Hi all,
I am hoping to be called to snag my house in the next few weeks. I have an engineer hired for this but I would like to learn the ropes myself so I was wondering what condition I should expect the house to be in. I believe it should be "brushed" clean. However
1) Should the eclectricity be connected?
2) Should the gas be connected?
3) Should the water be connected?
4) Should standard electrical items be fitted (for example electric shower is standard in house. Should this be in working order at snagging stage?)
5) Is there a standard thickness insulation in the attic should be. Looking ath Dept of Environment website its difficult to find any info without read loads of docs!
Also I have a worry over the shower tray. I had asked the plumber to use a tray with an upstand rather than the regular tray. He agreed but due to a mix up on his part he fitted the standard. When this was pointed out to him he had no probem removing it and putting in the tray with the upstand. However to do this, he had to remove the palster board on one side od the tray (about 8 inches above the floor.) This left a gap between the shower tray and where the plaster board for the wall started. I asked the tilers not to tile until this was filled in. Alas they did not listen and tiled anyway. My worry is that if the group on these tiles cracked water could easly get in. The tilers are saying that it is not there probelm, that they used flexible grout and that its the site foremans problem. Anyway sorry for the long ramble and I know you might say that i should just consult me engineer....but for my own sake....I assume that this gap needs to be filled? I have a fear my engineer will fob it off as being ok!
Thanks
Albob
I am hoping to be called to snag my house in the next few weeks. I have an engineer hired for this but I would like to learn the ropes myself so I was wondering what condition I should expect the house to be in. I believe it should be "brushed" clean. However
1) Should the eclectricity be connected?
2) Should the gas be connected?
3) Should the water be connected?
4) Should standard electrical items be fitted (for example electric shower is standard in house. Should this be in working order at snagging stage?)
5) Is there a standard thickness insulation in the attic should be. Looking ath Dept of Environment website its difficult to find any info without read loads of docs!
Also I have a worry over the shower tray. I had asked the plumber to use a tray with an upstand rather than the regular tray. He agreed but due to a mix up on his part he fitted the standard. When this was pointed out to him he had no probem removing it and putting in the tray with the upstand. However to do this, he had to remove the palster board on one side od the tray (about 8 inches above the floor.) This left a gap between the shower tray and where the plaster board for the wall started. I asked the tilers not to tile until this was filled in. Alas they did not listen and tiled anyway. My worry is that if the group on these tiles cracked water could easly get in. The tilers are saying that it is not there probelm, that they used flexible grout and that its the site foremans problem. Anyway sorry for the long ramble and I know you might say that i should just consult me engineer....but for my own sake....I assume that this gap needs to be filled? I have a fear my engineer will fob it off as being ok!
Thanks
Albob