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One finished house, August 2026. The builder had signed it off. Before you accept yours, have someone independent look at it properly.

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Based in Prescot, covering Merseyside and the North West

Look closer. 77faults in one finished house.

The same house, the same day. Every fault photographed, numbered and written down, in a report you hand straight to the builder.

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Based in Prescot, covering Merseyside and the North West

Illustrative image, not a house I inspected. The findings are from a real report, August 2026.

The front elevation, as handed over.

Snag list complete. Ready for the buyer.

One page, as written.

From a real inspection report, August 2026. The client, the development, the plot and the developer are redacted. Everything else is exactly as I wrote it on the day: 77 issues, each one photographed, numbered and described in plain words the site manager can act on.

A white steel gallows bracket standing off a red brick wall, three arrows marking the gap.

Canopy over the front door.

Signed off.

Issue 1

Front elevation canopy above front door, gallows brackets are away from the wall both sides, something is out, can this be looked at

Bare earth between a buff paving slab and the brick door reveal, where the path has not been finished.

The path to the door.

Signed off.

Issue 2

Front elevation path up to front door, each side of door opening, can this be finished off

A buff stone window cill streaked with grey mortar staining, under a white window frame.

The kitchen window.

Signed off.

Issue 3

Front elevation kitchen window stone cill has a lot of mortar staining, can this be cleaned off and re painted

A red wall plug and screw left in a mortar joint in red brickwork.

The brickwork by the meter box.

Signed off.

Issue 4

Front elevation brickwork above electric box. Remove 2 plug and screws and re point

Four of the 77. I write every report like this. No grades, no jargon, no padding. A list the builder can work down. Real and redacted, published with the homeowner's consent.

Seven rooms and the outside. All signed off.

Where the 77 were.

One new build, 20 August 2026. Counted room by room.

Where the 77 faults were, room by roomA diagram of a two storey new build. Outside 17, kitchen 16, hall and cloakroom 14, bedrooms 9, bathroom 8, stairs and landing 7, lounge 6. 77 in all.diagram, not to scaleA17OutsideB16KitchenC14Hall, cloakroomD9BedroomsE8BathroomF7Stairs, landingG6LoungeSIGNED OFF
Fig. 1 A two storey new build, drawn as a diagram. The counts are from the real report.
  1. AOutside17
  2. BKitchen16
  3. CHall and cloakroom14
  4. DBedrooms9
  5. EBathroom8
  6. FStairs and landing7
  7. GLounge6
  8. The house77

Different houses, different builders. All finished.

Found over the years.

Fifteen from my phone, numbered like a report. The same job every time: look properly, photograph it, write it down.

  1. N°01SocketsA yellow spirit level held above a row of white sockets that sit at different angles.

    ‘New build today. Electrician must have forgot his glasses, how level are these sockets (not).’

  2. N°02Weep hole above a windowRed brickwork above a white window frame with a weep hole left open in the joint.

    ‘Weep hole above window on a new build, not being built into brickwork. Not good.’

  3. N°03Roof slates at a soil ventGrey roof slates and lead flashing around a black soil vent pipe.
  4. N°04Roof edge and fasciaThe edge of a slate roof above a dark fascia board, with red brickwork behind.
  5. N°05Roof slatesClose view of grey roof slates with dust and small fragments on them.
  6. N°06LeadworkA dark grey lead surface marked with pale mortar splashes.
  7. N°07Leadwork at a brick revealA lead flashing meeting red brickwork at a corner.
  8. N°08Wardrobe shelfThe corner of a white wardrobe shelf with a chrome hanging rail.
  9. N°09Bath panel and boxingA white bath panel meeting painted boxing and skirting.
  10. N°10Bedroom doorA tape measure standing on carpet against a white door frame showing a gap beneath the door.

    ‘Bedroom doors, left hand side over 1 inch gap from bottom of door to carpet, other end of the same door down to 8 mm. Floor problem, door problem, joiner problem.’

  11. N°11Door liningThe painted edge of a white door lining beside an oak door.
  12. N°12Window boardThe corner of a painted window board with a rough, lumpy surface.

    ‘Cill ends terrible. Two metre rule: you could see them from three metres.’

  13. N°13Window board endThe rounded end of a painted window board against a plastered wall.
  14. N°14Patio door frameThe bottom corner of a glazed door frame, with dust on the sill.
  15. N°15Door hingeA white uPVC door hinge with a chrome pin, seen close up.

I find the faults. I never fix them.

So there is nothing in it for me but the list. No repairs to sell you, no builder to keep sweet, nothing to gain from finding more or less than there is.

The house.

The inspection, priced by the size of it.

Every price covers the whole inspection, inside and out, and the written report within 24 hours. The prices are the prices. There is no quote to wait for.

Extensions, lofts and refurbishmentsPriced on the job

Fig. 2 Drawn to one scale. Choose yours and the booking form opens with it.

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Also on the list.

Thermal imaging£25

An infrared camera, inside and out, for heat escaping through gaps in the insulation that no eye can see.

Drone survey£25

The roof and the high-level brickwork, photographed from above.

Re-snag inspection£250

Once the builder says the list is done. I check every item was put right and nothing was damaged doing it.

Extensions, loft conversions and refurbishmentsPriced on the job

Tell me what has been done and you will have a price before you book.

Your side.

Mine.

  1. You book.I turn up.Typically a day's notice. Tell me the address, the type of property and the date the builder says it will be finished. Before completion is the strongest position. If that is not possible, the first weeks after handover, while the site team is still there.
  2. You leave it with me.I inspect. All of it.Every room, front to back, then the outside. I take as long as the house needs, and every fault is photographed and numbered as I find it.
  3. You read the report.Within 24 hours.Written and photographed, in plain words the site manager can act on, sent the next day. Hand it to the builder. When they say the list is done, I can come back and check every item was put right.

A signature on the handover sheet.

Who writes your report

Billy Lynch.

I am a qualified clerk of works and a member of the Institute of Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate. I am based in Prescot and cover Merseyside and the North West. I find the faults, photograph them, number them and write them down, and the report is with you within 24 hours.

  • MICWCIQualified clerk of works
  • Report within 24 hoursWritten and photographed, sent the next day
  • Inside and outI take as long as the house needs
  • IndependentInstructed and paid by you, not the builder

Looks finished.

The builder's version. It is one of two.

The builder has signed it off. You haven't.

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