Category: Latent defects

New Build Snagging Inspection
10/06/2023
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Joe Malone
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Driveways & Paving, Latent defects, Snagging Inspection
Concrete Block Driveway I recently completed a new build snagging inspection in Kent and thought it would be useful to cover a very […]
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Damp in New Extension
21/12/2020
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Joe Malone
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Condensation, Construction Claims, Damp, Damp Training, Latent defects, Rising Damp
Following on from my last blog, regarding damp in a three month old extension, I recently encountered a similar issue, whereby a newly […]
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Rising Damp in 3 Year Old Extension
12/06/2020
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Joe Malone
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Damp, Damp Proofers, Latent defects, Rising Damp, Solid floor defects
This week I attended a property in London where the client was suffering from quite significant decorative spoiling, caused by rising damp above […]
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Concrete Boot Lintel Failure
14/04/2020
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Joe Malone
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Brickwork, Latent defects, Masonry Defects, Structural
Understanding why Concrete Boot Lintels fail Whilst carrying out a recent building condition survey in Nottingham, I encountered a case of concrete boot […]
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Structurally Unsound Composite Floor Joists
25/06/2017
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Joe Malone
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Construction Claims, Flooring defects, Latent defects, Patent defects, Structural
Floor Fails to Take the Load in Bovis New Build We carried out an inspection of a Bovis new build last week […]
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The worst brickwork?: A new contender.
10/11/2016
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Joe Malone
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Brickwork, Construction Claims, Development, Latent defects, Masonry Defects, Patent defects
The worst brickwork we’ve ever seen. Back in July we were called to carry out a snagging inspection to a David Wilson Homes […]
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EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION: The Defects are Often Built in. Part 2
19/04/2016
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Joe Malone
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Construction Claims, Latent defects, Non-Traditional Housing, Patent defects, Solid wall insulation (EWI), Thin coat failure
The First Visual Signs of Premature Failure Explained Some time back we blogged about a Midlands high rise EWI scheme that we’d monitored and […]
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Building Defects: A legal perspective
12/04/2016
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Joe Malone
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Construction Claims, Latent defects, Law, Patent defects
Guest Blog Introduction and Biography In March of this year both myself and Sarah Fox attended the RICS East Midlands CPD conference as […]
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Guarantees for Solid Wall Insulation and Getting Insurance for Failure.
06/04/2016
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Joe Malone
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Construction Claims, Latent defects, Solid wall insulation (EWI)
More Unscrupulous Dealings from The World of External Wall Insulation We have previously warned about the double standards being operated by some external […]
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The Hidden Dangers in Buying a New Home
03/02/2016
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Joe Malone
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Construction Claims, Development, Latent defects
The Hidden Dangers in Buying a New Home Why would you consider buying a new home, is it simply because you want that […]
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