Title Page
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Site conducted
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Plot Number
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
Instructions
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You will need the following items to be able to carry out this inspection effectively. Pa
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Have you got a tape measure?
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Set square
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Boat level
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Meter box key
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Ladder to access loft
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Torch for the loft
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Tape to mark up decoration defects
External
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Is there safe access to the plot
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Does the main access have a ramped access that complies with part M
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Does this match the drawing?
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Take a Photo with the above answer
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Are all air bricks clear of all debris and compliant with the NHBC Technical guidance
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NHBC Technical Guidance (2020) - TG No: 7.2/15
Meter Boxes and Services
Gas meter box
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Please select the type
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Is the Ground gas box painted?
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Is the gas earth bonding fitted?
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Can the cable be pulled out the fitting
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Is the lid damage free?
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Is the Gas Connected and meter installed.
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Can you smell gas?
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Is the gas box mastic sealed externally?
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Is the gas meter box door fitted?
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Is the Gas Connected and meter installed.
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Is the Gas meter box painted?
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Is the gas earth bonding fitted?
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Can the cable be pulled out the eath bond fitting?
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is the puttly correctly sealed around the gas pipe in the cone?
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Is the gas cone fitted?
Electric meter box
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Is the Electric connected and meter installed
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Is the hole in the electric meter box sealed wher the main tails come in
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Is the electric box mastic sealed externally?
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Is the electric meter box door fitted?
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Is the electric meter box painted
Water
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Is the water connected and is the meter installed
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Can you see the water meter in the boundary box?
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Is the boundary box full of debris?
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Is external canopy fitted?
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Is the canopy weather proofed
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How is the canopy weather proofed
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NHBC Technical Guidance (2020) - TG No: 7.2/15
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Are the expansion joints sealed
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Are all the extractor grills fitted correctly
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Is the boiler flue sealed correctly
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is the under side of the entrance doors mastic sealed or pointed
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Are all the down pipes and gutter fixed and defect free
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Are all the windows mastic Sealed
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Are all window end caps fitted
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Is the brick work defect free?
Rear Gaden
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Is the garden toip soil compelte
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Are the garden gravel margins compelte and filled with gravel?
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Is the garden litter free?
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Is the garden boundary fence complete and defect free?
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Is the garden gate fitted?
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Does the latch work correctly?
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Does the bolt secure the gate correctly?
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Is the manhole protection removed?
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Are the manholes lids secure down correctly?
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Is the outside tap fitted and operational?
Bedrooms
- Bedroom
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Does the light work and the switch operate the correct way
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Is the wall decoration a good standard
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Is the gloss work a good standard?
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Is the top of the doors and arc filled and painted smooth
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Are the sockets and switches level?
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Does door latch?
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Does the door rattle?
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Is the door stop fitted?
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Is the Radiator level?
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Are the windows and handles damage free?
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Are the correct hinges on the window?
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Are the trickle vents fitted and undamaged both inside and out side the window?
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Make sure you leave the vents in the open position
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Is the mastic complete to the window internal and around the window board?
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Are the window restrictors fitted?
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Do the restrictors operate correctly operate correctly?
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Is the Part L mastic complete?
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Is the floor damage free and all holes filled in?
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Are their any screws under sockets left by the electrician?
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Does this bedroom have a wardrobe?
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Is it fitted correctly and to the customers choice if applicable?
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Are their any customer choices applicable to this room?
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are all the choices requested fitted and correct?
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Does this bedroom have an ensuite?
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Does the light work?
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Does the extractor fan work?
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Does the ensuite have an openable window?
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Does the fan over fun?
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Does the door latch?
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Does the door rattle?
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Does the lock work?
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Is the lock tight/ stiff
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Is the door stop fitted?
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Is the Vinyl fitted?
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Is the Vinyl mastic sealed?
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Is the vinyl defect free?
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Is the radiator level?
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Toilet square and screw caps complete?
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Does the toilet flush?
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Is the toilet seat loose?
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is the cistern fixed to the wall ?
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Is all mastic complete to sanityware?
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Which items are not masticed
- Bath
- Basin
- Pedistal
- Toilet
- Shower tray
- Shower screen
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is the hot and cold the right way around on bath, basin and shower?
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- Bath
- Basin
- Shower
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does the plug work in the basin?
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Are the copper pipes painted and secured?
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Is the tiling compelte?
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Is the plug fitted and connected to the over flow to the bath?
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Is sanitary free from damage?
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is the shower fitted and operational?
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is the shower screen / rail fitted ?
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is the window frosted?
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is the window working correctly and defect free?
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Is the wall decoration satisfactory?
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Is the gloss work satisfactory?
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Is the boxing square?
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Are the choices correctly fitted and any customer extras also fitted.
Bathroom
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Does the bathroom light work?
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Does the bathroom extractor fan work
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Is there an openable window?
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Does the fan over run when the light is turned off.
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Does the bathroom door latch?
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Does the bathroom door rattle?
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Does the bathroom lock work?
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Is the bathroom lock tight/ stiff
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Is the bathroom door stop fitted?
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Is the bathroom Vinyl fitted?
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Is the bathroom Vinyl mastic sealed?
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Is the bathroom vinyl defect free?
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Should any Vinyl be fitted?
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Bathroom radiator level?
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Toilet square and screw caps complete in bathroom?
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Does the bathroom toilet flush?
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Is the bathroom toilet seat loose?
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is the cistern fixed to the wall in the bathroom?
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Is all mastic complete to sanityware in bathroom?
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Which items are not masticed
- Bath
- Basin
- Pedistal
- Toilet
- Shower tray
- Shower screen
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is the hot and cold the right way around on bath, basin and shower?
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- Bath
- Basin
- Shower
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does the plug work in the bathroom basin?
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Does the bath plug work?
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Is the bath panel fitted correctly with the correct cover caps
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Are the copper pipes painted and secured in the bathroom?
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Is the tiling compelte in the bathroom?
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Is the plug fitted and connected to the over flow to the bath?
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Is sanitary free from damage in the bathroom
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is the shower fitted and operational in the bathroom?
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is the shower screen / rail fitted ?
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is the window frosted in the bathroom?
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is the bathroom window working correctly and defect free?
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Is the bathroom wall decoration satisfactory?
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Is the bathroom gloss work satisfactory?
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Is the bathroom boxing square?
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Are the choices correctly fitted and any customer extras also fitted.
Stairs/ Landing
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Is stair/ landing wall decoration satisfactory?
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Is stair/ landing gloss work satisfactory
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Does the smoke alarm work on the landing?
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Is the smoke alarm 300mm away from walls light fittings and lift trap
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Is the green light showing on the Smoke/ Heat alarm? (this indicates the the mains power is connected)
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Does the landing light work?
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Is the two way stwitching for the landing light working?
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Is the landing floor defect free and holes filled?
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Is the gap at the top of the stairs filled with timber is over 10mm or grip fill if smaller.
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are spindles 99mm or less a part?
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Is stair tread protection removed?
Loft
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Is the loft trap fitted and accesable?
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Is the aerial cable securely fitted to the truss and visible from below the loft trap.
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is the loft insulation ftted
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Is the insulation level and touching all edges of the roof space with no gaps.
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Does the bathroom fan require venting to a tile vent
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Is the ducting connected and mechanically secure (metal jubilee clip used)
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NHBC 2022 standards extract 8.1.12
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Is the fan venting out the wall in the bathroom?
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Is a durgo fitted to the SVP?
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Is the SVP vented to a tile vent.
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Is the pipe work correctly supported?
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Is the durgo visable above the insluation?
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Does the durgo have it's frost cap on?
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Is there a gap in the felt at the ridge line?
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Is the roof bacing correctly installed
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Is the roof span over 8 m
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If the span is over 8 meters is the chevron bracing fitted?
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is the felt cut correctly by tile vents
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Is there a party wall?
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Is the fire stopping complete and is the spandrel panel undamaged.
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are the lifting straps removed from the spandrel panel.
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Is the spandrel panel compliant with the Standard details and NHBC Guidance below?
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NHBC Technical Guidance - Spandrel Panels to cold roofs 7.2/25 (Jan 2018)
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Truss Rafter Spandrel Panels - Guidance Documents
Front door
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All front door ironmungary fitted?
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Front door opens without effort?
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Front door damage free?
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Front door thumb turn fitted?
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Door chain fitted?
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spy hole fitted?
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weather bar fitted to front door?
Hall
Consumer unit
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Is the consumer unit compelte?
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Are the install stickers on the consumer unit and filled in
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Is the consumer unit the right height?
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The RCD's should be between 1350 and 1450
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Is the programmer operational?
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Is the smoke alarm working on the ground floor?
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Is the smoke alarm 300mm away from walls light fittings and lift trap
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Is the green light showing on the Smoke/ Heat alarm? (this indicates the the mains power is connected)
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Do the smoke alarms work when the power is turned off to the plot?
Lounge
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Does the longe light work and the switch operate the correct way?
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Is the lounge wall decoration to a good standard?
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Is the lounge gloss work to a good standard?
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Are the lounge sockets and switches level?
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Does store door latch?
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Does the store door rattle?
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Is the door stop fitted for the W/C?
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Is the lounge Radiator level?
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Are the lounge windows and handles damage free?
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Are the correct hinges on the lounge window?
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Is the mastic complete to the lounge window internal and around the window board?
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Do the lounge windows require window restrictors?
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Are the window restrictors fitted?
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Do the restrictors operate correctly operate correctly?
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Is the Part L mastic complete in the lounge?
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Is the lounge floor damage free and all holes filled in?
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Is the TV/BT and internal phone line sockets installed corectly?
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Is the programmer operational in the lounge?
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Is the smoke alarm working on the ground floor?
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Is the smoke alarm 300mm away from walls light fittings and lift trap
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Is the green light showing on the Smoke/ Heat alarm? (this indicates the the mains power is connected)
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Do the smoke alarms work when the power is turned off to the plot?
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Are all required customer extras fitted.
W/C
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Does the W/C light work?
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Does the W/C extractor fan work
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Does the W/C fan Boost work?
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Does the W/C door latch?
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Does the W/C door rattle
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Does the W/C lock work
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is it W/C lock tight/ stiff?
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Is the door stop fitted
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Is the W/C Vinyl fitted?
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Is the W/C Vinyl mastic sealed
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Is the W/C vinyl defect free?
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W/C Rad Level?
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W/C Toilet square and screw caps complete
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Does the W/C toilet flush
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Is the W/C toilet seat loose?
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is the W/C toilet cistern fixed to the wall
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Is all mastic complete to sanity in the W/C
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Which items are not masticed
- Basin
- Toilet
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is the hot and cold the right way around on Basin in W/C?
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does the plug work in the W/C basin?
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Is the copper pipes painted and secured in W/C?
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Are roses fitted in W/C?
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Is the tiling compelte in W/C?
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Is sanitary free from damaged in W/C?
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Is wall decoration satisfactory in W/C?
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Is gloss work satisfactory in W/C?
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Check this room complies with part m
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Does the W/C room comply with part m?
Kitchen
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Is the kitchen door defect free?
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Does the kitchen door Latch?
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Does the kitchen door rattle?
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Is the floor level in kitchen area?
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Is the kitchen vinyl fitted
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Is the kitchen vinyl mastic sealed?
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Is the kitchen Rad Level?
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Do the kitchen lights work?
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Are their missing bulbs in the kitchen?
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are the kitchen light switched the right way around?
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Kitchen unit doors level and rubber sticky pads fitted?
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Kitchen door defect free
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Kitchen Units damaged free?
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Are all the kitchen unit handles fitted.
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All kitchen unit hinge covers fitted?
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all kitchen unit screw covers fitted?
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Plinths fitted to units?
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Worktop damage free
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Up stand damage free
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Kitchen mastic sealed complety
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Sink unit shelf fitted
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Sink pipe work labled
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Rosetts fitted to sink pipes
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Is sink unit mastic sealed
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Rented or shared ownership
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Are appliances fitted and working?
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Is extractor fitted and working including boost
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Is boost switch labled
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Is splash back fitted
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does kitchen window operate correctly?
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Is all ironmongery fitted to back door
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does the back door open and close correctly
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is the weather bar fitted to back door
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Is the kite mark displayed on door glass front and rear doors?
Customer choices
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are all customer choices and extras fitted correctly.
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have sales done their choices check?