Decks unsafe from rotting. Unsafe rotting decks, identified by Peter weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection service Deck & dangers, extensive rot making this deck and its stairs unsafe! What is a deck? A timber platform for relaxing or entertaining guests on that is exposed to the weather. Generally built without a roof above. [...]
Defects with verandahs and decks. Deck and verandah defects. Identified by Peter Weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Here are some examples of Queenslander style houses with verandah's built using a similar method of construction to a deck that collapsed in recent years, at Ascot, a eastern suburb of Brisbane. Fault and rectification: The [...]
Faults with a queenslander style of house. Extensive and significant faults identified in a Queenslander style house in Ipswich. Carried out by Peter Weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Inspection of a property in the Ipswich area for an interstate buyer that had not seen the property apart from photos posted on the [...]
Unsuitable flooring for use on Verandahs. Verandahs with flooring that is unsuitable for outdoor use. Identified by Peter Weddell owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Flooring ends show tongue and groove flooring, used on this exposed verandah. Tongue and groove flooring on a verandah causing seepage and rot. Unsuitable tongue and groove flooring used [...]
Deck dangers around Brisbane, Deck dangers around Brisbane, by Peter Weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Examples of why it is not advisable to construct a deck without a roof above it. A deck without a roof above for protection is not practical. No many would consider it comfortable to try and relax [...]
Leaking from a verandah in a storm. Leaking from a verandah. By Peter Weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Absence of flashings where the verandah is attached to a house. This is a common omission with many builders. No flashing present where this verandah is attached to the house. This will allow leaking [...]
Balcony in danger of collapsing, in Middle Park, a Western suburb of Brisbane. Balcony collapse danger. Identified by Peter Weddell owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service This balcony is potentially dangerous due to height of the perimeter railings being under the Building Code requirement of 1 metre. Deteriorating rusting securings: Rusting bolts securing beams [...]
Balcony exposure allowing seepage, in Sunnybank, a Southern suburb of Brisbane Exposed balcony allowing seepage to interior of a house, identified in a building inspection carried out by Peter Weddell owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service Seepage has occurred through this exposed balcony to a living area below, causing damage and sagging to the ceiling [...]
