- Review general design detailing to eliminate complex construction details in order to increase on site efficiency and minimise post completion defects
- Consider internal & external material choices
- Offer alternative commercially viable material choices (alternative products will be “tried and tested” and supplied in accordance with relevant performance specification and British Standard)
Westpoint Construction
Defect Minimisation Process
Design Development (Design & Build or Partnering)
Site Procedure
- Installations completed in accordance with the relevant trade bodies recommendations
- Test and check all installations in accordance with pre-determined check lists (undertaken and 1st and 2nd fix stages signed and recorded by individual sub-contractors)
Completion Process
- Individual trade certification and sign off works again using pre-determined lists
- Westpoint Construction Site Manager signs off all sub-contractor works in pre-agreed format
- Westpoint Construction Customer Care signs off all works in pre-agreed format
Handover
- Issue instruction / operation manuals / N.H.B.C. documentation to Client
- Review pre-agreed checklist with Client to confirm that property completed to required standards
- Any defects recorded on S1 form and entered into Oxygen bespoke software system (Oxygen will effectively manage the defect
management process)
- Remedials undertaken at a date agreed with the Client
Post Handover
- After 28 days contact Client to enquire if any defects have arisen
- Any defects recorded on S2 form and entered into Oxygen bespoke software system
- Remedials undertaken at a date agreed with the Client
- After 1 year contact Client to enquire if any defects have arisen
- Any defects recorded on S3 form and entered into Oxygen bespoke software system
- Remedials undertaken at a date agreed with the Client
