Sub-floor structure components, courtesy of Peter Weddell owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Images showing components that form a sub-floor structure. Helping non-builders gain a better understanding of how timber framed houses are supported and structured. Sub-floor: Typical sub-floor construction of a high-set timber house in the Ferny Hills area, a Northern suburb of [...]
Roof structure components. Examples of roof structure components. To help anyone gain a better understanding of roof construction and the correct terminology. Courtesy of Peter Weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Older roof construction: Photo of a hand cut conventional pitched roof with its components. Problems with roof structure shown in the above photo: [...]
Building Terminology. Courtesy of Peter Weddell owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. AC (asbestos cement): A product manufactured from cement and asbestos fibers, commonly used in the building industry before the early 1980's mainly in the form of sheeting. No longer used because of its asbestos content. Anchor-bolt: A bolt attached to the stumps and bearers [...]
Thermal Imaging cameras facts! Thermal imaging devices are handy as a tool to verify what the inspector would already know but must not be relied as the only means to determine a problem. Thermal Imaging devices have been designed to pick up temperature variations only! They are not an X-ray machine (as some unscrupulous people will try and lead you to believe). [...]
