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New homes with design defects

Peter2020-08-20T06:19:29+10:00July 1st, 2020|Building design faults, New house problems, Poor methods of construction|Comments Off on New homes with design defects

Design defects with new homes, New homes with design defects. By Peter Weddell, owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Well designed and practically built new homes can avoid faults from developing in the short and long term. Common design faults: Builders seem to have lost sight of importance of fitting flashing's around openings and [...]

Bowing of roof trusses-Danger

Peter2020-08-22T17:01:20+10:00July 1st, 2020|Dangerous roof structures, Roof Problems|Comments Off

Roof trusses bowing and their danger, in Forest Lake a Southern suburb of Brisbane. Bowing of roof trusses-Danger. Identified by Peter Weddell owner/operator of Qld Home Buyers Inspection Service. Sideways bowing of roof trusses: Roof trusses supporting this concrete tiled roof were bowed sideways considerably, some as much as 100 mm. This degree of bowing [...]