New Home Surveying

Protect your investment with a new home surveying snagging survey

About us

We are a Swindon based professional snagging company that is committed to protecting your investment by delivering the very best snagging reports that identify defects with your home.

Buying a house is one of the biggest investments you can make and we believe that investment should be protected with a Snagging Report. On average a Snagging Report finds between 50-100 snagging defects, that if left unnoticed during your warranty period would be down to you to repair at your own cost.

Our Surveyors are proud, full members of RPSA (Residential Property Surveyors Association) and CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building).

  • Avatar Shek Amanda ★★★★★ 2 days ago
    Professional, efficient and detailed attention. Highly recommended.
  • Avatar Shaun Smith ★★★★★ in the last week
    Great service . Picked up around 40 faults on house with 2 major ones that would have cost me a lot of money in years to come once the builders insurance runs out in 2 years. One fault was mold under kitchen units. The other fault sewage … More drainage. Great stuff guys would fully recommend anyone to get this service.
  • Avatar Marco Furini ★★★★★ a week ago
    Sean and James were great!
    They are very accommodating, very knowledgeable, they listened to our concerns and took the time to explain their findings.
    They genuinely want to help and you can tell.
    The snagging survey was well worth the
    … More money.
    We would definitely recommend

The problem

With any New Build Home, it needs time to settle. Just remember, for long periods of time your home didn’t have a roof or walls and was totally open to the elements! Materials typically take on moisture and need a period of time to fully dry out and settle. As a result, shrinkage cracks in paint and plasterwork are normal and are part of the settling process.

However, unfortunately due to the demand of housing in this country, a typical new build development home is constructed in only 7 months. Should a contractor encounter problems early on with a plot, this can create delays and instead of housing developers accepting those delays for what they are, trades are encouraged to claw back time and achieve programme at all costs. It is this rush that leads to poor quality workmanship and poor safety standards.

Just one major defect could pay for the survey many times over! Did you know air vents should be 75mm minimum up from external ground level? If the vents become blocked or even partially blocked this could create condensation in the underfloor void and lead to internal damp problems!

What is snagging?

A typical new build house developer will issue a new homeowner with a 2-year warranty period to fix any defects they raise. These are commonly known as ‘Snags’. The homeowner is to walk around their home, list any snags and issue their snagging list to their developer to fix. Snagging issues range from heating faults, water leaks, unlevel floors, missing insulation, poor joinery – the list goes on!

30

Years of experience

Plumbing
Heating
Construction

But Can't I Do This Myself?

Yes, of course this can be done by yourself and many choose to do so. Just like how you could choose to plaster a ceiling, or fit a kitchen, bathroom or even lay new carpets. Most people are capable of having a go – but will you produce the same results as a professional with years of on-the-job knowledge and experience? Probably not.

Your Snagging List is only as good as the snags you identify. At New Home Surveying you’ll get an experienced construction professional snagging your home, armed with the knowledge of the latest NHBC Standards, Build Control Standards and British Standards. Using our experience and knowledge we will systematically survey your home and photograph and annotate every single defect we find. We will compile the photographs into an easy-to-follow PDF Report that you can issue straight to your developer.

The Guys Behind New Home Surveying

New Home Surveying is a Professional Snagging Company founded by two construction professionals who have had enough of poor-quality workmanship in New Build Housing.

Your Snagging List is only as good as the snags you identify. At New Home Surveying you’ll get an experienced construction professional snagging your home, armed with the knowledge of the latest NHBC Standards, Build Control Standards and British Standards. Using our experience and knowledge we will systematically survey your home and photograph and annotate every single defect we find. We will compile the photographs into an easy-to-follow PDF Report that you can issue straight to your developer.

Sean

With over 10 years of groundworks experience. His latest role being the Quality Manager for a successful Groundworks and Civil Engineering company who specialises in New Build Housing. Like James, Sean has also been involved in major renovations and new build projects from start to finish.

James

With over 15 years’ experience as a successful Heating and Plumbing Engineer. He has installed hundreds of heating systems, bathrooms, kitchens and been involved in major renovations and new build projects from start to finish.