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Tag Archives: building defects
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
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
Building Inspection, Can you detect structural defects with thermal imaging?
Thermal imaging camera is extremely useful(and expensive) tool in property inspection because it can often find invisible defects and it can be used in diagnosis of structural faults. In the example above, a twelve year old dwelling was inspected … Continue reading
Building Inspection, Will your Builder come Back to Fix Defects?
Chasing the builder to come back to fix defects is the most frustrating experience for many homeowners. Once the builder has his money it’s “Adios” most of the time but not always. It’s refreshing to see a conscientious builder coming … Continue reading
Building inspection reports, builder refunds my inspection fees to the owner
I had the displeasure of conducting new home stage inspections for a client whose builder was doing a particularly bad job. It’s a major volume builder but it looked like the house was put together by amateurs, a tragedy after … Continue reading
Fire safety, risking your life is not an optional extra, its’ standard with our building control system.
The following examples of defective fire separation wall between residential units (at two separate locations) will send shivers up your spine. If you live in a residential unit, you won’t be sleeping easy tonight! One of the above defects was … Continue reading
Some builders never learn, why? because they know there is no punishment and they will get away with it!
Over 12 months ago I had the displeasure of inspecting particularly poorly constructed dwelling, and among many other thing this photo speaks for itself. Then last Friday, here we go again, the same builder In heavy rains this foundation will … Continue reading
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
