So how do Building Inspectors work then?!
 

Started our extension last November, paid our =A3240 to Birmingham CC
and while the foundations were being dug, the BI came onsite.

Fast forward to July and I get a letter teling me that the BI hasnt
been back onsite since, and asking when he can come and have a look at
drainage, steels, etc.

He tells me that I should have been calling him up to arrange the
onsite visits, but there was no such instruction on the original
paperwork, and as he attended with no invite on the first occasion, I
assumed that he would simply attend when he needed to.

His wanting to see the drainage now is a bit of a pain, as it's all
been paved over.

Do I just have to pay the money to have th edrainage exposed and paved
over a seond time, or do you think that he has contributed to this
problem?

Cheers

Rob

wrote:

His wanting to see the drainage now is a bit of a pain, as it's all
been paved over.

Got any photo's of it "in progress"?

Do I just have to pay the money to have th edrainage exposed and paved
over a seond time, or do you think that he has contributed to this
problem?

Only way to find out is to ask them I expect.

It does seem poor practive that they did not tell you what they wanted
to see however. I spoke to ours on the phone to start the project (since
the letter they sent said phone them to arrange a visit before starting
work). He came out and had a chat, and more importantly told us what he
wanted to see next.

At each visit they have said at what stage of the project they wanted to
look again. So I just rang them when I got to that bit.


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Cheers,

John.

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On 26 Aug 2005 05:20:32 -0700, wrote:

Started our extension last November, paid our £240 to Birmingham CC
and while the foundations were being dug, the BI came onsite.

Fast forward to July and I get a letter teling me that the BI hasnt
been back onsite since, and asking when he can come and have a look at
drainage, steels, etc.

He tells me that I should have been calling him up to arrange the
onsite visits, but there was no such instruction on the original
paperwork, and as he attended with no invite on the first occasion, I
assumed that he would simply attend when he needed to.

His wanting to see the drainage now is a bit of a pain, as it's all
been paved over.

Do I just have to pay the money to have th edrainage exposed and paved
over a seond time, or do you think that he has contributed to this
problem?

Cheers

Rob

I just ask him when he leaves, what is the next thing he wants to see.

The best way out of your probloem, is to get him round fast, and see
what approcah he will accept. Most of the BI's I have seen are all
right and helpfull, some are a real pain in the arse.

I think the paperwork assumes you know what you are doing, so trying
to prove its his fault only proves you don't know what you are doing,
and provokes the guy into being a pain in the arse. Be nice to him, he
will probably be nice back.

Rick