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Frame inspection, builder, building inspector and Building Commission all asleep at the wheel

This frame inspection is a beauty If the builder has quality assurance system, where is it? It must be asleep at the wheel! What  about the building inspector, asleep on duty? Building and structural elements are regularly damaged and then … Continue reading

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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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