Building a house and worried that the workers are cutting corners? Write to us — we’ll check your cottage.

No builder, taking on your project, will ever say they will build it however God puts it on the soul. On the contrary: all foremen assure that they follow technology, hire only professionals for their crew, and obtain the best materials at pleasant prices. And a person without experience, who is building their first house in life, has nothing else to do but believe. And hope for the best. Unfortunately, the words of construction gurus often diverge from reality.

So that you know exactly what kind of house you’ve had built, we continue to drive around the suburbs and, as part of the “Live or Demolish” section, we check the quality of constructions. Of course, not on our own, but with the help of an independent construction expert, Andrei Tunik.

If you’re building near Minsk and suspect your workers have cut corners? Selling an unfinished cottage and don’t understand why potential buyers haven’t appreciated it yet? Then we invite you to join our project: your cottage will be inspected free of charge by an independent specialist who will honestly tell you about all the pros and cons. Thanks to the assessment, you’ll be able to argue with your builders, demand a discount for the work or redo defects. And if you’re a seller waiting for buyers, after the publication of a report about your house, thousands of people will learn about it, and perhaps among them will be the very one who will offer to make a deal.

Want to try? Write to ok@onliner.by or on Telegram @september506.

And here’s how it looks in practice:

Live or Demolish: bought a house on emotions, and a year later…

He got almost 200 “square meters” in a little over a month. A Minsk resident built a “quick” cottage.

“Only the facade crews were inspected — ten brigades.” Minsk residents bought an unfinished house and organized a strict “casting” for builders.