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 Alan Gifford ★★★★★ in the last week
    Worth every penny. Extensive report outlining many things we had not even considered. Explained issues as they went along and all conducted in an friendly and professional manner. Highly recommend James and Sean to any new home owner. Great … More service - report received same afternoon.
  • Avatar Basant Biswal ★★★★★ a week ago
    Fantastic service
    Booking process was straightforward and easy.
    Fantastic service from James and Sean - survey was very detailed and clear with action plan.
    Made it much easier to forward to estate agency with snagging list
    Even got some
    … More great drone pics of the house.
    Thank you both - I would definitely recommend using Sean and James
  • Avatar Daniela Kariya ★★★★★ 4 weeks ago
    James and Sean were very professional and patient. The survey was very thorough and they identified two major issues, being that one we would not have found until it became a true mouldy headache, months from now.
    They were very helpful,
    … More explaining what's acceptable and common and what's not. Given that we're not from the UK and this is the first house we bought here, their service and explanations were the best investment we could have made.

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.