New builds are poop!

[Tommythetiler80]

Afternoon,
I really can't get over the state of new build houses in the modern era. Why is it that we have at our fingertips all the gadgets and knowledge to possibly knock the pants off what used to be built many years ago and in some cases it just can't be done!
For instance I'm currently working in a new build today and over a 3.5 mtr distance on the floor it's 1/2 inch out of square!.
For me personally I'm greatful that I live in a 30's house,solidly built and character in abundance. Moan over back to work 😵

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Time is money.
Character costs money.
People don't want to pay too much money.

However pride doesn't cost any more, it's all about attitude.

 

[Tommythetiler80]

Yeah your right John,just really frustrating though isn't. Who passes these builds off though? The mind boggles!

 

[Unused Account 1]

First fix is always miles out ,on a price and smashed out,

 

[Bathfix Bob]

I hate new builds so much I don't really see them as proper houses anymore, more like prefabricatied cardboard dolls houses, if I meet some new people who have just moved into a new house I don't envy them like "ooh look at you with your fancy new house and rented 17 plate BMW on the drive" I just think oooh you poor sods, I hope you like squeeky floors, long cracks, leaky guttering, poorly fitted bathroom and kitchen, postage stamp for a garden and loose entrance flags.

 

[CJ]

Can anyone see these "New Builds" still being here in 50-100 years time. As for not wanting to spend much money........these cardboard boxes are ridiculously priced with postage stamp gardens and space for 1 car if your lucky.

All these new estates are shocking.........bloody rabbit warrens.

My rant over 😉

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Who knows what it costs say Redraw in just materials alone to build a typical 4 berth shoe box?
Must be something like £35,000?

 

[Dumbo]

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss how long they will be around , the yanks have been building out of timber forever and there is a wimpy estate near me that is timber framed 40 years old and doesn't show any signs of falling down anytime soon .

 

[John Benton]

I had to tile a stud wall that was 30mm out of plumb over 2.3m height!!!

This is why I don't do site work and prefer to do my own prep.

 

[Flintstone]

They are terrible quality with no real passion put into them, the workers are usually crap and don't care, and the constriction company's just care about the profit. I have worked on some really expensive new builds and there no better, just bigger! My house was built around 1890 and it's packed full of character and I wouldn't have it any other way

 

[On one]

5omm wide metal studwork at 600mm centres with no insulation,
for christ sake don't bang the front door!

 

[Dumbo]

5omm wide metal studwork at 600mm centres with no insulation,
for christ sake don't bang the front door!

That shouldn't of complied with building regs . But large developers can run their own building regs , surely a conflict of interest

 

[Tommythetiler80]

Can anyone see these "New Builds" still being here in 50-100 years time. As for not wanting to spend much money........these cardboard boxes are ridiculously priced with postage stamp gardens and space for 1 car if your lucky.

All these new estates are shocking.........bloody rabbit warrens.

My rant over 😉

You should pay a visit to the Poundbury development in Dorset, now that is a rabbit warren! Not to mention it's all being overseen by Prince Charles

 

[On one]

That shouldn't of complied with building regs . But large developers can run their own building regs , surely a conflict of interest

Mind you, it looked like it had 15mm PB, but no horizontal noggins to be seen

 

[Dumbo]

Mind you, it looked like it had 15mm PB, but no horizontal noggins to be seen

It's the insulation

 

[LM]

This is typical of the 'screeding' I'm faced with on new builds, scandleous imo.

 

[Qwerty]

That is shocking!

 

[LM]

@wrighty did that upset you😉

 

[LM]

That is shocking!

You simply wouldn't believe me if I told you how bad it is at times Geoff. The stud walls and plastering can defy belief at times and all I get when I point it out is "well we must get onto them about that, do the best you can for now though"
It can test your patience!

 

[On one]

@wrighty did that upset you😉

Made me swear!

 

[LM]

I was wondering why you disliked the post haha🙂

 

[Tommythetiler80]

You simply wouldn't believe me if I told you how bad it is at times Geoff. The stud walls and plastering can defy belief at times and all I get when I point it out is "well we must get onto them about that, do the best you can for now though"
It can test your patience!

Why do you it then bud?is it a case that needs must? Surely there must be better work out there for you...........it would do my nut!it must feel like your banging your head against a brick wall every time

 

[LM]

Contracts signed (before issues are known and without exemptions written in)for 100's of houses and responsible for a lot of wages. Just have to suck it up. The flip side was that it was guaranteed work during the recession, all before everything was rosey again, bread and butter if you catch my drift.

 

[Tommythetiler80]

Drift well and truly caught fella 😉

 

[GoneGuy]

They are terrible quality with no real passion put into them, the workers are usually crap and don't care, and the constriction company's just care about the profit. I have worked on some really expensive new builds and there no better, just bigger! My house was built around 1890 and it's packed full of character and I wouldn't have it any other way

Same too my house wasn't built in 1894 and I wouldn't swap it. It still got original coving in a few rooms.