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SNAGGING AND CONDITION REPORT FOR PLOT ...... ON BEHALF OF .........

PLATTING VILLAGE
... STREET
MANCHESTER M40.......(GB)
Report number: 884-4
Date: June 29, 2020 08:58

COMMON CONCERNS:

Door handles loose on hall cupboard, lounge and front door. Doors not flush with frames on doors to front door, lounge and bedroom 1
cupboard. Stickers not removed on inner door edges on doors to cloakroom, lounge, bathroom, bedroom 2 and on bedroom 1 cupboard door.

Poor ceiling lines in hall and in lounge with various shrinkage on ceilings. Roses on

single pendant lights paint splashed in hall and in bedrooms.

Walls not square in hall (rh side of front door reveal and wall on right of lounge). Walls not plumb in cloakroom (rh side of window reveal)
and on starirs (top corner). Walls not straight / bowed in kitchen and in lounge. Poor finish to walls in bedroom 1 cupboard around combi
boiler. General shrinkage cracks around majority of doorframes and along window sills.

Recessed down-lighters – various lights paint splashed in cloakroom and in kitchen. Poor fitting

tiles on tiled sills.

Kitchen floor units, drawers and freezer – various doors not aligned / flush.

General creaking floorboards on landing and in bedroom 1 and top stair treads creak.

Exterior walls - general gaps in mortar on all exterior walls with poor alignment of joints along side wall top of eaves. Flaps on wall

vents missing?

Items requiring immediate attention:

Combi boiler faulty - noisy after use (whistling sound). Client first reported issue Jan 2019 and end of May 2020 when Heatcraft engineer
checked the boiler who concluded that boiler was likely to be faulty. Issue still not resolved. Replacement boiler required.

Bathroom extractor – loud buzzing sound heard from within bedroom 2 and in lounge. Requires further investigation. Shower

temperature controls – faulty hot water tap (slow to respond).

Roof - dry verge caps loose top corners. Roof

(Kitchen) – water ponding.

Rear security light - faulty? Emits low light when operational.

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Observations

AREA COMMENTS AND FINDINGS

HALL
• Front entrance door Untidy sealant finish both sides of doorframe on exterior at base and untidy finish top rh corner, uneven gap
top of doorframe and poor alignment of lintel at top, frame chipped along top edge, various marks on door on
and doorframe [4.1]
exterior, handle on exterior loose, various marks on leading edge at base and on inner door edge, white door
seal marked and paint splashed on hinges side, all keeps paint splashed, door not flush with frame around
handle and security chain, middle hinge stained, shrinkage all sides of doorframe on hall side, rain deflector
missing base of door, no door stop fitted - handle hits cloakroom doorframe

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 • Front door threshold Sealant dirty both sides of threshold on exterior and paint splashed base of doorframe on both sides
[4.2]

• White painted ceiling Poor ceiling line base of stairs on left and patchy finish, shrinkage along balustrade
[4.3]

• Single pendant light Rose paint splashed

[4.4]

• Emulsioned walls Rh side of front door reveal not square, shrinkage all sides of front doorframe and along storage cupboard, wall
on right of lounge not square, untidy finish along corner wall on left of stairs
[4.5]

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 • Sockets and Cloakroom isolator switch not level
switches [4.6]

• Skirting boards [4.7] Gap on corner left of front doorframe

HALL CUPBOARD
• Door and doorframe Handle loose, door not flush with frame, patchy and untidy paint finish around hinges and hinges paint
splashed, hole around top hinge, door chipped at base on interior and along front edge, frame chipped on left,
[4.8]
deposits at top on left, no paint finish on timber batten on left

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 • Consumer unit [4.9] Not positioned central to cupboard (lid rubs on opening and closing) and paint splashed

CLOAKROOM
• Door and doorframe Sticker not fully removed top of inner door edge, gap below frame on interior on left and spacer not removed
[4.10]

• Recessed down- Light in front of window paint splashed

lighters [4.11]

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 • Window and frame Untidy finish base of frame
[4.12]

• Tiled sill [4.13] Untidy finish both sides of window reveal, tiles too short at rear and heavy sea finish

• Splashback [4.14] Untidy finish on tile trim on both sides and trim damaged top corners, untidy sealant finish rear of tap

• Emulsioned walls Patchy finish above doorframe at top and shrinkage both sides of frame, holes around basin pipes, rough finish
both sides of shelf, rh side of window reveal not plumb
[4.15]

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 • Shelf [4.16] Untidy sealant finish on right

• Basin cabinet [4.17] Gap below basin, cabinet not square at base on left and screw cap not flush, untidy sealant finish along wall
edge on left, bottom front panel not flush (chipboard showing)

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 • Toilet [4.18] Flush not level, seat and lid not aligned

KITCHEN
• Door and doorframe Lh architrave on kitchen side not square
[4.19]

• Ceiling [4.20] Patchy finish on right of windows and blemishes above corner on right, shrinkage above left of windows,
untidy finish around light left of radiator

• Smoke alarm [4.21] Paint splashed

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 • Recessed down- Majority of lights paint splashed
lighters [4.22]

• Emulsioned walls General patchy finish left of radiator and on corner and right of window reveal and inside of reveal on right,
patchy finish on corner right of washing machine and uneven finish, poor finish around cable above right of rh
[4.23]
wall units, general patchy finish on right of doorframe, wall behind radiator bowed

• Windows and frame Stiff handle, window rubs on opening and closing, frame and keeps paint splashed base of opener, untidy
finish bottom corners and along sill
[4.24]

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• Wall units [4.25] Gaps both sides of wall units, gap along splashback on right (rh wall unit not level), cables visible top of
units

• Floor units [4.26] Drawers not aligned, door buffers missing on door left of oven and door on right rubs on opening and closing,
sink unit door not aligned

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• Fridge and Freezer Freezer door not flush
[4.27]

• Floor tiles [4.28] Poor cut to tile left of washing machine

FRENCH DOORS
• Doors and Threshold flexes
doorframe [4.29]

LOUNGE
• Door and doorframe Gap along architrave on right at base on hall side, gap around latch plate and plate not level, door handle
loose, door stop positioned on wall and not on skirting?, paint splashed inside of dust cap, sticker not
[4.30]
removed top of inner door edge, door not fully flush with frame

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• Ceiling [4.31] Poor ceiling line above hall doorframe and base of inclined ceiling and shrinkage in corner on right

• Single pendant lights Rose not flush in lounge area

[4.32]

• Emulsioned walls Wall on left of doorframe bowed, shrinkage both sides of sill, shrinkage both sides of doorframe and below
door stop
[4.33]

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• Radiator [4.34] Not level

STAIRS TO FIRST FLOOR

• Emulsioned walls Uneven finish on bottom lh wall, shrinkage along upper wall newel post and top post, wall not plumb in top
corner and patchy finish above
[4.35]

• Stringers [4.36] Shrinkage all sides

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• Treads and risers Top treads creak
[4.37]

LANDING
• Emulsioned walls Shrinkage along wall post and along bedroom 1 doorframe and on right of bathroom doorframe
[4.38]

• Skirting boards Gap and untidy finish right of bathroom doorframe

[4.39]

• Floorboards [4.40] Creak top of stairs

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BATHROOM
• Door and doorframe Door rattles in keep, sticker not removed top of inner door edge, protective tape not removed on latch plate,
poor finish on rh architrave at base
[4.41]

• Recessed down- Light nearest door not flush

lighters [4.42]

• Extractor [4.43] Faulty - loud buzzing sound heard from within bathroom, bedroom 2 and in lounge - requires further
investigation

• Tiled sill [4.44] Gap at rear (sealant filled) and gap along reveal on right, grout marked

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• Wall tiles [4.45] Paint splashed along ceiling edges untidy finish on right of shelf along tile trim and on left of shelf, untidy
finish on sealant in corner of bath and tiles in corner not flush / aligned, untidy sealant finish in corner of bath,
tile trim paint splashed top left of shower controls

• Emulsioned walls Patchy finish and marked inside of window reveal on right and hole on left of frame, rough finish on left of
doorframe
[4.46]

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• Rail riser [4.47] Positioned too low

• Shower controls Rose on lh pipe loose, rh temperature controls faulty - hot water not fully responding
[4.48]

• Bath [4.49] Bath panel not flush / aligned, gap on right of panel

BEDROOM 1
• Door and doorframe Middle hinge plate not recessed, nail protruding below left of strike plate on landing side, protective tape not
fully removed on latch plate
[4.50]

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• Single pendant light Rose paint splashed
[4.51]

• Windows and frames Lh window rubs on opening and closing

[4.52]

• Emulsioned walls Untidy finish and shrinkage along both window sills, small hole on left of rh sill, rough finish top rh corner of
rh window reveal
[4.53]

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• Skirting boards Gap on left of landing doorframe and drill holes not made good right of cupboard
[4.54]

• Floorboards [4.55] Boards creak in front of lh windows

BEDROOM 1 CUPBOARD
• Door and doorframe Door rattles in keep (door not fully flush), sticker not removed top of inner door edge
[4.56]

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• Combi boiler [4.57] Noisy after use (whistling sound) - faulty. Client first reported issue Jan 2019 and end of May 2020 when
Heatcraft engineer checked the boiler who concluded that boiler was likely to be faulty. Issue still not
resolved. Replacement boiler required.

Marked and deposit on flue at top, all pipes and cables paint splashed

• Emulsioned walls Walls not made good below combi and on left with general rough finish and hole below combi
[4.58]

• Floor [4.59] Untidy finish base of pipes and no paint finish

BEDROOM 2
• Door and doorframe Sticker not removed top of inner door edge, door marked below bottom hinge, large gap below door?
[4.60]

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• Single pendant light Ceiling rose paint splashed
[4.61]

• Emulsioned walls Shrinkage and untidy finish both sides of sill

[4.62]

EXTERIOR
• Roof tiles [4.63] Dry verge caps loose front right and at rear

• Kitchen roof [4.64] Water ponding at time of inspection

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• Overdoor canopy Not level)
[4.65]

• Brick walls [4.66] Gaps in mortar above bathroom windows, various mortar deposits on corner wall at rear and on side wall at
base, air brick on side wall broken, poor alignment of joints along side wall top of eaves, poor alignment of
flashing on left of kitchen roof and gaps in mortar, gaps in mortar above top windows at front, no mastic
around gas pipe at front, poor alignment of front door lintel

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• French doors [4.67] Door lintel bowed?

• Rear security light Faulty? - emits low light

[4.68]

• Soil pipe [4.69] Not aligned at base

• Gravel beds [4.70] General weeds at front and at rear (no weed suppresant membrane below gravel?). Insufficient gravel in
front bed (not level with paving)

Cable cover at base broken (cable cover missing)

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• Virgin media [4.71]

• Side gate [4.72] Stiff latch

• Paving [4.73] Poor alignment in front of front gate, poor finish on right of paving below railings

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