NHBC Report

October 17th, 2005 • Filed Under •

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The NHBC - Friend or Foe?

Quote from NHBC Report on our upstairs floors….

“A 2m and 1m level were used to gauge the deviations in the evenness of the floors and measurements taken. Under our requirements the floor decking is required to be suitable for the intended use. There are specific measurements detailed in the NHBC’s document, a consistent approach to finishes, however these figures are only recommendations, not requirements, and should only be used as a guide.

The nature and extent of any work necessary to remedy minor variances from the tolerances given should be appropraite to the circumstances. In this instance although a few of the measurements taken exceeded the guide tolerance, the amount by which they deviate is not considered to be excessive”

The guidelines state a floor should be level with in

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   Comment by jon clark on 25 January 2006:

   Hi,

   just thought I’d drop you a quick line to say you’re not the only one up against the frustratingly useless NHBC. Should any of us be surprised though, after all, it’s called the National House BUILDERS Council and not National Home BUYERS Council. Pity. They’re absolutely useless though and our solicitors bill is going to be huge!

   Hope you got sorted out in the end (I found NHBC bit of your blog whilst searching for the guide to mainting standards)

   All the best,

   Jc
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   Comment by Phil Davies on 27 March 2006:

   I can assure (with evidence) anyone who has any doubts, that the NHBC fully protect the construction industry against their diabolical workmanship and not the unsuspecting homebuyer.

   Its utterly bizarre then that the homebuyer pays something like 4% of the price of the property to the NHBC for this fallacious protection and the builder gets the benefits
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   Comment by Dennis McGillivray on 1 May 2006:

   NHBC do set standards. The lowest possible. indeed lower than you would expect from the poorest tradesman. NHBC do not even know what the water bye-laws are, let alone comply with them. indeed their recommendations are a receipe for legionella. NHBC do not know what an insulated envelope is or how to prevent thermal bridging. After showing evidence of thermal bridging to their concilliation inspector he wrote back saying this is acceptable. Their concilliation service is in my experience, (not once but twice),is a pat on the back for shoddy workmanship by the builder,NHBC says purely cosmetic. They do not insist the builder complies with manufacturers recomendations or their own NHBC rules, bumps on the walls or anything else that is not correct is purely cosmetic.Where do we go from here, Watchdog?
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   Comment by Lionel Knight on 3 May 2006:

   I purchased a home , ridiculous word to use in the circumstances , from Bovis in Witham , in June 2005 . Water rises through the ground floor , the stairs have pulled away from the wall , the lounge floor has the action of a Trampoline , the 1st and now second floors creak with any kind of movement . The kitchen worktops are blown , and the decorative standard redefines the meaning of the word poor . This is only a brief outline of the problems , with major issues of sound insulations , and the possibilities of source of water coming through the ground floor . Further reports regarding Bovis Homes appreciated .

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