High-set vs 2 storey house

1 09, 2021

Pre-sale building inspections for sellers

2021-11-30T13:34:20+10:00September 1st, 2021|High-set vs 2 storey house, Pre-sale building inspections, Rooms not suitable for habitation, Tips for sellers|Comments Off on Pre-sale building inspections for sellers

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 [...]

2 07, 2021

Garage conversion to living area

2021-11-21T11:04:54+10:00July 2nd, 2021|Garage conversions to living areas, High-set vs 2 storey house, Rooms not suitable for habitation|Comments Off on Garage conversion to living area

Why a conversion of a garage to a living area is not a good idea. Learn why a garage conversion to living area can cause serious problems QBIS. Is it garage conversion possible? What problems may develop from conversion ? Reasons why high-set houses cannot be effectively converted. Will it jeopardise my insurance cover [...]

1 07, 2021

Garage conversions & associated problems

2021-11-25T05:57:28+10:00July 1st, 2021|Garage conversions to living areas, High-set vs 2 storey house|Comments Off on Garage conversions & associated problems

Learn why it is not a good idea to convert a garage into a living area. Garage conversions & associated problems. Some examples of what happens when garages are converted to something they were never intended to be. QBIS. Ceiling heights are only part of many important reasons why garages are not suitable for [...]

1 07, 2021

High-set house defects

2021-11-26T11:58:20+10:00July 1st, 2021|High-set vs 2 storey house|Comments Off on High-set house defects

High-set houses and why they cannot be effectively converted to 2 storey without creating serious problems. Conversion of high-set house and defects they iccur. QBIS. Slab of a high-set house with high moisture meter readings. Rising damp most likely from lack of a plastic membrane below the slab. Moisture meter readings where much [...]

1 07, 2021

Home sellers inaccurate building report

2021-11-26T15:11:48+10:00July 1st, 2021|Costly "free" seller-vendor inspection reports, High-set vs 2 storey house, Understated Inspection Reports|Comments Off on Home sellers inaccurate building report

Inaccurate building report carried out for a home seller Home sellers inaccurate building report. Problems missed or severely understated by a building inspection service. The inspector was Acting on behalf of a seller and recommended by the agent. QBIS.  Considerable sagging to roof and ceiling: This roof was supported off a binder beam [...]

2 07, 2020

High-set house sold as 2 storey house

2021-08-15T18:48:59+10:00July 2nd, 2020|Garage conversions to living areas, High-set vs 2 storey house, Illegal structures, Rooms not suitable for habitation|Comments Off on High-set house sold as 2 storey house

High-set house being sold as 2 storey house. Misleading advertised high-set house sold as 2 storey house.  The house did not comply with Building Code requirements for habitable area use. QBIS. This high-set house that was supposedly converted to a 2 storey house, according to the agents brochure. The house had been inspected by [...]

2 07, 2020

Differences between 2 storey & high-set houses

2021-12-03T06:41:00+10:00July 2nd, 2020|Garage conversions to living areas, High-set vs 2 storey house, Rooms not suitable for habitation|Comments Off on Differences between 2 storey & high-set houses

Learn what the differences are between a 2 storey and high-set house. Differences between 2 storey & high-set houses. A typical high-set house. QBIS. The following photos show indications of seepage and rising damp to single and double brick walls (no cavity) of high-set houses. These problems are the reasons why high-set houses are [...]

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