Snagging on a self build?

NextSteps

We're nearing the end of our extension/renovation; it's been going on since March and we've been directly involved in all the decisions, been round looking at the place every day and so on. I'd say we know it inside out by now (all too well!), and so do various friends and relatives with more technical knowledge than us. We're neurotic enough by now to have noticed anything on the surface, such as faults in carpentry and plastering and so forth.

In a situation like this, is there any point getting a snag list done independently? Would it give us more clout if something goes wrong, or not? Or is it a waste of money?

Are snaggers usually called in for self-builds?

Any input welcomed!

muffler

Any snag list prepared by a competent surveyor/engineer/technician is indeed worth having. You may feel that you know it all or most of it but there may well be things that can be spotted by someone who does this for a living.

I would certainly advise you to have it done. It will carry a bit more weight if you have to use it. But that is the biggest problem you may have is getting someone to accept responsibility for something as that particular tradesman will lay the blame on the guy that was on the job before him.

tradesman

I agree with mufflers reply, however, if you use a snagger that is able to ascertain the origin of any problems and is able to work out who is at blame and come up with a solution and is also able to convey this to the trades involved then hopefully the issues can be resolved in a reasonable manner.From my own experiences of snagging houses for clients every snag found is attributable to a certain tradesman / company.