Examples

  • Fire Door

    NHBC 9.1.4 Doors and windows

    Distortion across doors should be limited to a maximum of 5mm in height, and 3mm in width

  • Electrical Meter Box

    NHBC 8.1.9 Meter Boxes

    Damaged hockey stick - Incoming supply to the meter box should be in accordance with the service providers requirements.

  • Boiler Flu

    NHBC 6.8.20 All – flue pipesMastic seal should not be used, Mortar is required.

    Flue pipes for gas appliances - BS EN 1856

  • Radiator

    NHBC 9.2.3 Plastering

    The design, preparation and application of plasters should be in accordance with BS EN 13914-2 and BS 8481.

  • Garage

    NHBC 10.1.6 Resistance to fire spread

    Garages shall be constructed so as to prevent fire spread to the home from the garage. Internal Fire Resistant Mastic seal breached.

  • Ridge tiles

    NHBC 7.2.19 Fixing tiles and slates

    Very poor mortar pointing. Tiles should be in accordance with BS 5534 and BS EN 1994-1-4

  • Retaining Garden Wall

    NHBC 9.1.2 Fairfaced masonry

    Masonry bricks should not have significant cracks in the facing bricks or other damage, such as chips and marks greater than 15mm in diameter.

  • Fence

    Exposed Nails

    Poorly installed, Health & Safety Hazard

  • External Waste Pipe

    NHBC - 6.1.11 Construction of masonry walls

    Damaged Face brick

  • Brick Work

    NHBC 9.1.2 External walls

    The centre line of any perpend joint should generally be within ±15mm of the centre line of the next 5 successive perpend joints.

  • Turf

    NHBC 10.2.9 Garden areas,

    Turf clearly dead unacceptable

  • Gate

    Fixings missing & Gate not level