build and kept it about 19-20 degrees, but our neighbour heated to 23/24 and has lots of cracked ceilings.

We left most trickle vents open and opened windows when it has been a little warmer. Still get quite a lot of condensation but no cracking, other than round door frames and stairs, so more movement cracks I think. These should be filled next week (been in the house six weeks) as they are doing a touch-up paint across the house.
Been generally happy with the site team getting snags resolved. But will see what customer care are like for the next 22 months!
Our only other major snag was damp in the en suite as the loft wasn't ventilated well enough so condensation dripped down the extractor fan.

Thanks! We will keep the heating maintained at around 19-20. Are you also with Barratt? Did you do snagging yourself or professionally? I've heard a few people say something similar about the loft. Did you manage to get the site to resolve the issue?

We bought from Kier Living.
The loft has hopefully been resolved, some of the insulation blocked the vents in the soffits. Waiting for the plaster to dry out and they will replace the ceiling where the damp appeared, but I'm happy the site manager is trying to get a fix for it.

We did have a snagging company that my partner booked, they found a lot of snags but I don't think it was worth the price paid for them as we found a large number of snags that they didn't.

We've been happy with the support from the site manager and generally the sales person. But not sure if customer care will be as good (site team look after snags for around 8 weeks, then customer care for two years).