Recent content by Brandon123

Thanks Chud and freddiemercurystwin - this is what I'll need to do I think. Just hoping that it all pans out OK - the building inspector we're dealing with is - how can I put this? - the type to specifically look for faults. I've studied the pictures at length and they all look fine, and show...

Yes, understand what you're saying freddiemercurystwin - hoping that building inspector sees that our build is fine! This is all so stressful. I've discovered that a private firm can't come in at this late stage and sign off either, so I'm stuck with trying to make this work out with the...

The structure isn't unsafe or unsound, definitely not. Not a danger to life in any way! I might try a private building control company, just to get another opinion. T

Thanks Richard. I'll look into an indemnity policy, although I thought that the Local Authority couldn't be involved in the build at all ( ie have never inspected it ) for such a policy to be valid?

Thanks for your replies. Yes, exactly Himaginn that's what I thought. The first BC was very communicative - he told us exactly when he needed to come back so we called him at the relevant times. The new one is totally different - even now I'm still waiting on his reaction to the photos I sent...

Hi, Hoping that someone can help with this. Sorry, it's quite a long one. We did a side extension to our house in 2014, plans were approved. We called in Local Council Building Control from the outset. The inspector came along to the site, gave advice on first excavation, inspected it, approved...