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Category Archives: frame inspection
Slab Heave Melbourne, Negligence goes on and on!
I am engaged for stage inspections for a new two storey residence in point Cook built by a volume builder. What many people do not realise is that spot inspection of critical points in construction is not the only purpose … Continue reading
Frame Inspection- there is more to it than you think!
Last Saturday I inspected a two storey house frame. It had already passed mandatory frame inspection and looked pretty good. I did not find any significant defects to report except that upper level Rumpus room had excessive bounce. When I … Continue reading
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Guide to Standards and Tolerances, it’s just “Tolerances For Dummies”
This is a copy of my post on Homeone forum: Ownit: what can anyone tell me about the responsibility of the builder when there are visible ceiling and wall joins? they claim it’s within “tolerance” but in my opinion it’s … Continue reading
House frame, the lost art of setting out
On my independent frame stage inspections I am regularly appalled at how badly the house frames are set out. Why? It seems they are designed by a dumb computer program with no regard for workmanship. I am told that the calculations … Continue reading
House framing, saving on inspections?
The inspection today was a perfect example why you should have your own expert keep an eye on the build of your house: This house frame was fully loaded with roof tiles and there was a score of other … Continue reading
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 stage inspections, are they worth it?
This week I carried out pre final inspection on a big two storey home. This is what I said: Summary of the Report Findings: This dwelling is well constructed and nicely finished and a credit to the builder. Only minor … 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.
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
