Common New Build Snagging Issues
Professional snagging inspectors consistently find these issues across new build properties in the UK. Knowing what to look for helps you document problems to present to your builder.
🏠Roof and Gutters
- Misaligned or missing ridge tiles
- Gutters with incorrect falls (water pools rather than flows)
- Inadequate seals at roof abutments
- Fascia and soffit fixings
- Inadequate lead flashing
🪟Windows and Doors
- Window frames not fully square in openings
- Failed or incomplete seals around frames
- Sticking or binding operation
- Trickle vents missing or incorrectly installed
- Door frames not plumb
- Draught seals incomplete
🧱Plasterwork
- Visible joins at patches
- Uneven surfaces near door frames
- Paint applied before adequate drying
- Cracking at ceiling-wall junctions
- Hollow spots behind plaster
🪵Flooring
- Uneven sub-floors
- Squeaking boards
- Poorly fitted threshold strips
- Damage to tiles or carpets
- Gaps between boards
⚡Electrics
- Sockets not level
- Consumer unit incorrectly labelled
- Light switches misaligned
- Missing or untested smoke detectors
- Data/TV points not connected
🚿Plumbing
- Radiators with cold spots (need balancing)
- Pipe runs with inadequate insulation
- Taps and waste fittings not fully sealed
- Boiler not fully commissioned
- Water pressure issues
🔲External
- Brickwork pointing gaps or inconsistencies
- Cracked render at corners and openings
- Driveway levels and drainage falls
- Incomplete or uneven landscaping
- Manhole covers not level with ground
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