New build guarantee '06?
Discussion
I'm living in a building that was built in 2006 and the firm did come out once apparently a year after (last year) to do plaster cracks and superficial bits. I've only recently moved in and I've noticed that there are some small damp issues on the ground floor (not a concern of mine directly as I'm 2 floors up but a concern for the long game as I'm unsure as to how bad it could get).
The two apartments on the ground floor have the issue also but they are empty and so there's no-one fighting this cause. I know this as I viewed the two ground floor properties.
The issue is in no way bad but I'm looking at the future and looking at who will be held accountable. I know vaguely about a 2 year rule which of course runs out this year wherein after two years - up to ten years after build is finished; they are liable for big structural issues only - I wonder if this falls under that banner.
Anyone got any insight?
The two apartments on the ground floor have the issue also but they are empty and so there's no-one fighting this cause. I know this as I viewed the two ground floor properties.
The issue is in no way bad but I'm looking at the future and looking at who will be held accountable. I know vaguely about a 2 year rule which of course runs out this year wherein after two years - up to ten years after build is finished; they are liable for big structural issues only - I wonder if this falls under that banner.
Anyone got any insight?
Many developers use a guarantor like the NHBC, who will cover defects IF the builder can't/won't and IF the works were carried out in accordance with their recommended procedure and standard details. (They have inspectors to do regular checks of the build process).
Incidentally, if the damp is rising damp then it only rises one metre up the walls, so you'll be OK. Are you sure the problems are through damp ingress and not just because the flats are poorly ventilated and/or unheated?
Incidentally, if the damp is rising damp then it only rises one metre up the walls, so you'll be OK. Are you sure the problems are through damp ingress and not just because the flats are poorly ventilated and/or unheated?
Edited by rsv gone! on Tuesday 16th September 08:25
rsv gone! said:
Many developers use a guarantor like the NHBC, who will cover defects IF the builder can't/won't and IF the works were carried out in accordance with their recommended procedure and standard details. (They have inspectors to do regular checks of the build process).
Incidentally, if the damp is rising damp then it only rises one metre up the walls, so you'll be OK. Are you sure the problems are through damp ingress and not just because the flats are poorly ventilated and/or unheated?
Thank you for the reply.Incidentally, if the damp is rising damp then it only rises one metre up the walls, so you'll be OK. Are you sure the problems are through damp ingress and not just because the flats are poorly ventilated and/or unheated?
Edited by rsv gone! on Tuesday 16th September 08:25
As far as I can see - the damp issue is not just in the flats but in the communal entrance too. Again, it's nothing major but if it's the whole building then I feel they should come and sort it. One of the reasons I'm more interested than before is that one of the ground floor flats has come up after a repossesion and it's silly cheap. The damp in there, I feel, should be dealt with by the builders; as well as site wide. As it stands the agents are saying that the buyer would have to get it sorted but I already own two places in there so it's not a standard situ'.
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