Disheartened
New Member
After a long list of issues with our new home we have now found out that they omitted to put a structural beam between the ground and first floor of a three storey house. The beam was on the plans - they just 'forgot' to put it in to our house and two others on the same development..........
As a result the first floor is sinking and as the builders say, needs to be addressed immediately due to Health & Safety implications. In other words we go to bed every night and wonder whether our son will have fallen through his bedroom floor and ended up on the dining room table......
The builders are stating that this is a minor defect and will rectify the issue but are only offering £2500 as a guesture of goodwill.
Can you let me know your thoughts on whether you would consider this to be a minor defect - in my eyes it is far from minor! Also, would you accept £2500 on a house worth £299,995?
By the way - beware new home buyers, when asked, the NHBC state that they do not check lintels have been installed when checking new properties and local authority building control when approached confirmed that they do not check up on new builds - so there is no-one to make sure the cowboys are building new houses properly.
As a result the first floor is sinking and as the builders say, needs to be addressed immediately due to Health & Safety implications. In other words we go to bed every night and wonder whether our son will have fallen through his bedroom floor and ended up on the dining room table......
The builders are stating that this is a minor defect and will rectify the issue but are only offering £2500 as a guesture of goodwill.
Can you let me know your thoughts on whether you would consider this to be a minor defect - in my eyes it is far from minor! Also, would you accept £2500 on a house worth £299,995?
By the way - beware new home buyers, when asked, the NHBC state that they do not check lintels have been installed when checking new properties and local authority building control when approached confirmed that they do not check up on new builds - so there is no-one to make sure the cowboys are building new houses properly.