Arkonix - Professional New Home Snagging

 Professional Snagging

Wrap around support for your new home journey by professionally qualified building surveyor 

RICS Chartered & Regulated

CIAT Chartered & Regulated 

CIOB Chartered

Professional Building inspections 

Qualified in Architecture and Construction Management you will benefit from an unrivalled level of experience and knowledge of house building. 

 No other snagging firm in Scotland offers this level of expertise 
 

Arkonix is an independent and professional building inspections consultancy offering new home snagging and inspections

Why are we not listed on the ‘builders approved list?’ - Because we are RICS Regulated (unlike the majority of snagging firms) and we act independently of the builder and always provide you as our client, with a first class professional service.

Having worked at director level across the UK within the house building sector, Derek Wilson has an unrivalled insight into new home construction, regulation requirements and inspection essentials 

Have your home professionally inspected by an RICS regulated Firm and professionally qualified building inspector.

Pre Completion Inspection (NHQB)

Post Completion Inspection 

End of Warranty Inspection 

Externally:

Driveway, paths, Landscaping

Boundary fences, gates, walls

Rainwater drainage

Garden drainage

Roof 

Pavements and Parking bay 

Building Elevations - facade & cladding 

Windows, doors, and glass 

Canopies and porches 

Extract covers 

Cavity vents 

Mowing strips 

Internally:

Internal decoration 

Walls - true, smooth, nail pops

Floors - level, sealed, squeak free

Ceilings - level, smooth, nail pops

Doors, and ironmongery

Skirtings, facings 

Staircase 

Wardrobes 

Door bell 

Self closing fire doors 

Loft spaces (head & shoulder only)

Kitchen units and appliances

Bathroom fittings

Testing & Checks

External Thermal Check

Smoke / Heat / CO alarm sounder 

Electrical sockets 

Lighting points

Important Notes

We will always recommend additional specialist surveys should we see anything of concern. Such as: 

Gas - we are not gas safe registered and any guidance on gas installations is from a visual inspection. 

Boiler and Heating - we carry out visual checks on these, as they are sealed and licensed works.

Electrics - we are not qualified electricians and any guidance on electrical installation is from a visual inspection.  

Many builders offer an end of two year warranty check - however it is very rare that they actually follow up on this offer.

We suggest that prior to the expiry of the 2 year warranty we recommend having a full end of warranty inspection carried out.

Ask us to give you a quote, as each inspection varies depending upon how much detail you require.

Our report will be cross referenced to regulations and standards applicable to the region your home is built.   

Snagging is an industry term for ‘faults’ ‘blemishes’ and other defects in a new home. 

Snags are never intentional, they are mainly decorative or superficial, but they should not be there and your builder should rectify them for you, within a reasonable timescale.

Builders carry out very thorough inspections throughout the build of your new home, and there are various key inspections carried out by independent warranty providers (NHBC and Premier for example).

But there are times when items are simply missed, or occur after these inspections are done. 

By instructing your own independent snagging inspection you can be assured that a further thorough check will capture all of these.