The vapour barrier that stopped at the slab edge
A membrane only works if it is continuous.
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Counting the fixings in a bottom plate
The connection between the whole frame and the slab.
Truss grips still in the box
The roof is held down by small pieces of metal that are easy to forget.
The rangehood that vented into the roof
Warm wet air, delivered to the worst possible place.
Capping that holds water instead of shedding it
A flashing shaped the wrong way is a gutter you did not ask for.
Booking the handover inspection three weeks out
The date you choose decides how much leverage you keep.
Reading a failing balcony as one structure
Four findings that were really one problem.
Checking that rectification actually happened
The second report is often the one that matters.
When is a defect actually a defect
The word does a lot of work in a building dispute.
What the roof space tells you before you buy
The least glamorous part of an inspection and often the most useful.
Reading cracks in a driveway
Width, pattern and location say more than length.
What a pre-purchase inspection does not cover
The exclusions are the reason the inclusions are reliable.
The conditions that invite termites in
Most of them are landscaping decisions.
Why no inspector can guarantee a house is termite free
The honest answer is the useful one.
Decks, boards and the timber nobody checks
An outdoor structure is where building and pest overlap.
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