Services

Pre-Completion Inspection

A pre-completion snagging survey provides peace of mind, ensuring your new home is truly move-in ready, and is a crucial step before finalising the purchase or occupancy of a newly built property. At this stage, we meticulously assess the property for any defects, incomplete work, or poor workmanship that may affect its quality. Our expert team of surveyors uses advanced technology to identify issues that are often overlooked, ensuring your new home is built to the highest standards before you move in.

During the inspection, we focus on key areas like structural integrity, finishes, and compliance with building regulations. We provide a comprehensive report that details all identified issues, complete with photographs and clear recommendations for repair. We provide expert advice on how to communicate these issues to the builder or contractor, or a liaison service where we can arrange the rectification of these issues with your builder on your behalf, helping you ensure that they’re addressed quickly. By addressing these issues before the property is handed over, you can avoid future costs, disruptions and disappointments.

Post-Completion Inspection

A post-completion snagging survey offers peace of mind, ensuring your home is in top condition, even after you’ve moved in. This survey identifies any defects or unfinished work that may have been missed during the initial handover. New properties can often have issues that arise once they’re occupied, and a post-completion inspection ensures these are identified and resolved promptly.

Our team conducts a thorough inspection of all areas of the property, focusing on things like cosmetic damage, poor workmanship and any functional issues that could affect your living experience. After the inspection, you’ll receive a detailed report outlining all the identified defects, along with photographs and recommendations for repairs. We provide expert advice on how to communicate these issues to the builder or contractor, or a liaison service where we can arrange the rectification of these issues with your builder on your behalf, helping you ensure that they’re addressed quickly.

End of Warranty Snagging Inspection’

As your builders’ warranty comes to an end, it is crucial to ensure that your property is in top condition. Our comprehensive snagging inspections are designed to identify and defects or issues that may need addressing before your warranty expires.

Don’t wait until it’s too late! Addressing issues early can save you money and stress down the road.

Reinspection

A reinspection is an essential follow-up service after a snagging survey to ensure that any defects or issues previously identified have been properly addressed. After your initial snagging survey, builders or contractors are typically given a chance to resolve the identified problems. A reinspection ensures that the repairs are completed to the highest standards and that no new issues have arisen.

Our team conducts a thorough review of the property, revisiting all areas where work was previously recommended. We carefully check each repair and assess whether it meets the expected quality. If any issues remain or new defects are discovered, we provide updated recommendations and assist you in communicating with the builder for further action. Reinspections help ensure that your home is truly finished to your satisfaction, offering you peace of mind that all defects have been resolved.

Liaison Service

At SD Snagging, we understand the critical importance of effective communication and collaboration between homeowners, snagging teams and builders. Our dedicated liaison service is designed to streamline the snagging process, ensuring every aspect of your new build property is addressed efficiently and professionally. Using our liaison service can streamline the snagging process, protect your interests, and enhance the overall experience of dealing with your builders.

The benefits of using this service include;

Experience and expertise: With our extensive experience in snagging and construction issues, we are excellently equipped with the skills needed to effectively communicate with your builder and to understand the technical details that may be outside your expertise as a homeowner.
Clear communication: Acting as an intermediary, the liaison service can ensure that all snagging issues are clearly articulated to your builder, minimising misunderstandings and ensuring that the snags are addressed appropriately.
Time Saving: Our liaison service can handle communications and negotiations on your behalf, saving you time and effort. This allows you to focus on other important matters whilst ensuring your concerns are being addressed.
Professional Negotiation: We can advocate for your interests, negotiating repairs or resolutions more effectively than an individual homeowner might be able to do. We are able to leverage our knowledge and experience in dealing with builders to achieve better outcomes.
Follow-up and accountability: We will track the progress of snagging issues, ensuring the builder follows through on commitments and that all concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
Reduce Stress: Dealing with builders can sometimes be stressful, especially if there are disputes. Our liaison service can help alleviate this stress by managing communications and negotiations, allowing you to remain more relaxed throughout the process.
Documentation and Record Keeping: We would keep a record of communications, agreements, and actions taken, which can be invaluable for future reference or in case of disputes.
Objective Perspective: We are able to provide an objective viewpoint, helping to mediate conflicts or disagreements that may arise between you and your builder.
Informed Guidance: We can offer an insight into what is reasonable to expect from your builder regarding snagging issues, helping you set realistic expectations and timelines.
Quality Assurance: By monitoring the resolution of snagging issues, our liaison service can help ensure work is completed to the correct quality and satisfactory standards, providing peace of mind that the job has been completed correctly.

Drone Inspection

A drone inspection for your new build property can enhance efficiency and accuracy in identifying issues. Some of the benefits of drone inspections are:

High Quality Imagery: our drones are equipped with high-resolution cameras that can capture detailed images and videos, making it easier to identify defects or issues that may not be visible from the ground.
Access to hard-to-reach areas: We can easily inspect roofs, facades, and other elevated or difficult to access areas without the need for scaffolding or ladders.
Time Efficiency: Drone inspections can be completed in a fraction of the time it would take traditional inspections.
Cost Effective: By reducing the need for scaffolding and reducing inspection time, drone inspections can save money in the long run.

All of our drone inspections are carried out by licensed and registered Civil Aviation Authority drone operators.

Thermal Imaging inspection

A thermal imaging inspection detects and visualises temperature variations in surfaces, which are not visible to the naked eye. It enhances the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the inspection process, leading to better outcomes for the property owner.

The benefits of a thermal imaging inspection include;

Non-Invasive Detection: Thermal imaging allows inspectors to identify hidden issues without destructive testing. This is crucial for detecting problems in walls, ceilings and other structures without causing damage.
Early detection of Problems: Thermal imaging can reveal issues like moisture intrusion, thermal bridging, and insulation gaps early, preventing more significant problems and costly repairs later.
Energy Efficiency Assessment: Thermal imaging helps identify areas where energy is being lost due to poor insulation or air leaks.
Quick Assessment: Thermal cameras can cover large areas quite quickly, allowing for faster inspections compared to traditional methods. This can speed up the snagging process.
Visual Documentation: Thermal imaging provides clear visual evidence of problems. This is useful for reporting and documentation which is helpful in negotiations or discussions with your builder.
Post repair verification: After repairs have been carried out, a thermal imaging reinspection can be used to verify that issues have been resolved effectively.
Cost-Effectiveness: By identifying and addressing issues early, thermal imaging can ultimately save money by preventing more extensive damage and reducing repair costs in the future.

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