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Yeah I was thinking if theirs waterlogs it will start pouring over into ours. There is a slope down on theirs so the grass isn't level with the top of the wall and it would need to fill quite a bit, but still. By cutting a gap between the wall and our house I assume this would help because it...

I'm wondering if they could be to ventilate the cavity walls. Because ours, and our neighbour who you pointed out has the same problem, are mid-terraced and will not have weep holes like the end terraced houses. However, I'm reading that cavity walls should not have air bricks because they are...

@Harry Bloomfield Just emailed Barratt and asked if the flooring construction is solid or suspended. She didn't actually answer that but said that the flooring downstairs is concrete and the upstairs is timber. Does that help that the floor downstairs is concrete?

Yeah I'm getting a professional snagging survey done but Barratt refuse to allow this to take place before completion.

Thanks for your help. I'm so angry. We haven't been inside the house yet and I have spotted this and two other issues regarding other things just from looking at the front from outside. It says on NHBC that air bricks must be either: At least 75mm above ground level Between ground level and...

Does the presence of air bricks indicate it is suspended or do solid ones also have them? And if they were solid that means it would not cause a problem? I am emailing barratt now.

So if its suspended that is bad that they are buried? Because I am pretty sure it is suspended.

I've not been inside yet. If it was one particular way would that mean the air brick being buried is not concerning?

I'm guessing its suspended but I'm not sure. Just read the nhbc regulations on air bricks and now I'm even more worried.

Yes I think it is. There is also one to the left if you look closely which is completely buried now the grass had been laid. The floor is at the same level as where the render starts. It is level with the door which you can just make out to the right. Is that bad?

Does anyone know if Barratt would have been likely to install any drainage in our garden already? I'm guessing not. I've just looked back at previous photos I took of the house before the turf was laid. There is a little layer of stones near the edge of the house under the turf (see photo)...

Thanks I hope it will be ok. Do you think it could be levelled out if some of the turf is removed close to the house and it is levelled out with stones, even though that will cover some of the exposed brick, or would it be bad to even cover those bricks with stones?

Thank you, I suppose that is an option. As it is at the moment do you think it could cause any drainage issues?

At first the grass will absorb the water but at some point grass can become saturated and become water logged with heavy rain. Because the slope is going towards the house there is nowhere for the water to drain. Any idea if that can be levelled out without going above the damp proof course...

About to move in to my new build house but concerned that my front garden is sloped towards my house. All the other houses gardens are sloped to the side away from their house, but because there is higher land on the other side of us with a retaining wall. I am worried that water will congregate...

I havent moved into my house yet and all I have seen is the front of the house. I know that the back garden is sloped towards the house but I have now realised that our front garden is also sloped towards the house while all the others in the street slope away from the house. Is this going to...

I am moving into a new build in a few weeks. I've just noticed that my porch light has been placed in a ridiculous place, squashed right up to the canopy, whereas all the neighbours lights are below the canopy frame. I'm asking if this can be fixed but I'm worried about the damage to the...

Thank you. I'll have a look at balterio. It will still have the feel of real wood? Would it add value to the house though, like engineered wood? Not too sure what you are meaning about the joints being spaced 300mm apart, sorry. I'm clueless about these things.

Can or can't I do any of the following straight away after moving into a new build? If no, how long do I need to wait? Put large items of furniture e.g. wardrobes against walls, leaving a small gap between item and wall Attach a small item of furniture directly onto a wall e.g. a shoe rack Put...

We have looked at loads but just cant find one we like as much as the longer ones.