Dangerous roof structure-Oxley, a Southern suburb of Brisbane. Building inspection carried out by Peter Weddell owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection service. This roof is supported off an undersized beam, which is also causing sagging of the ceiling joists below. This is a common fault with roof structures of many older homes. Considerable sagging of [...]
Old building fallacy-Coorparoo, a Southern suburb of Brisbane. Inspected by Peter Weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service: Typical construction for tiled roof's of houses built in and about the 1950's. The above photo shows a poorly constructed and inadequately supported roof structure. Here are a few examples of why they shouldn't build them like [...]
Roof sagging-Mount Gravatt, a Southern suburb of Brisbane. Inspected by Peter Weddell owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Problem: Props supporting this under-purlin (horizontal timber member, between the props). They are too widely spaced the under-purlin is also undersize. Rectification: This can be rectified by fitting addition props for support, provided they are supported [...]
