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PRE CML Inspetion

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Title Page

  • Site conducted

  • Plot Number

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

Instructions

  • You will need the following items to be able to carry out this inspection effectively. Pa

  • Have you got a tape measure?

  • Set square

  • Boat level

  • Meter box key

  • Ladder to access loft

  • Torch for the loft

  • Tape to mark up decoration defects

External

  • Is there safe access to the plot

  • Does the main access have a ramped access that complies with part M

  • Does this match the drawing?

  • Take a Photo with the above answer

  • Are all air bricks clear of all debris and compliant with the NHBC Technical guidance

  • NHBC Technical Guidance (2020) - TG No: 7.2/15

Meter Boxes and Services

Gas meter box

  • Please select the type

  • Is the Ground gas box painted?

  • Is the gas earth bonding fitted?

  • Can the cable be pulled out the fitting

  • Is the lid damage free?

  • Is the Gas Connected and meter installed.

  • Can you smell gas?

  • Is the gas box mastic sealed externally?

  • Is the gas meter box door fitted?

  • Is the Gas Connected and meter installed.

  • Is the Gas meter box painted?

  • Is the gas earth bonding fitted?

  • Can the cable be pulled out the eath bond fitting?

  • is the puttly correctly sealed around the gas pipe in the cone?

  • Is the gas cone fitted?

Electric meter box

  • Is the Electric connected and meter installed

  • Is the hole in the electric meter box sealed wher the main tails come in

  • Is the electric box mastic sealed externally?

  • Is the electric meter box door fitted?

  • Is the electric meter box painted

Water

  • Is the water connected and is the meter installed

  • Can you see the water meter in the boundary box?

  • Is the boundary box full of debris?

  • Is external canopy fitted?

  • Is the canopy weather proofed

  • How is the canopy weather proofed

  • NHBC Technical Guidance (2020) - TG No: 7.2/15

  • Are the expansion joints sealed

  • Are all the extractor grills fitted correctly

  • Is the boiler flue sealed correctly

  • is the under side of the entrance doors mastic sealed or pointed

  • Are all the down pipes and gutter fixed and defect free

  • Are all the windows mastic Sealed

  • Are all window end caps fitted

  • Is the brick work defect free?

Rear Gaden

  • Is the garden toip soil compelte

  • Are the garden gravel margins compelte and filled with gravel?

  • Is the garden litter free?

  • Is the garden boundary fence complete and defect free?

  • Is the garden gate fitted?

  • Does the latch work correctly?

  • Does the bolt secure the gate correctly?

  • Is the manhole protection removed?

  • Are the manholes lids secure down correctly?

  • Is the outside tap fitted and operational?

Bedrooms

    Bedroom

  • Does the light work and the switch operate the correct way

  • Is the wall decoration a good standard

  • Is the gloss work a good standard?

  • Is the top of the doors and arc filled and painted smooth

  • Are the sockets and switches level?

  • Does door latch?

  • Does the door rattle?

  • Is the door stop fitted?

  • Is the Radiator level?

  • Are the windows and handles damage free?

  • Are the correct hinges on the window?

  • Are the trickle vents fitted and undamaged both inside and out side the window?

  • Make sure you leave the vents in the open position

  • Is the mastic complete to the window internal and around the window board?

  • Are the window restrictors fitted?

  • Do the restrictors operate correctly operate correctly?

  • Is the Part L mastic complete?

  • Is the floor damage free and all holes filled in?

  • Are their any screws under sockets left by the electrician?

  • Does this bedroom have a wardrobe?

  • Is it fitted correctly and to the customers choice if applicable?

  • Are their any customer choices applicable to this room?

  • are all the choices requested fitted and correct?

  • Does this bedroom have an ensuite?

  • Does the light work?

  • Does the extractor fan work?

  • Does the ensuite have an openable window?

  • Does the fan over fun?

  • Does the door latch?

  • Does the door rattle?

  • Does the lock work?

  • Is the lock tight/ stiff

  • Is the door stop fitted?

  • Is the Vinyl fitted?

  • Is the Vinyl mastic sealed?

  • Is the vinyl defect free?

  • Is the radiator level?

  • Toilet square and screw caps complete?

  • Does the toilet flush?

  • Is the toilet seat loose?

  • is the cistern fixed to the wall ?

  • Is all mastic complete to sanityware?

  • Which items are not masticed

    • Bath
    • Basin
    • Pedistal
    • Toilet
    • Shower tray
    • Shower screen

  • is the hot and cold the right way around on bath, basin and shower?

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    • Bath
    • Basin
    • Shower

  • does the plug work in the basin?

  • Are the copper pipes painted and secured?

  • Is the tiling compelte?

  • Is the plug fitted and connected to the over flow to the bath?

  • Is sanitary free from damage?

  • is the shower fitted and operational?

  • is the shower screen / rail fitted ?

  • is the window frosted?

  • is the window working correctly and defect free?

  • Is the wall decoration satisfactory?

  • Is the gloss work satisfactory?

  • Is the boxing square?

  • Are the choices correctly fitted and any customer extras also fitted.

Bathroom

  • Does the bathroom light work?

  • Does the bathroom extractor fan work

  • Is there an openable window?

  • Does the fan over run when the light is turned off.

  • Does the bathroom door latch?

  • Does the bathroom door rattle?

  • Does the bathroom lock work?

  • Is the bathroom lock tight/ stiff

  • Is the bathroom door stop fitted?

  • Is the bathroom Vinyl fitted?

  • Is the bathroom Vinyl mastic sealed?

  • Is the bathroom vinyl defect free?

  • Should any Vinyl be fitted?

  • Bathroom radiator level?

  • Toilet square and screw caps complete in bathroom?

  • Does the bathroom toilet flush?

  • Is the bathroom toilet seat loose?

  • is the cistern fixed to the wall in the bathroom?

  • Is all mastic complete to sanityware in bathroom?

  • Which items are not masticed

    • Bath
    • Basin
    • Pedistal
    • Toilet
    • Shower tray
    • Shower screen

  • is the hot and cold the right way around on bath, basin and shower?

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    • Bath
    • Basin
    • Shower

  • does the plug work in the bathroom basin?

  • Does the bath plug work?

  • Is the bath panel fitted correctly with the correct cover caps

  • Are the copper pipes painted and secured in the bathroom?

  • Is the tiling compelte in the bathroom?

  • Is the plug fitted and connected to the over flow to the bath?

  • Is sanitary free from damage in the bathroom

  • is the shower fitted and operational in the bathroom?

  • is the shower screen / rail fitted ?

  • is the window frosted in the bathroom?

  • is the bathroom window working correctly and defect free?

  • Is the bathroom wall decoration satisfactory?

  • Is the bathroom gloss work satisfactory?

  • Is the bathroom boxing square?

  • Are the choices correctly fitted and any customer extras also fitted.

Stairs/ Landing

  • Is stair/ landing wall decoration satisfactory?

  • Is stair/ landing gloss work satisfactory

  • Does the smoke alarm work on the landing?

  • Is the smoke alarm 300mm away from walls light fittings and lift trap

  • Is the green light showing on the Smoke/ Heat alarm? (this indicates the the mains power is connected)

  • Does the landing light work?

  • Is the two way stwitching for the landing light working?

  • Is the landing floor defect free and holes filled?

  • Is the gap at the top of the stairs filled with timber is over 10mm or grip fill if smaller.

  • are spindles 99mm or less a part?

  • Is stair tread protection removed?

Loft

  • Is the loft trap fitted and accesable?

  • Is the aerial cable securely fitted to the truss and visible from below the loft trap.

  • is the loft insulation ftted

  • Is the insulation level and touching all edges of the roof space with no gaps.

  • Does the bathroom fan require venting to a tile vent

  • Is the ducting connected and mechanically secure (metal jubilee clip used)

  • NHBC 2022 standards extract 8.1.12

  • Is the fan venting out the wall in the bathroom?

  • Is a durgo fitted to the SVP?

  • Is the SVP vented to a tile vent.

  • Is the pipe work correctly supported?

  • Is the durgo visable above the insluation?

  • Does the durgo have it's frost cap on?

  • Is there a gap in the felt at the ridge line?

  • Is the roof bacing correctly installed

  • Is the roof span over 8 m

  • If the span is over 8 meters is the chevron bracing fitted?

  • is the felt cut correctly by tile vents

  • Is there a party wall?

  • Is the fire stopping complete and is the spandrel panel undamaged.

  • are the lifting straps removed from the spandrel panel.

  • Is the spandrel panel compliant with the Standard details and NHBC Guidance below?

  • NHBC Technical Guidance - Spandrel Panels to cold roofs 7.2/25 (Jan 2018)

  • Truss Rafter Spandrel Panels - Guidance Documents

Front door

  • All front door ironmungary fitted?

  • Front door opens without effort?

  • Front door damage free?

  • Front door thumb turn fitted?

  • Door chain fitted?

  • spy hole fitted?

  • weather bar fitted to front door?

Hall

Consumer unit

  • Is the consumer unit compelte?

  • Are the install stickers on the consumer unit and filled in

  • Is the consumer unit the right height?

  • The RCD's should be between 1350 and 1450

  • Is the programmer operational?

  • Is the smoke alarm working on the ground floor?

  • Is the smoke alarm 300mm away from walls light fittings and lift trap

  • Is the green light showing on the Smoke/ Heat alarm? (this indicates the the mains power is connected)

  • Do the smoke alarms work when the power is turned off to the plot?

Lounge

  • Does the longe light work and the switch operate the correct way?

  • Is the lounge wall decoration to a good standard?

  • Is the lounge gloss work to a good standard?

  • Are the lounge sockets and switches level?

  • Does store door latch?

  • Does the store door rattle?

  • Is the door stop fitted for the W/C?

  • Is the lounge Radiator level?

  • Are the lounge windows and handles damage free?

  • Are the correct hinges on the lounge window?

  • Is the mastic complete to the lounge window internal and around the window board?

  • Do the lounge windows require window restrictors?

  • Are the window restrictors fitted?

  • Do the restrictors operate correctly operate correctly?

  • Is the Part L mastic complete in the lounge?

  • Is the lounge floor damage free and all holes filled in?

  • Is the TV/BT and internal phone line sockets installed corectly?

  • Is the programmer operational in the lounge?

  • Is the smoke alarm working on the ground floor?

  • Is the smoke alarm 300mm away from walls light fittings and lift trap

  • Is the green light showing on the Smoke/ Heat alarm? (this indicates the the mains power is connected)

  • Do the smoke alarms work when the power is turned off to the plot?

  • Are all required customer extras fitted.

W/C

  • Does the W/C light work?

  • Does the W/C extractor fan work

  • Does the W/C fan Boost work?

  • Does the W/C door latch?

  • Does the W/C door rattle

  • Does the W/C lock work

  • is it W/C lock tight/ stiff?

  • Is the door stop fitted

  • Is the W/C Vinyl fitted?

  • Is the W/C Vinyl mastic sealed

  • Is the W/C vinyl defect free?

  • W/C Rad Level?

  • W/C Toilet square and screw caps complete

  • Does the W/C toilet flush

  • Is the W/C toilet seat loose?

  • is the W/C toilet cistern fixed to the wall

  • Is all mastic complete to sanity in the W/C

  • Which items are not masticed

    • Basin
    • Toilet

  • is the hot and cold the right way around on Basin in W/C?

  • does the plug work in the W/C basin?

  • Is the copper pipes painted and secured in W/C?

  • Are roses fitted in W/C?

  • Is the tiling compelte in W/C?

  • Is sanitary free from damaged in W/C?

  • Is wall decoration satisfactory in W/C?

  • Is gloss work satisfactory in W/C?

  • Check this room complies with part m

  • Does the W/C room comply with part m?

Kitchen

  • Is the kitchen door defect free?

  • Does the kitchen door Latch?

  • Does the kitchen door rattle?

  • Is the floor level in kitchen area?

  • Is the kitchen vinyl fitted

  • Is the kitchen vinyl mastic sealed?

  • Is the kitchen Rad Level?

  • Do the kitchen lights work?

  • Are their missing bulbs in the kitchen?

  • How many are missing

  • are the kitchen light switched the right way around?

  • Kitchen unit doors level and rubber sticky pads fitted?

  • Kitchen door defect free

  • Kitchen Units damaged free?

  • Are all the kitchen unit handles fitted.

  • All kitchen unit hinge covers fitted?

  • all kitchen unit screw covers fitted?

  • Plinths fitted to units?

  • Worktop damage free

  • Up stand damage free

  • Kitchen mastic sealed complety

  • Sink unit shelf fitted

  • Sink pipe work labled

  • Rosetts fitted to sink pipes

  • Is sink unit mastic sealed

  • Rented or shared ownership

  • Are appliances fitted and working?

  • Is extractor fitted and working including boost

  • Is boost switch labled

  • Is splash back fitted

  • does kitchen window operate correctly?

  • Is all ironmongery fitted to back door

  • does the back door open and close correctly

  • is the weather bar fitted to back door

  • Is the kite mark displayed on door glass front and rear doors?

Customer choices

  • are all customer choices and extras fitted correctly.

  • have sales done their choices check?

PRE CML Inspetion
Paul Ricks

PRE CML Inspetion

Check list to be completed before calling for a CML imspection

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