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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Building insurance claim. INSURER CAVES IN!
This follows by blog on 13/02/2012 in which I reported biased and in my opinion fraudulent engineering report that the insurer was relying on in offering my client a pittance as settlement. I have since found out that my client … Continue reading
Commercial building contract, expert administration SAVES A BUNDLE!
I was called because the client was unhappy about air-conditioning system she was getting in her new commercial development. When I inspected the job and looked at the documentation it was a revelation. Building contract administration “sounds so boring”, it … Continue reading
Foundation heave, New home ruined, INVESTMENT DESTROYED!
Yesterday I inspected a two year home that is comprehensively ruined by foundation heave. What you see here is the worst part but the slab has moved throughout the home. This happens when home is built on highly reactive clay … Continue reading
Building Dispute, Provisional Sum Blows, Owner takes a HIT.
Recently I was involved in a building dispute where provisional sum blew out from $5000 to $ 20,000 . Now that is a nasty surprise for any budget and my clients were very upset and this come on top of … Continue reading
Defective Brickwork, what goes up, sometimes it must come down!
My client was building a big beautiful two storey home a block away from the beach and the builder was one of the top tier volume builders. Brickwork was finished and it’s appearance was unbefitting good workmanship and the tolerances … Continue reading
Newsflash! Family dies in a fire! True? No but it could be!
Yesterday I inspected a home in Geelong and the single smoke detector was missing People regularly die in house fires where smoke detectors are defective or missing. This very minute there are hundreds of families at risk. So before … Continue reading
Pre slab inspection. Just when you thought it could not get worse, it just did
Following my pre slab inspection on 05/04/2012 (see blog) I was called to do frame inspection. Whilst I did not have issues with the frame, this is what I found: At the time of inspection, lower sections of frame were … Continue reading
Building dispute, defective brickwork, sometimes the hill to climb is too high!
About two years ago I prepared expert report in relation to defective brickwork. The clients, husband and wife were extremely distressed and I expected that the dispute would follow to VCAT. However I had not heard from them and I … Continue reading
Building Dispute in VCAT, my client wins! Brickwork Defects.
Recently my client had a win in VCAT getting substantial award against the builder for defective brickwork. Despite having no experience and no funds to bring me along as expert witness she took on the case and won through sheer … Continue reading
Illegal construction! Skipping pre purchase inspection could leave you with a bad taste in your mouth!
One of the most common defects found in pre purchase inspection is the incidence of illegally constructed structures. That is structures without building permit where a permit is required under the Building Act. Vendor’s explanations for lack of building permit … Continue reading
