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 [...]
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 [...]
Room being used for other than its Council approved purpose. Non-compliant living room and affects it can have on home owners/sellers. QBIS. Area below house was non-compliant and not suitable for use as living area. In misleading advertising it was listed for use as a habitable area. This can affect your insurance and when [...]
Misleading advertising of Granny flat not suitable for living use. Non-legal living rooms. Ceiling height of sub-floor granny flat was 250mm below building code requirement of 2.4metres for a habitable area. The prospective buyer was mislead into believing he could rent out a non-legal living area to help pay off the mortgage. Without spending [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
