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Building Inspections Melbourne – Case Study

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Editor

Build It Building Inspections Melbourne – Case Study

Date:12-01-01

Time: 10am

Suburb: Glenroy

Building Inspections Melbourne House Description:

Year: 1970’s

Exterior cladding: Brick veneer

Roofing material: Terracotta tiles

Bedrooms: Three

Bathrooms: One

Foundation: Stump & bearers

Windows type: Aluminium

Build It Building Inspections Melbourne found the following

Minor defects:

Guttering around home full of leaves

Some minor cracking in plasterwork

Gaps found in skirting

Exterior paint deterioration

Build It Building Inspections Melbourne found the following

Major defects

Large crack in exterior brickwork

Leaking plumbing found under the shower base

Gaps found between stumps and timber bearers

Leaks from roof into the roof void

Build It Building Inspections Melbourne found the following

Safety Hazards

Potentially live wires found under the home in the sub-floor

Build It Building Inspections Melbourne found the following

Timber pests found

Some mould in the sub-floor area

Wood rot

No termites or other wood destroying insects found

Build It Building Inspections Melbourne Summarises

From first appearance, this home seemed like any other of similar age and build, and overall, was found to be in good condition. The minor defects listed above could have been easily fixed by the home owners such as cleaning out the guttering. Small items like these let down the overall performance of the home. As with the major defects listed above, it was found that the plumbing under the shower base was leaking for some time, and so, had caused other building elements to deteriorate. For example, mould had grown on the ground and surrounding timbers, the stump near the shower base and on the exterior wall had sunk about 25mm leaving a gap between it and the bearer and causing the exterior brick wall to crack. As the home was of some age, roof capping’s were loose and some water had gone through to the roof void. Roof maintenance would have eliminated this to happen. Water had not made any damage but would have done so if left undetected. The main defect found which is considered to be a safety hazard to human life, were the potentially live wires found under the home in the sub-floor. It is common for older homes to have many modifications during the years, and some having been done by the unregistered and un-licensed homeowners themselves. This particular safety hazard was later inspected be a licenced electrician and found to be live. They were then properly terminated. The plumbing under the shower base was also repaired along with some re-stumping.

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