Although a recently completed house, several faults were noted that require repairs by the builder.
The ceiling was water damaged from a plumbing leak emulating from the bathroom area above. The gyprock ceilings should also now be replaced.
The aluminium laundry door would not close without lifting as the aluminium door was binding on the aluminium door tread. Rehanging the door or resizing the door is required.
The toilet hand basin was poorly chosen or positioned by the builder, as the door could not be closed, so the builder chose to change the handles over to knobs. But didn't change the cabinet doors over, so there are two holes in the cabinetry door face.
The gate post was poorly attached to the concrete pathway by a surface bolted plate. The post was not structurally able to support the weight of the gate; the post was flexing when opened.
The ceiling was noted as lacking in thermal efficiency when checked with a thermal camera. The yellow areas are hot areas, the darker areas are showing colder items such as joists, beams, etc.
There were also poorly fitted doors, a loose toilet seat was noted, and inadequate eave sheeting drip set down that will result in wood rot. Cracked areas of Hebel rendering...
The standard of building quality was average, in my opinion, considering the amount of money that a house now costs in today's market.
As always it pays to have a building inspection done, it will save you money now and in the future.
The ceiling was water damaged from a plumbing leak emulating from the bathroom area above. The gyprock ceilings should also now be replaced.
The aluminium laundry door would not close without lifting as the aluminium door was binding on the aluminium door tread. Rehanging the door or resizing the door is required.
The toilet hand basin was poorly chosen or positioned by the builder, as the door could not be closed, so the builder chose to change the handles over to knobs. But didn't change the cabinet doors over, so there are two holes in the cabinetry door face.
The gate post was poorly attached to the concrete pathway by a surface bolted plate. The post was not structurally able to support the weight of the gate; the post was flexing when opened.
The ceiling was noted as lacking in thermal efficiency when checked with a thermal camera. The yellow areas are hot areas, the darker areas are showing colder items such as joists, beams, etc.
There were also poorly fitted doors, a loose toilet seat was noted, and inadequate eave sheeting drip set down that will result in wood rot. Cracked areas of Hebel rendering...
The standard of building quality was average, in my opinion, considering the amount of money that a house now costs in today's market.
As always it pays to have a building inspection done, it will save you money now and in the future.
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