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How Mortgage Valuations Treat Brick Tinting
How Mortgage Valuations Treat Brick Tinting When you are selling, remortgaging or buying a property, the mortgage valuation can feel like one of the most important stages in the process. If a home has professionally tinted brickwork, it is understandable to wonder whether this could affect the valuation or...
Read MoreWill a Surveyor Flag Tinted Brickwork in a Home Survey?
Will a Surveyor Flag Tinted Brickwork in a Home Survey? If you’re considering brick tinting before selling your home, one concern may be whether a surveyor will notice it and flag it in their report. Equally, if you’re buying a property and discover that some of the brickwork has...
Read MoreDoes Brick Tinting Affect Your New Build Warranty?
Does Brick Tinting Affect Your New Build Warranty? Buying a new-build home often comes with the reassurance of a warranty, but homeowners can understandably become cautious about making alterations to the property while that cover is still in place. If your home has mismatched bricks, an obvious repair patch...
Read MoreBrick Tinting for Snagging Lists: A New Build Owner’s Guide
Brick Tinting for Snagging Lists: A New Build Owner’s Guide Buying a new-build home should mean moving into a property that looks fresh, finished and professionally constructed. Yet when you begin your snagging inspection, you may notice that some areas of the brickwork don’t look quite right. Perhaps several...
Read MoreHow Brick Tinting Passes NHBC and Snagging Inspections
How Brick Tinting Passes NHBC and Snagging Inspections New-build properties go through numerous checks before and after completion, from the builder’s own quality-control procedures to warranty inspections and buyer snagging surveys. Brickwork is one of the most visible elements of a property, so mismatched bricks, obvious repairs and inconsistent...
Read MoreWhy House Builders Tint Bricks Before Handover
Why House Builders Tint Bricks Before Handover Building a new home involves hundreds of individual materials, trades and finishing decisions. By the time a development reaches the final stages, house builders want every property to look consistent, attractive and ready for its new owner. Unfortunately, brickwork does not always...
Read MoreCan Brick Tinting Save a Development From Buyer Complaints
Can Brick Tinting Save a Development From Buyer Complaints? For property developers, the final appearance of a new housing development matters enormously. Buyers may have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on a new home, and naturally they expect the exterior to look finished, consistent and representative of the...
Read MoreWhat to Do When Your Builder Used the Wrong Bricks
What to Do When Your Builder Used the Wrong Bricks You have spent weeks or months watching your extension, renovation or repair take shape. The scaffolding finally comes down, the site is cleared and you stand back to admire the finished result. Then you notice it. The bricks don’t...
Read MoreWhy Builders Leave Brick Colour as an Afterthought
Why Builders Leave Brick Colour as an Afterthought When a building project begins, there are countless decisions competing for attention. Structural calculations, foundations, insulation, drainage, roofing, windows, electrics, plumbing and building regulations all have to be considered. With so many practical issues to manage, one surprisingly important detail can...
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