How Unlicensed building and pest inspectors, are carrying out inspections around Brisbane. Unlicensed building and pest inspectors and dangers of employing if you don't do your research and ask the right questions! QBIS. What you need to know about unlicensed building and pest inspectors! Companies can "LEGALLY" employ unlicensed inspectors, without ANY EXPERIENCE & [...]
building inspections for home sellers Learn how current home owners/seller can benefit from a pre-sale building inspection. To be made aware of: Serious faults that may hinder a sale. Items that require immediate attention. Preventative maintenance suggestions. Economical solutions to fault rectification. How to maintain the house for the long term. How not to [...]
Some useful tips that may help home sellers avoid a sale from crashing. Learn how a home seller may avoid a sale crashing. Some tips for home sellers from my experiences in the building inspection industry since 1978. QBIS. Here are some of the main reasons I have observed for property sales not proceeding: Sellers [...]
Learn how accepting building inspection reports from a seller or agent can prove to be costly. Don’t become a victim by accepting building reports from an agent! QBIS. BE WARNED, ignore the following advice at YOUR PERIL or you are likely to suffer the consequences! Just a few examples of problems omitted in a "free" [...]
Learn the dangers a building inspector can miss by not physically getting in a roof! Examples of how a roof in danger of collapsing was avoided as a result of a recent building inspection by Peter Weddell of QBIS. This is why it is important for your building inspector to physically get in [...]
Learn how pre-sale building inspections can help home sellers Pre-sale building inspections fo sellers. By Peter Weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service and Queensland Building Inspection Service, QBIS. Examples of how a pre-sale inspections by Peter Weddell can help current home owners, considerably. Pre-sale building inspection of a two storey brick veneer [...]
Alterations of roof trusses causing danger of roof collapsing, what were they thinking? Severely altered roof trusses. QBIS. Cutting out the bottom chords of these roof trusses to fit a garage door could have proven dangerous, if not for advice from Peter Weddell on how to rectify the problem, economically. Bottom chords (horizontal main [...]
Roof structure danger from poor construction. Poorly built roof structure. Identified by Peter Weddell owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection service and Queensland Building Inspection Service, QBIS. A tiled roof supported off an undersized ceiling beam (binder) which is also causing sagging of the ceiling joists below. This is a common fault with roof [...]
Danger to roof of an 8 year old house Serious roof problem 8yr old house. QBIS. Serious roof problem with 8yr old house This illustration shows the location of gang-nails used in securing junctions of the roof truss components. The following photos show separation of gang-nails plates in the roof of a [...]
Concrete stumps fracturing, an Eastern suburb of Brisbane, Concrete stumps fracturing. Inspected and identified by Peter Weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service and Queensland Building Inspection Service, QBIS. Severe fracturing of concrete stumps: Significantly fracturing of concrete stumps due to inadequate drainage causing water entry and ponding of water to sub-floor area [...]
Beware of dangers when accepting inaccurate vendor reports Risks with inaccurate vendor reports. QBIS. "FREE" REPORTS CAN BE VERY COSTLY. BUYERS BEWARE OF BUILDING REPORTS HANDED OUT BY REAL ESTATE AGENTS OR SELLERS! Potential fire danger not identified in a report paid for by a vendor (seller). Insulation has accumulated around down-lights and electrical [...]
Risks buyers take by accepting "free" building inspection reports from vendors (sellers). Home seller report risks. QBIS. An illegal structure built by the owner without Council approval. This was not mentioned in the vendors report. The owner of this property decided to employ a inspector suggested by the selling agent. Here are some examples of [...]
Problems that can occur with PVC water pipes. PVC water pipe problems. QBIS. Inferior plumbing fittings have a high probability of leaking: These fittings often leak, as is the case in this photo where leaking has caused damage to the bathroom vanity unit. Some fittings are likely to fail because of high water pressure [...]
Defects in new homes and problems they cause. New homes with defects. QBIS. Learn how these faults can be avoided and help increase the life expectancy of your new home. Design fault in new homes. Timber mouldings fitted around exterior of windows without flashing protection No flashing to sill of window. Sill timber with [...]
Learn how salts and rising damp can cause damage to brick walls. Rising damp and salt causing damage to brick walls. Also learn how this serious fault can be fixed. QBIS. Rectification of damaged bricks, method 1: First locate matching bricks from a fence, barbeque or from another wall that could be replaced [...]
