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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

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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.

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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

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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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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

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