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Thanks Steevo,
I don't have a home bond policy, how do I get one?
Would any solicitor do or is there anybody you could recomend?
Hi,
My upstairs bedroom floor was sagging so I contacted builder. This only became a problem after a few months of living in the house.
The carpenter that came to repair said the quality of workmanship in the house as a whole is very poor.
To fix the sagging floor he has secrewed some new joists onto the old to make floor level. He said he cannot garuntee that this will not re-occur. I over heard them talking and they think the house is in big trouble.
The sound proofing the house is terrible, I can hear the neighbours talk at normal volume. Again, this seems to be getting worse over time.
Do I have any comeback on the builer to get these issues fully resolved? If so how do I go about it.
Private engineer.
Did you buy this house??? if so check the deeds to see if there is a 'certificate of compliance' included. If there is none, then your solicitor is in trouble.
If you didnt buy it, did you build it??
While the floors were lifted upstairs today, I did think I noticed a cuople of brick joints with no mortar in them. I noticed a mortar joint about 2 inches wide in the jack wall in the attic in the past. Does any of this count as structural?
if its just a mortar joint, it shows bad workmanship, but not necessarily a structural problem. Structural problems appear as cracks, both internally and externally......
If the floors sagged it would say to me that the floor joists are installed incorrectly... either spanning too large a span, not bridged enough, or not specified strong enough.......
Your solicitor should have a copy of the cert of compliance. Explain the situation to him/her and get their advice.... see if the cert covers all aspects of the building regulations.
What size floor joists have you....?
Is there a stamp on them saying something like "C16 SS" to IS 444/127 or BS 5268/4978.....
What is the span of these joists and how often are they 'bridged'...(this is solid pieces of the same size located between the joists perpendiculary .. like noggins in a stud).....
Are they held on 'shoes' or built into the masonry walls.
are the joists 225 x 44 (9' x 2')...
are they at 400mm centres??
they should have been bridged at a minimum of 1350 c/c.... all joists should be...
a typical 9' x 2' joists C16 at 400 centres can only span 4.75 metres.
you need a joist of 9' x 3' C27 at 400 centres to span 5.93 m.....
Your builder isnt liable (as i understand it) but the person who certified his work may be..... thats who you should chase... he is also the one with the professional indemnity insurance....
Once final completion occurs, the builder has no legal obligation to the owner / occupier ... i may be wrong, and please dont consider this as legal advice, im not qualified to give legal advice....
Don't worry I will seek proper legal advice, just don't want to go to the solicitor blind.
The joists appeard to be 9'X2" to me, I didn't get a chance to measure.
probably not, but you may have some comeback on the professional who 'certified' the work. If it can be shown that the work did not comply to relevant standards, in this case IS 444, then the certifier 'may' be liable.
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