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Category Archives: New Home Inspections
Another new home foundation failure, a dream destroyed
This blog is second story I did with ACA Channel Nine about new home foundation failure The home is built on highly reactive clay foundation and special precautions are required in design construction and maintenance. In my opinion builder’s design … Continue reading
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Tagged building defects, foundation failure, new home inspection
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New home foundation failure
Few months ago I inspected a new home under builder’s warranty that is seriously cracked. My findings were that the builder was responsible for repairs under warranty obligations. The client did not get satisfaction and complained to A Current Affair … Continue reading
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Tagged building inspection, foundation failure, house cracking, new home inspection
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What’s wrong with our building control system, Part 1
Recently I met a young man working at Bunnings whom I did not immediately recognise but he knew me and said Hello. As it happened he was a student in building surveying in the same class five years earlier. We … Continue reading
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Tagged building commission, building control, building inspectors, building surveyors, collusion with builder
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Building frame inspection
Yesterday I had the pleasure of inspecting a house frame that was actually well built and correctly set out with all the load transfer blocks in the right place. It was the sort of frame you immediately recognise as … Continue reading
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Tagged bracing defects, building defects, building inspection, damaged bracing, frame inspection, framing defects, new home inspection
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Building quality, how to become building quality expert instantly and without trying?
Building quality is a complex synthesis of requirements as you will discover if you have visited Building Quality Inspections page of my website. However for your sake I have simplified it so that you can do Mladichek DIY test in … Continue reading
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Building inspection, pre settlement inspection. Are you getting all that you have paid for?
It never stops to amaze me that people will buy property off the plan. It’s like buying a cat in the bag, you will never know what it looks like until it jumps out. The temptation for the developer, once … Continue reading
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Building Inspection- Why does this new home already have foundation damage?
This two year old home I have recently inspected has not even been handed over. It was used on a leaseback for a display home. Now is the time for handover but guess what? Foundation damage has already started! … Continue reading
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Tagged brickwork cracking, building inspection, foundation failure, house cracking, new home inspection
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New home inspection, you have paid for a good ticket are you getting a donkey ride?
If your new home brickwork looks like this you are definitely getting a donkey ride. Give me a call!
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Tagged building defects, building expert advice, building inspection, building quality, building quality inspection
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Beware building inspectors, beware building inspection companies! Part 2
6 Some property inspection companies will tell you they only do new home inspections and somehow that is a virtue over others that do other type of inspections. It is not, it’s actually a limitation. I get to see buildings … Continue reading
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