More Snags Outsite the Home

• Do garage doors open and shut properly?
• Are the locks insurance approved? Have you got all the keys?
• Is the garage free from all debris and builders' rubbish and mortar droppings?
• Have restraint straps and truss clips to the garage roof been fitted and fixed?
• If the garage is integral, has the ceiling been double-boarded with any gaps to the wall junction sealed with intumescent mastic? Has the boarded ceiling been decorated?
• Have internal brick piers been completely built?
• Check bracing in roof is adequate.
• Test any lights and sockets.
• Is the garage alarmed?
• Is the floor finish acceptable? Lightly tamped, or float or brush finished concrete.
• Is the floor level? It should fall 75mm from rear to front.
• Are door frames fixed and sealed correctly? Have they been fully decorated including the back face?

• Is any paving cracked?
• Are paths and patios level, safe and do not have any rocking slabs? (check by standing on diagonal corners and rocking.)
• Are drives and pathways completed? Do they fall away from the property?
• Are they 150mm below DPC level?
• Are the surfaces flat and even?
• Does the gradient and access of the drive/path allow for clear access?
• Does the drive allow for water to run off?
• Are all drain gulleys and channels clear of debris and connected to drainage or soakaways?

• Has debris and builders' rubbish been completely removed?
• Is there at least 150mm of spread and levelled out topsoil?
• Is the rear garden free from weeds and rotovated?
• Where specified, has planting of the garden areas been completed?
• Are all trees staked?
• Is the turf laid on a well-prepared, level surface?
• Is the planting as per the approved scheme in planning?
• Is grass turf still alive and been sufficiently watered prior to inspection?

• Are boundary walls complete, with no gaps?
• Are all walls perpendicular and straight?
• Have movement joints been incorporated in long stretches of walling every 6 metres?
• Have movement joints been sealed with mastic both sides of the wall?
• Are fences secure, do they move at the base? Are any panels or posts split or damaged?
• Are outside gates fitted and in working order with bolts and catches?

• Do any of the tiles/slates look damaged or misplaced?
• Is the roof correctly ventilated? Look for a grill in the soffit board.
• Are hip irons used?
• Does the workmanship appear acceptable?
• Is the ridge tiling level and straight?
• Is the pointing to verges and valleys smooth and free of gaps?
• Are the plastic valleys clean and free from mortar?
• Are lead flashings between roof and brickwork abutments neatly trimmed, clean and pointed?
• Is the chimney built at the correct height with two lead trays? Are they clean and pointed in?
• Is the terminal fitted and the correct type for type of fire?
• Are verge clips fitted, where required?
• Have Velux or similar roof windows (where fitted) been correctly installed with the correct flashing kit?
• Is the PVCu fascia and soffit boarding complete?
• Are there any gaps where birds may access?
• Has all plastic protection been removed?
• Are all joint cover trims fitted and is it clean?

• Have all the window and door frame surrounds been sealed neatly with mastic?
• Have the undersides of window cills also been sealed? (Often missed!)
• Has all the front door ironmongery been fitted along with postal numbering? (if specified)
• Does the door bell work?
• Have all gaps under door frames been filled?
• Have the door thresholds been fully decorated?
• Is the mobility threshold free from damage?
• Has the outside (hose union bib tap) tap been fitted?
• Check that all outside lights have been fitted and work.
• Is the main footpath and road access to the property safe for your family?