Most Dublin buyers know they should make a snag list before handover. Far fewer realise the difference between a list scribbled on a clipboard during a final walkthrough and a professional snag list Dublin builders take seriously.
The difference comes down to documentation, severity, and accountability.
What a DIY List Misses
A buyer doing a final walk-through typically catches obvious cosmetic issues — chipped paint, marked doors, a dripping tap. What they miss are the things that cost real money down the line: insufficient attic insulation, missing intumescent collars on pipework through fire-rated ceilings, incorrectly labelled consumer units, badly sealed shower enclosures.
These don't show up unless you know to look for them — and unless you have the equipment to verify (moisture meters, levels, thermal imaging).
Why Builders Respond Differently
A short, hand-written list with three items reads like a complaint. A 30-page report with photographs, severity ratings, and references to building regulations reads like a defects schedule. The same builder reviewing both will action the second far faster — because it's the format their site managers and after-sales teams already work with.
That's the document you receive from SnagSafe's Dublin snagging service.
It Is Your Written Record
If a defect emerges six months after move-in, the question becomes: was it there at handover? With a professional snag list, the answer is provable. Without one, it's your word against the builder's.
What Makes a Snag List 'Professional'
- Itemised defect-by-defect, not lumped by room
- Photograph and description for each item
- Severity classified (urgent / standard / cosmetic)
- Cross-referenced to building regulations where relevant
- Delivered as a digital, dated, exportable document
For more on how the report itself is structured, see What Is a Snagging Report.
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