Builder Got It Wrong: Cost The Homeowner £55,000
Imagine paying a builder to do your dream extension — and ending up paying £55,000 more just to fix their mistakes.
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Imagine paying a builder to do your dream extension — and ending up paying £55,000 more just to fix their mistakes.
This is exactly what happened to one homeowner who trusted a builder who talked a good game but delivered a disaster. The extension had to be partially demolished and rebuilt because it failed building control inspections.
How it went wrong
The builder assured the homeowner that everything was "up to standard" — but no building control application was ever submitted. When the homeowner eventually brought in an independent surveyor, the list of defects ran to several pages.
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