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Tag Archives: frame inspection
House frame inspection, crappy, this builder just does not care about quality.Why should he?
One of the largest volume builders just does not care about the quality. Why? Because it does not pay to. There is more money to be made skimping on supervision and quality control that getting it right. What happens if … Continue reading
Building inspection, Thermal imaging is more than just a pretty stud finder.
Here are some examples of what I regularly discover: If your property inspector does not have thermal imaging defects may be missed.
What’s the difference between our building control system and Edam cheese?
This is not a joke and is definitely not funny! It’s your investment and your life at risk! There is almost no difference. Our building control system is as full of blind spots as cheese is of holes. There is … 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
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
Posted in Building Inspection, New Home Inspections
Tagged bracing defects, building defects, building inspection, damaged bracing, frame inspection, framing defects, new home inspection
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Frame Inspection
If you think that building inspectors won’t miss framing defects, you are wrong. Have a look at the wall bracing of this frame that has been passed by building inspector. By the way I also found … Continue reading
Posted in New Home Inspections
Tagged defective articulation joints, defective wall bracing, frame inspection, water service isolation
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