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New build house - garden waterlogging
Keith wrote
Hi all, Apologies for the X-post but the d.i.y guys always seem to know what's going on with regard to 'building' regs but the real domain of the question is my 'garden'. Basically, I've bought a new house up in Scotland and the garden is a bit of a nightmare. The slightest amount of rain results in pools of standing water and the newly laid turf is apparently about to start rotting. Now a local landscaper has said that the problem can probably be rectified but I don't think it should be up to me to pay for this. The landscaper also mentioned that standing water should be the developer's consideration. How do you think I should approach this - should the developer be sorting out the drainage or am I stuck with footing the bill for this myself ? Thank for any guidance, Keith Nobody has mentioned NHBC yet. During the first two years from completion, assuming you have Buildmark cover and subject to certain exclusions, the builder is supposed to correct any defects free of charge. Your first point of contact is the builder but if there is a dispute or if the builder fails to act then NHBC Claims will take it on. The Buildmark policy document http://www.nhbc.co.uk/pdf/policy1.pdf expressly excludes "loss or damage resulting solely from flooding from whatever source or from a change in the water table level". However I would argue your problem is more to do with waterlogged soil and drainage than with flooding. The NHBC Standards require developers to carry out a thorough site investigation before commencing on specific design work, and particularly warns about adequate drainage to cope with waterlogged soil. This is the URL concerning making NHBC Claims http://www.nhbc.co.uk/index3.asp?pag...teps&col=green Good luck Peter |
New build house - garden waterlogging
Keith wrote
Hi all, Apologies for the X-post but the d.i.y guys always seem to know what's going on with regard to 'building' regs but the real domain of the question is my 'garden'. Basically, I've bought a new house up in Scotland and the garden is a bit of a nightmare. The slightest amount of rain results in pools of standing water and the newly laid turf is apparently about to start rotting. Now a local landscaper has said that the problem can probably be rectified but I don't think it should be up to me to pay for this. The landscaper also mentioned that standing water should be the developer's consideration. How do you think I should approach this - should the developer be sorting out the drainage or am I stuck with footing the bill for this myself ? Thank for any guidance, Keith Nobody has mentioned NHBC yet. During the first two years from completion, assuming you have Buildmark cover and subject to certain exclusions, the builder is supposed to correct any defects free of charge. Your first point of contact is the builder but if there is a dispute or if the builder fails to act then NHBC Claims will take it on. The Buildmark policy document http://www.nhbc.co.uk/pdf/policy1.pdf expressly excludes "loss or damage resulting solely from flooding from whatever source or from a change in the water table level". However I would argue your problem is more to do with waterlogged soil and drainage than with flooding. The NHBC Standards require developers to carry out a thorough site investigation before commencing on specific design work, and particularly warns about adequate drainage to cope with waterlogged soil. This is the URL concerning making NHBC Claims http://www.nhbc.co.uk/index3.asp?pag...teps&col=green Good luck Peter |
New build house - garden waterlogging
replying to Mike, Rachael wrote:
Hi mike not sure if your still around, but I have this exact problem. Could you please help -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy...ing-54419-.htm |
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