lastsaturday
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Carpenter said:The broken tiles can be replaced without too much difficulty- it's just a nuisance of a small job, he'll get his snagger to do it. It should definitely go on the list. As for the paving- put it on the list also. If enough purchasers complain it will be rectified. These sound like genuine snag items- I work for a large contractor and we see some very spurious snag lists form time to time. Go for it.
Fintan said:Hi Bono
For such a large amount of money, I think you should get a second opinion from a different solicitor.
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Theres a reason for that - due to a mess up with the deposit on my part, (2 months late and no reminder or contact from the builder )the builders told me they wouldn't sign the contract unless I was to give them stage payments. Of course no bank or lender would give me stage payments on an apartment. So we came to the agreement that if I was to give them 40k plus the 10% deposit they would sign.
here we go lads, Fintan, serotoninsid, i have shared it out here..serotoninsid said:If you have been called back by the builders/builders solicitors to snag, you should snag within a reasonable time and submit a snag list - regardless of whether you deem the property to be fit for snagging. This is just to protect yourself legally.
As suggested above, you might want to consider sharing your snaglist (file can be uploaded to [broken link removed] for example) - I did so and got valuable feedback as a result. Furthermore, would be interesting to see how others are fairing and what builders are getting away with - or trying to...
Thats a good comprehensive list you have there LS. Whilst theres a lot in it, at least the vast majority of them are not major defects which is good. Sounds like the most important thing to make sure gets taken care of would be the dampness issues. Followed by doors (how did they manage to screw up on so many of them?) - particularly the patio door replacement as this would be an expensive fix if you had to take care of it yourself.lastsaturday said:here we go lads, Fintan, serotoninsid, i have shared it out here..
http://rapidshare.de/files/11210170/snaglist.xls.html
let me know your views on it?
thanks,
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I have the same problem - they assure me that it just hasnt dried out. I will let it go for the moment - but I think the fact that the problem has been raised at this point will help should I need to pursue them on it later. Furthermore, if water is getting in from the outside, this would be a major structural defect and should be covered by homebond/premier bond.lastsaturday said:the damp is a big concern of mine, i'm worried they're just going to take a hair dryer to the damp patches and paint over it. is there any recourse, once i have moved in, if the damp patches start showing again?
Talk to your solicitor on this. From my own recent experience, my understanding is that only a 'major structural defect' could hold up completion. I think that the only thing on your list which could qualify for this would be the dampness - although you would have to be confident that there is a legitimate problem. Otherwise, you could be in breach of contract.lastsaturday said:i'm a bit cautious about moving in with the snaglist not completed. anyone i've spoken to who's done that, has never had the devloper come back and complete the outstanding items. at what point do i give in and accept the house is ready? (they're seriously trying to have us close on Friday!)
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