HomeSnag are the market leading, independent New-Build house snagging company offering professional snagging inspections throughout England and Wales.
We are experts at snagging new-build properties and use specialist equipment to identify snagging issues and present them in an efficient photographic snag list for your developer to action quickly. 
We offer a Heat-loss survey either as a supplement to your snagging inspection or on its own.
For inspections in Midlands & North of UK
For inspections in London & South of UK

External Snagging Inspection

As part of our standard snagging inspection we carry out a thorough check externally including a soil test and aerial photographs.

Internal Snagging Inspection

Most of our time snagging will be spent inside as we also check every accessible part of the house, including the loft's insulation.

Thermographic & Borescope

When booking you will be prompted whether to include a thermal camera test & borescope inspection for just +£45 or choose a heat-loss survey on its own (click here)

The most comprehensive Snagging Survey in the UK... 

Our snagging survey typically lasts 5 hours, depending upon the size of house. Our inspector will arrive between 8-10am and snag every part of your house internally + externally including:
  • External birds-eye aerial photographs of roof and gutters
  • Insulation loft inspection
  • Brickwork and Pointing snagging
  • Issues with your external doors
  • Driveways, paths and inspection chambers 
  • Soil - topsoil and subsoil quality
  • Fencing 
  • Plumbing:  internal leaks / efficiency of heating
  • Flooring levels and blemishes 
  • Ceiling / Walls and Skirting board snagging
  • Corners and ducts are square, ceilings are level and walls are plumb
  • Internal windows: draughts, scratches and damage
  • Internal doors: twisting frames, rattling and un-level doors
  • Levels of sockets, switches and radiators [note we do not inspect according to drawings]
  • Staircase joinery snagging
  • Kitchen: inspect cupboard doors, sizing up the space for appliances, extraction test etc
  • Bathrooms: tiles and fittings
  • Paintwork and Plasterwork snagging
  • Thermal imaging of radiators
For an additional £45 on the snagging inspection we can also check your insulation. This involves drilling into the mortar of brickwork in a few places (which we will make good afterwards) to check the cavity and using a borescope camera. For semi-detached properties with a party wall we likewise can use the camera to ensure correct sound-proofing has been provided.
We also conduct a thermal camera check of internal upstairs rooms and windows / doors throughout the house to check for heat loss. Although your house will have been through an air test, we find on average between 50-60% of houses we inspect have draughts that will effect the energy efficiency of your home drastically.
To request this service it will be prompted as an extra during online booking or we can add it to the invoice at a later date
You will also get the option when booking to authorise us to use dot stickers internally. This will help the site quickly identify the snags we have highlighted, from a paint "snot" to an un-level door.
All our photos internally and externally are time-stamped to ensure there is proof of when the snag was recorded.
This is more reason to push for your snagging inspection to be carried out before completion if possible.
"Snagging - the very name is enough to put you off. No one likes having to deal with problems or hitches. But for anyone who buys a newly built or converted property, the S-word can be crucial. ​Do it right and you could save yourself thousands of pounds. Do it wrong and you could end up with a problem property"
Most problems with new-build homes are cosmetic and easily fixed. For that reason, a traditional survey is likely to be a little excessive - and this is where snagging surveys come in... ​​​We recommend hiring a professional surveyor to conduct your snagging survey"​​

Book online in 3 simple steps:

  1. Choose either the South East / South West / North  of the UK by clicking on the tabs next to the calendar.
  2. Select the date and number of bedrooms your house / apartment has & click the button that says "Book Now"
  3. A booking page will then gather details of your property due for inspection & process a £49 deposit to reserve

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Call us to book (9am-7pm Mon-Fri)
for inspections in London and the South of UK
for inspections in the Midlands and North of UK

Borescope & Thermal Imaging: A heat loss survey

For customers that have already moved in and are experiencing heat loss in a new build house we can investigate using a thermal camera and borescope. There are typically 4 reasons why heat loss occurs:
  • Thermal bridging and draughts
  • Lack of cavity wall insulation
  • Under-performing heating system
  • Leaks or damp ingress effecting insulation / heating system
Thermal bridging and draughts can be most easily identified internally using a thermal camera, whilst the most common cause of cold rooms we find is a lack of cavity wall insulation and for this we use a borescope camera.
Cavity wall insulation is not there to provide warmth, it is actually there to reduce air circulation and the materials used can vary from soild PIR to blown-in wool or polystyrene balls.
To check this we will concentrate on the flanking walls you are experiencing heat loss and externally drill a small 10mm hole in the mortar (which we will make good afterwards). Often insulation is wet, limited or not there at all!
The 3rd stage we will check for is under-performing heating systems which we use a thermal camera to identify. We check that the heating system has been set up correctly, and investigate for leaks, partly filling radiators or those simply too small for the room.
On occasion we find that there is a leak, especially with underfloor heating systems that present less obvious signs to the eye. To discover leaks we use a combination of a thermal camera and moisture meter.
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The cost to investigate heat loss in your home with us is £349.
This survey will typically last 1-2 hours depending upon the size of property. The reason we are able to offer this rate compared to other thermal imaging companies is due to us attending in the morning or afternoon around an existing snagging inspection.
Please register your details with us and we will respond with suitable date[s] of inspection.

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