NewHomeExpert
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Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, this industry never fails to stoop to a new low!
One buyer has discovered that LINDEN HOMES have not only buried all the air bricks supposed to ventilate under the ground floor, Linden have told them that it is perfectly acceptable! Click here to read the full forum post
Linden say:
Unbelievable! Both NHBC standards and Building Regulations regulations say that the DPC should be a minimum of 150mm above finished ground level and the NHBC standards do not say that air bricks can be buried! The whole point of an air brick is to pass air for ventilation!
So if you buy Linden you now know what to expect!
One buyer has discovered that LINDEN HOMES have not only buried all the air bricks supposed to ventilate under the ground floor, Linden have told them that it is perfectly acceptable! Click here to read the full forum post
Linden say:
"Fred Champion Groundworks have advised that the air vents are in the correct position and do the job that they are required to do. The level of the path is in line with the plans provided by Linden Homes and is also in a position that poses no problems. It is not necessary that the air vents are above ground level as they do not go into the house, but they go into the ground, below the property. I have been advised that the vent is an “S” shape and bends down lower behind the wall.
The property has been constructed in accordance with NHBC regulations. Every stage of the construction has been inspected by the NHBC and the property has been signed off their area inspector.
The vents in question are to ventilate the air space beneath the property, the ground floor is of beam and block construction and is suspended and fully damp proof, therefore any moisture that naturally occurs in the ground, cannot penetrate your property."
Unbelievable! Both NHBC standards and Building Regulations regulations say that the DPC should be a minimum of 150mm above finished ground level and the NHBC standards do not say that air bricks can be buried! The whole point of an air brick is to pass air for ventilation!
So if you buy Linden you now know what to expect!
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