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Tattered walls, leaky roofs, and crooked door frames—while it’s normal for houses to age and need repairs, it seems that many newly built homes are lacking in quality right from the start. It’s a big change from the solid craftsmanship of the past, leaving recent buyers feeling frustrated and disappointed. Often, these issues go unnoticed until it’s too late.
Some of these homes are so bad that they’ve caught the attention of people online, with many ending up on the popular X page ‘Newbuild Hate’. From hilariously small balconies to crumbling foundations, this account exposes unbelievable construction mishaps. We’ve put together some of their most shocking posts—check them out below!
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Laughing Orc 1 year ago
This definitely goes for modern builds in the UK. Very few interior walls are solid.
BrunoVI 1 year ago
I've seen numerous threads on BP about how terrible the US because they have sheetrock walls instead of brick. Slam drywall and get hundreds of upvotes. See, every house in most of the US is "new build.' And beyond the inexpensiveness, there are many advantages of sheetrock: It's more hygienic, because it doesn't support mold; it's easier to update features (try adding outlets or ducts to a brick wall); it's more environmentally sustainable, since gympsum sheetrock requires very minimal processing. If you have a problem with holes being punched through sheetrock, you don't need a bricklayer, you need an anger therapist. (I kid, but I did accidentally knock a hole through sheetrock. Very simple to repair.)
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MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
They can build a new house these days in a few weeks as compared to a few years ago; houses are just cheaply built but cost 3 times as much, greedy contractors buying up all the property and throwing them up anywhere they can out of cheap material.
Nikki Gross 1 year ago
My house was built in 1972 and I have the old school walls in picture 2. Believe me they aren't lying about the broken hand if you hit that wall. I will say this, with the amount of kids we had running around my house growing up, it's a damn good thing those walls were solid. We've only had to patch a couple of holes and one of those was due to a plumbing issue.
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago (edited)
Our dayum roof!!!!!! 😄... Omg for ages those of us on the upper floors had rain water and leaks. I woke up one morning to a huge chunk of ceiling that had fallen off due to the water coming in. I put a bucket under it, phoned the repair team and then... Tried to salvage my clothes because my wardrobe was right under it! Btw? These flats are well over 100yrs old as in the building itself so yups gotta expect problems occasionally but not possibly waking up with half the ceiling on you! 😄
“The problem with depressing architecture like this is it means no one will love it, respect it, or fight for it. It will become a deteriorating, [...] liminal space that embarrasses locals,” writes ‘Newbuild Hate’ in a caption under one of their many posts showing badly built homes and buildings.
The page appeared on X in 2021, and since then, it has grown to over 127K followers, becoming a space for people to share their frustrations about modern housing. In the comments, users often cope with humor. “Built to last… about 11 years,” someone jokes about an apartment block with moldy walls. “Fewer points of entry to defend from home invasion,” says another user about a house with barely any windows.
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arthbach 1 year ago
There is a new development where they demolished all of old, sub-par housing and totally redesigned the area. The street layout was totally changed. The only thing maintained were the trees. It was something like two trees were cut down. The first was diseased and it was a safety issue, the second was going to be in the middle of a new road. Two trees cut, and twenty trees planted.
Doyle Alan 1 year ago
They are doing this in the area where I live. Hardly any forest area or trees left. Building tall skinny house that are 12 inches from each other. And now people are complaining that the coyote and fox are getting too near their houses. I am sad for what the world is becoming.
Regina Holt 1 year ago
People complain that the foxes and deer are too close. The animals were here first.
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Castles 1 year ago
Damn we have what’s called ‘The Bird Cage’ where the street names are named after birds…. Poor birdies! Lol
Mike F 1 year ago
My mother used to live in a subdivision with bird named streets in a burb of Atlanta.
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Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
You'd think they would try to save as many mature trees as they can. I'm sure they could charge a premium for houses with big trees, since it's all about the money with developers.
Mike Price 11 months ago
The biggest shopping mall in Keloowna, British Columbia, Canada, is called Orchard Park. Guess what used to be there . . . .
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Pedantic Panda 1 year ago
Thankfully not, was there for 6 months but is gone now I believe.
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Liklik Snek 1 year ago
Wait what? How does that even work with gravity being a thing and all? Do sewage pipelines have pressure? Wouldn't it all just... come back?
Stygtand 1 year ago
There is a pumping station somewhere pushing the poo train
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Jay Cee 1 year ago (edited)
Total, total BS. The water company - Anglia - certainly are rubbish as are all of the privately owned water companies in England but this was taken out of all context. They found that the existing sewer that was there before the houses were built had a serious leak. Rather than rip up all of the new roads and footways they elected to relined the pipe - basically you put a resin impregnated tube inside the old sewer and inflate it. When the liner cures you have essentially a new pipe. YOU CANNOT DO THIS WHILE THE SEWER IS RUNNING. So they had to form a temporary, above ground main and pump the sewage. It was all fixed within a few weeks.
Research shows there’s not much trust for newly built houses. A survey by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in the UK found that 55% of people believe older homes are superior, while only 21% favored new builds. Nearly a third (32%) described new-build housing as “poor quality,” despite claims from developers that most homes are constructed to a “very high standard.”
John Cooper, a snagging inspector and managing director of New Home Quality Control, thinks the situation is even worse than the survey suggests. He shared that his team speaks to 350 customers a month, and “everyone is not happy.”
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arthbach 1 year ago
Everyone who designs buildings, paths, roads, public spaces should be required to spend a full week in a wheelchair, finding out what some of the difficulties are with access. They should also be required to do 'sight training', in which they wear glasses that mimic different sight problems.
Aileen Grist 1 year ago
Where I live - Eastbourne, UK - there are lots of trees that havee been growing in pavements for many years, taking up most of the pavement - and with roots that break up what's left and cause humps all over. That's as well as the lampposts that are in the way. It feels safter to just use my wheelchair in the road.
Michelle C 1 year ago
No wonder the young lady in the wheelchair looks ticked! There’s much more to accommodating people with disabilities than building a few ramps can resolve!
Jay Cee 1 year ago
Er, young mum, baby in stroller, small child riding behind. Should have gone to SpecSavers.
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Mtn Lungta 1 year ago
LOL My north wall (to the street ) has no windows ands no door..The south side (to the sun) is 100% window. We need to see the back of this house.
AnnaB 1 year ago
I've seen houses like this before. No windows in the front, but multiple large windows in the back to take advantage of the view.
Eugene the Jeep 1 year ago
I bet the neighborhood graffiti artists are just waiting for night to fall.
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
Am I the only one who is seeing a smiley face with its tongue sticking out? 😄
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El Dee 1 year ago
I've seen this before. That specific kind of fencing was used on grass near me, it was to ensure that the grass wasn't walked/played on until it had properly taken root and was robust enough to take people walking and playing on it. In the case I saw it was laid turf so it looked good from the first day but wouldn't have coped with being used..
Laserleader 1 year ago
With all those weeds... that is not new sod. At least a year old and should be rooted fine.
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Little Capybara 1 year ago
Then why have just grass? It’s not like it’s a landscaping project or anything.
On the right side of the turf 1 year ago
Who enlisted the fun police? Grass is meant to be walked on, ran on, sat upon or rolled on....as were balls meant to be kicked. I vote for freedom to roam or play where one sees fit!
Richienotsorich 1 year ago
On whose authority? Anyone could have put that sign up. I'd be out there with the kids and a ball. What you gonna do, arrest us?!
Michelle C 1 year ago
Isn’t people enjoying open space a part of what open space is meant to do? Oy!!
Cooper, a former carpenter, started his snagging inspection company with a fellow tradesman six years ago after witnessing all the poor construction work on building sites. He checks houses for flaws to ensure they are safe to live in.
“I woke up one morning and decided I couldn’t live with myself,” he says. “I had been a site manager on a housing job in Pembrokeshire and my boss told me to hide a serious roof problem from a customer. I knew it would cause leaks further down the line, but he insisted we cover it up.”
Four days later, Cooper quit. “I decided I had to make a change in the industry,” he says. “We need to highlight the dreadful things that are happening and begin to change builders’ mindsets. There’s just no pride in the job any more. ”
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Adam S 1 year ago
Trouble is it’s usually the leaseholder “owners” who foot the bill, the developer has hotfooted it out there long ago
Zephyr343 1 year ago
Yes. Developers warranty expires after 1 year then the owners get to pay for the fixes on things that should have been done right in the first place.
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Viktor 1 year ago
Doesn't even have to be cladding replacement but merely inspection and certification that it's not the same/similar stuff as in Grenfell. I have friends who moved abroad in 2019 and couldn't sell their flat in the UK until now (2024) because the cladding needed to be certified. And there was a huge waiting list because pretty much all houses suddenly needed it done.
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago (edited)
I still can't believe it, as in shock about Grenfall... The goddamn cladding... It's... Before this happened? Our housing association tried to put up netting all across our balconies, I started a campaign against it because? If there's a fire? That netting will set on fire too and exactly HOW are we supposed to get out or be rescued by the fire brigade via ladders? They're going to waste precious vital minutes cutting through the netting if they even can. I got the amount of necessary signatures needed for the petition against it. It had already gone up in the block to ours. We had a week, but it was actually 3days in which to contest it. It was eventually all removed, the anchors, the wires and Block 1 had all the netting removed eventually as Block 1 had it installed but without even asking any of us who live here.
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B 1 year ago
Same airhead, new clothes. But, as me old granddad used to say, 'Ya cannae polish a turd.'
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Caroline Nagel 1 year ago
That is not a 'stunning' renovation. It's now a house with no character.
Apachebathmat 1 year ago
Urgh, looks the same as every other’renovated’ home in England right now, boring, featureless and will look dated quick
Sarah Suelzle 1 year ago
This makes me sad. They should have just bought a different house if that's the look they wanted.
YakFactory 1 year ago
Lost the small bay window above the front door too. From character to bland.
Con O Cuinn 1 year ago
You can get grants for insulating your home better. Unfortunately, for existing builds that leaves you with 2 options. Insulate the inside and lose space on the interior, or insulate and clad the exterior like is done here. You lose aesthetics but you gain so much in savings on heating bills.
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AnkleByter 1 year ago
The first one is a home, the second one is just a building that lacks any and all character. In fact, my ophthalmologist office when I was a kid sort of looked like that second pic, lmao.
Barbara Wilcock 1 year ago
Bet this is one of those soulless instergramers. Literally only sees in black and white
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LillieMean 1 year ago
I hate these light pollution LED boards with a burning passion. They are so bright that the retinas melt and they have flashing ads. If it is near the apartments and it is visible from the windows, I recommend an official complaint to the city. If something like this appeared on my local street, I would make an informal complaint with a stone.
Id row 1 year ago
This is why I live in the middle of the woods on the side of a mountain in the middle of nowhere. I can't handle all the peopley irritations anymore.
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Alex Ribeiro 1 year ago
We have one of these in the store window, they have programmable brightness adjustments by time, after 6PM we reduce the brightness to 10% and it remains visible to pedestrians without dazzling anyone, after midnight we reduce it to 0%.
Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
You'd think there should be local ordinances that require this.
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SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
The church across the road from my building had a super bright motion sensor floodlight, it was shining very brightly into my corridor and bedroom. I went over and explained the situation with a video showing how bright it was in my hallway at night and how it shone right into my eyes as I got up. They moved it so it pointed away from our building. All I can suggest is to put in a complaint.
Ryan Mercer 1 year ago
There was a sign like this on the highway to our home. The county had it removed for being a dangerous distraction to drivers.
Orlando Murphy, one of the inspectors at New Home Quality Control, films his work and uploads the videos to the company’s TikTok, capturing all the hidden problems he finds in modern housing. “Cracked tiles, guttering on the wonk, pooling water, dodgy fascia boards,” he lists, noting just a few of the issues he’s encountered. “The things they get away with are absolutely shocking.”
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justagirl 1 year ago
it's a matter of taste, I guess. If you like sleek and modern, go ahead, but I personally really like the old fashioned stone brick kind of vibe, if you know what i mean.
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Little Wonder 1 year ago
What's that tiktok about "if you want a modern house, buy a modern house?"
Anna Ekberg 1 year ago
Hmmm, I thought that if you buy a house you could renovate as you see fit? I might not like it but why should they care about my opinion, it's a matter of different tastes?
Your Local Raccoon 1 year ago
Both the before and after look nice, but I feel like they've stripped away the original personality of this building instead of restoring it. It looks very old, too.
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Michelle C 1 year ago
I bet that roof leaks within a year and there’s probably mold somewhere in it, too! What a shame!
Why do major house developers and construction firms seem to care so little about the quality of their homes? One reason is the lack of competition in the market. In the UK, for example, the 10 largest housebuilders are responsible for about half of all new homes. With such dominance, they focus more on pleasing shareholders and maximizing profits than on satisfying homeowners.
“The shareholder is the real customer,” says Brian Berry, chief executive of the Federation of Master Builders. “In the current climate, there’s less room to make this gross amount of money, so they have to cut costs wherever they can, like using inferior adhesive to glue tiles on, or hiring cheaper workers.”
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Long John Silver 1 year ago
Seriously, some of these are making me cry😭 ...idk why they had to do this.
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B 1 year ago
That 'window' is closer to an arrow slit. Maybe it's a bad neighbourhood.
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Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
Ombre? I'll show you ombre! 😉🤭 Ombre-Hous...d99949.jpg 
Alex Ribeiro 1 year ago
Different batches of bricks may have color variations, in this case a large variation.
YakFactory 1 year ago
Should have ordered enough bricks of the same colour to complete the project. Otherwise, mix the bricks from different pallets.
Richard Rice 1 year ago
Just link yarn, you need to buy the same dye lot when creating things.
ElfVibratorGlitter 1 year ago
Have you seen the Washington monument in DC? Definitely a different colour about a third of the way up. For me, once I saw that, it's all I can see now.
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
Looks like they added another story. Even the fence has apparently been repaired.
Moreover, the push to reduce spending during construction affects the culture on building sites. Workers often lack motivation to deliver quality results or don’t have the time to finish projects properly due to juggling multiple jobs. “Almost half the workforce consists of temporary workers who show up, work for a day rate, and then leave. This doesn’t promote pride in their work or a cohesive approach to quality. There’s a mentality of: ‘If the other guy damages my work, it’s not my problem,’” says construction consultant Mark Farmer.
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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago
It would be handy if the sign hadn't been blacked out. Now I'm curious as to what it actually is.
arthbach 1 year ago
It's an outpatient in gynaecological unit at Kingston Hospital in Kingston upon Thames, about 9 miles southwest of London.
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Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Or a Dunelm, or Pets At Home. Both of them use that color scheme.
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Michelle C 1 year ago
I’m guessing this is probably a school or apartment complex. I actually felt myself cringe when I looked at it and that’s rare for me too find myself disgusted by something like this!
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
I'm not a fan of black glass, no explanation really... I guess it just that it looks so dreary and drab...
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JB 1 year ago
I had to look it up. String course or string course is the decorative horizontal band on the exterior wall of a building. Like the strip of stone moulding that runs in between the stories. I thought it merely had decorative value, but it seems it can also have architectural value!
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keyboardtek 1 year ago
I think there is a sealant to apply to concrete that will prevent the mold growth.
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Little Capybara 1 year ago
My five year old cousin would love it. She keeps slime everywhere — on the doorframe, the kitchen table.
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Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
New? Judging by the green mold and the general appearance, I thought it was being razed.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
This looks like China. When we went to China 27 years ago the cities were full of unfinished moldy skyscrapers. The hotel we stayed in had numerous unfinished upper floors.
BrunoVI 1 year ago
Anyone have a guess why a new build would somehow be exceptionally vulnerable to mold?
My O My 1 year ago
Houses don't like being too well insulated. A certain air and moisture "flow" is necessary
Load More Replies...Fixing the problem of bad housing requires the industry to change and adopt stricter standards, but that could take a while. In the meantime, if you’re looking for a home, there are a few things you can watch for to avoid ending up with a poorly built place.
The CIOB suggests to check if the housebuilder you’re interested in is registered with an organization that oversees quality control. For example, in England, most developers are registered with the New Homes Quality Board. If they’re not, reach out to them to ask if they follow any specific codes or standards. And remember to hire a reputable home inspection company to check for underlying issues.
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
Flashing is always a weak point in roofs, and this structure has flashing to the max.
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Lara Verne 1 year ago
They usually had bigger windows, and sometimes even balconies.
Load More Replies... Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
it's not in purpose ? on the construction site photo of a future building, near my work it’s pariel
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Lord of the laserprinter. 1 year ago
Pressure washing would probably be like using a phaser on an egg.
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Khavrinen 1 year ago
Luckily for Audrey Emerton, they mostly only name buildings after people who are already dead.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
Let’s hope it’s better on the inside…. Given the state of the NHS, I doubt it sadly. Will never forget doing a placement in West Cumbria years ago. The child’s Dad was a safety inspector at Sellafield Nuclear power station. He said he would have condemned the room we were doing therapy in!
Jeremy Bolanos 1 year ago
I think the architect needs to go back to school and take the "What is weather" course.
There are also some things you can inspect yourself when viewing a home. The HomeOwners Alliance offers a few tips. Be wary of excess moisture or mold—look for flaky plaster and watermarked walls or ceilings. Of course, make sure the building is structurally sound. “Pay special attention to where extensions join, end-of-terrace walls, and bay windows, as these can start to fall or bow away from the rest of the house,” advises Angela Kerr, the organization’s director and editor.
Don’t forget to examine the plumbing, roof, and windows. Window frames can be a great indicator of the house’s overall condition. “If people have invested in and looked after those, they are likely to have taken great care of the rest.” The key is to be vigilant and pay attention to details.
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Hugh Crawford 1 year ago
They ran out or they just shorted the whole building to save on cost. How's the heating bill?
Hey! 1 year ago
I would say not normal at all. This is a picture before we took out everything to replace it. If you look at the bottom right, you can see a bit of wood (where we took one piece out to check). We had 3 pieces stacked over each other. Canada. 2023-10-10...5d5c5f.jpg 
MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
they just threw a few scraps of insulation in there and covered it up
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
Just wad up a few tissue papers and throw them in there. Nice and cozy.
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Apachebathmat 1 year ago
What is this new obsession in th uk to paint everything grey including window frames? Just gives off poor Adams family vibes
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Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
Maybe. Or it might just clean them all the way down to the studs and nonexistent insulation. 😉
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We are actually selling our new build to buy a Victorian house with a lot of original features, houses just aren’t built to last anymore
Buying a home is a significant investment, and while today’s posts highlight the challenges with new builds, taking a careful and informed approach can make a big difference. With the right steps, you can find a home that is safe, well-constructed, and a joy to live in.
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Heffalump 1 year ago
Utterly pointless to have a Juliet balcony unless the windows are full length (french doors). The idea is you can open up the entire room and have an 'outdoors' feel without risking falling out to your death.
Zephyr343 1 year ago
As a contractor that does balcony repair and replacement, these are just a continued maintenance issue
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Kristine Johnson 1 year ago
I thought this generally was done when the entire window opened up and it went below a certain level from the floor.
Little Wonder 1 year ago
I once stayed at a hotel that advertised balconies on every room, and this is what I got. SOME rooms had actual balconies, and weirdly those were the ones shown on the website. Wonder why...
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Mtn Lungta 1 year ago
It is an new addition roof being tied in to an existing wall. Possibly a structural truss will fit under those bricks and the remaining wall will be removed.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
I think it's the temporary measure we're worried about, not the end result.
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Wolf princess quinn 1 year ago
Wow HEY UK...USE SOME COLOR!! YOUR FOOD IS BLAND AND YOUR BUILDINGS AS WELL
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Alexandra 1 year ago
I'm sorry, but is there no one who inspects these things before people go and live in it? Damp is such a threat to your health that here a house will be declared not fit to live in.
MoMcB 1 year ago
Most new builds in the UK are covered with an NHBC warranty, but you do have to complain to get the work done. Also, if you buy a new build, you should complete a snagging list and get anything that isn't as it should be repaired.
Load More Replies... Boris Long-Johnson 1 year ago
Most of this “old houses solid new houses flimsy is bull. The well build old houses are the ones that survived. Also new builds can be built with less material because we understand materials and loads far better.
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Little Wonder 1 year ago
I live in a leafy area and currently almost all of the people who move in are immediately ripping out the trees and gardens. There's a TON of properties around that are already cleared, for the same prices. Makes no sense to me.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
It also leads to increased subsidence because the tarmac and concrete is (surprisingly) not nearly as good for drainage as grass and turf.
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Caroline Nagel 1 year ago
If you don't want any nautre around where you live go live on the thirtieth floor somewhere. There will be no tree, shrub or hedgehog in sight.
Kathleen McGann 1 year ago
That happened near where I used to live. New owners ripped out all the trees and shrubs. Then we had an extremely wet winter. Their front area literally washed away down the street and they had to buy new everything from the soil up, plus the house foundation shifted. It was a delight to watch in real time.
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Kathleen McGann 1 year ago
If you're going to go modern, you can't put in 1970s tiny windows. Unless you like living in a prison.
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Matthew Savestheworld 1 year ago
Okay so. If the British call the sidewalk just "Pavement" what do they call all of the other pavement? For me, thoe road is paved, the car park is paved, its all Pavement
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
I thought snags were minor issues? This seems more like a snagglepuss!
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Mohsie Supposie 1 year ago (edited)
What did Planning Permission guys have to say about that? (if they even bothered asking)
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sbj 1 year ago
It's trying to be everything but result is nothing, but I like the the other roof that resembles a ski jump
CanadianDimes 1 year ago
The idea of an inwardly slopping roof in the UK is even worse than a flat roof!
Load More Replies... Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
Is that roof just a massive gutter to cope with the British weather?
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago (edited)
Did they design it in Word and then try to reposition a window?
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Illifred 1 year ago
If you listen very closely, you can hear Kurt Cobain singing "Something in the way"
Rodney McKay 1 year ago
"Telegraph" pole... Let's see, how many technological generations back is that?
Kira Okah 1 year ago
Utility pole, holds wires, made of wood. Nothing to do with telegraphs any more, just what we call them here.
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Pedantic Panda 1 year ago
The front is what's left of an old church build about 200 years ago which was kept when the rest of the church was demolished. Developers decided to keep it when they did the new build behind.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago (edited)
It just needed a bit of BF & I to get it in there (brute force and ignorance)
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xolitaire 1 year ago
It looks nice? What's the problem here? Outside fassade looks good to me and the inside is neat for it's future purpose
Daya Meyer 1 year ago
So an old house must look like its age on the inside? I think there are enough museum houses. This way, you can admire the beautiful outer side and use the inner side.
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
I turned my leaky detached workshop basement (8-foot ceiling) into a five thousand gallon, very low maintenance koi pond. The interior walls had been "waterproofed" but still leaked. Now, with the same water pressure inside and out, everything works fine. And the fish seem happy.
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keyboardtek 1 year ago
It would say "Government project. Cheap but a dry place to live. At least you aren't living on the street."
Amanda Fondaumiere 1 year ago
If you dont eat your meat, you cant have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you dont eat your meat?
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Bill Swallow 1 year ago
A close look does not show an external part of the hinges, so I suspect there's a good chance that the door opens inward.
Rodney McKay 1 year ago
"What would you think about on such a balcony?" I would think about how lonely I was.
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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
I'd be surprised this is a new build with both hot and cold feeds for a washing machine.
Rodney McKay 1 year ago
I don't see any primer stains on the pipes, so perhaps this has just been dry fit and the short section leading out of the trap and into the T can easily be replaced.
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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago
Looking at the rest of the brickwork, it must be deliberate. But why?
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Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Sickening, unless the other trees were diseased or dying.
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
Just wait until 100,000 tons of mud comes sliding down that hill. A little water will be the least of your worries.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
Yep, we’ll just shove houses up on any bit of land we can.. flood plains are a pretty common choice around here and then the developers claim ignorance when they flood.
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Pedantic Panda 1 year ago
Was removed after 6 months. Looks awful but other option was digging up the whole hiding estate again.
Rodney McKay 1 year ago
Missed opportunity. Could have been a very effective speed hump for that community.
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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago
Too many acronyms for someone who doesn't live in the UK. Could someone please translate?
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Charlotte A. 1 year ago
The planning officers probably have to accept anything that doesn't break the rules for that particular location... Here those rules can be facade colour, roof colour and most commonly size and height of builds. But not necessarily style issues or materials (unless a culturally/historically valuable area).
Apachebathmat 1 year ago
This hurts my little English soul, WHY do this to such historic houses? It’s vulgar
Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago
I may be an outlier, but I rather like the one on the right. Much more light coming in and likely quite open inside. I see nothing wrong with mixing modern with traditional if it isn't some historical gem.
Rodney McKay 1 year ago
Also, the new windows will probably need a heck of a lot less maintenance. Imagine all of the peeling paint on those old frames...
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
Cover the floor drains, fit plugs over the door opening, perhaps add a little silicone sealant, and those balconies could be great wading pools for the kiddies! You wouldn't even need the blue tarp liners that we've seen others use for similar balcony pools. As a bonus, empty the dumpsters and fill them with water for diving into from the balconies.
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iseefractals 1 year ago
Not a design problem, it's a "an idiot doesn't know how to mount a tv" problem. Drywall has been around since 1916. Drywall does not support anything, which is why drywall anchors exist, but even those aren't going to be enough to support a TV....which is why you're supposed to mount it to a stud....unless your build uses those thin metal drywall studs....in which case you need to sink anchor bolts to the subwall. Or...you could accept the fact that you don't know much of anything and simply put it on a stand.
Rodney McKay 1 year ago
That looks like some sort of flimsy fiberboard, not drywall—the joints haven't even been taped (which would have prevented this collapse). Standard 1/2" drywall would have no problem supporting a TV that small, especially if the anchors were spaced correctly—you don't always have to anchor into studs even for a TV. Now, if the anchors had pulled out of the wall, I'd blame the problem on the TV installer.
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Kathleen McGann 1 year ago
In my city, they've turns old office buildings into flats like this. They're very well constructed and nice to live in.
Rodney McKay 1 year ago
Yup. As a tenant I'd judge them more from the inside, not outside. Bring back practical Soviet brutalist architecture!
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
What's the issue? The core of the wall is (presumably) sturdy CMUs, it is insulated, and the *required* drainage plane behind the brick facade is present. Unless this is in an earthquake zone (in which case it should have a different facade), and the masonry work is adequate (you can't see it here, but there will be periodic ties between the bricks and the CMUs), there isn't likely to be a problem. This type of construction is very common, and if you insist on a brick facade then it's a heck of a lot better than older solid brick walls. The interior is going to be dry, warm/cool as needed, and comfortable.
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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago (edited)
I'm surprised the developer let the valuable 'third house' space go to waste.
Zoe Vokes 1 year ago
It must be needed as access to more houses or parking / something that cars need to get through to.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
That are being ripped down now due to the problems (environmental and social) they caused.
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Little Wonder 1 year ago
The idea is fine. The execution is lazy and ugly.
Load More Replies... Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Praying that the bus comes soon to get you out of this dystopian nightmare zone.
Rodney McKay 1 year ago
In San Francisco (and surely a lot of other cities), this would be used as a public toilet and/or homeless shelter.
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
"Would you please hurry up and finish your business? I need to go upstairs!"
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
The sarcastic description seems unrelated to the protective stanchion that has a red arrow pointing to it.
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
A reminder that these days we generally don't need dark spaces to hide our soot-covered walls.
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Apachebathmat 1 year ago
Oh poop, that IS my circus and those ARE my monkeys, welcome to Birmingham England and a library that looks like someone got all their hoop earrings in a tangle… yup, it cost millions
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Ge Po 1 year ago
I actually understand the vision behind this one. It allows safe passage through the terrass door, allows full ventilation through same door on hot days, without risk of children/drunks falling out. It also allows unobstructed view through the main, floor-to-ceiling windows, since there's no railing or furniture in the way.
Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Plus it's not blocking the light for the windows below.
Load More Replies... Rodney McKay 1 year ago
Excellent design for various obvious reasons. "Newbuild Hate" struck out on this one.
African Dad 1 year ago
Well you can sue for mucho dinero if anything happens to you
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
Fortunately, it should be pretty easy to replace those taps. My tubs/showers have access panels behind them for plumbing maintenance.
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BrunoVI 1 year ago (edited)
In the U.S., we have privately hired building inspectors, hired by the buyer. They have no financial interest in finding or not finding problems. They're not hired by politicians with ties to the developers. There are plenty of threads with the horrors these building inspectors have found due to people trying to DIY to save money, and some people foolishly accept the seller's building inspections, but that's their own foolishness.
Certainly not Dan 1 year ago
And all to do with the developers. Volume house builders will cut things to the bone, and then argue why there’s a bone at all
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
That (I mean, besides the labels) is how we know that these examples aren't in the third-world United States.
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 1 year ago (edited)
In the U.S., we have privately hired building inspectors, hired by the buyer. They have no financial interest in finding or not finding problems. They're not hired by politicians with ties to the developers. There are plenty of threads with the horrors these building inspectors have found due to people trying to DIY to save money, and some people foolishly accept the seller's building inspections, but that's their own foolishness.
Certainly not Dan 1 year ago
And all to do with the developers. Volume house builders will cut things to the bone, and then argue why there’s a bone at all
Load More Replies... Rodney McKay 1 year ago
That (I mean, besides the labels) is how we know that these examples aren't in the third-world United States.
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