Kitchen snags
The most-used room and the one with the most moving parts — every appliance, every door, every drawer. Test them all.
What to check
- Worktop joins and edgesSeams should be flush and sealed. Front edges chip easily during fitting — check the run.
- Cabinet doors and drawersEvery door closes flush, every soft-close fires, every drawer runs cleanly. Test them all in one pass.
- Appliances wired and workingOven, hob, hood, fridge, dishwasher — power it up, run a cycle. A dishwasher inlet left disconnected is the classic.
- Handles alignedDoor pulls and drawer handles should line up across a run of units. Off-set handles are visible from across the room.
- Sealant runsWorktop-to-wall and sink-to-worktop silicone should be continuous, neat, and not pulling away. A gap here is a leak waiting to happen.
What’s normal vs. what’s a snag
See the full explanation of NHBC viewing distances, allowed tolerances and where to push back in our pillar guide: What “within tolerance” really means →
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