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Inspection During Construction
Inspection During Construction
The common procedure in the building industry is for the owners to engage a building contractor to build for them for a price; licenced contractor is responsible at the end of the day to supply a building that complies with the relevant standards and quality, in most cases this does not happen!Defects Reports
Defects Reports
A condition report of buildings adjacent to a construction site prior to the commencement of construction, often a Council condition of approval. Usually done as a photographic record of the structure. Councils, require suitably qualified people, and may not accept a building consultant.Expert Witness Reports
Expert Witness Reports
Defects or incomplete expert report completed in a method evidence and preparing reports that may at some stage be used as evidence for litigation purposes in any jurisdiction.Dilapidation Reports
Dilapidation Reports
The common procedure in the building industry is for the owners to engage a building contractor to build for them for a price; licenced contractor is responsible at the end of the day to supply a building that complies with the relevant standards and quality, in most cases this does not happen!
What would be classed as the worst defect that a residence can have? This is difficult to pinpoint and would depend upon the extent and affect to the type of structure , the main problems are those that would affect the Structural Integrity of the building.
The following list note of considered main defects:
- Foundation subsidence.
- Footing collapse.
- Water damaged, from roof.
- Wet area, such as the lack of acceptable waterproofing to the bathroom / shower.
- Stormwater cause damage to foundation and base of wall framing.
- Poor cavity and wall flashing.
- Window and door flashing.
- Termite damage considered as a post construction affect, generally related to poor termite barrier.
- Safety issues in relation to the glass, balustrade heights and spacings.
- Plumbing and Electrical breaches
The wurst defects are generally the most expensive to rectify, of cause depending upon the extent of such defects.
