Whilst many of the issues on a snagging survey will be highlighting poor workmanship, we often find fundamental build issues..
Brick, render and stones are all porous and cavity trays need to be installed to catch penetrating rainwater in the cavity and expel through weep holes. On this house, all but 1 window had a cavity tray, and the failure to have installed it here was showing clear signs: the internal living room window revealed paintwork was peeling away and there was a high moisture reading to the bricks at the lintel where the water was trapped.
