How an illegal bedroom in a new apartment can potentially affect a resale. New apartment with illegal bedroom. QBIS. Non-compliant bedroom of a unit. Ceiling height being too low and not complying with Council building code requirements. Ceiling height of habitable areas must be at least 2.4metres. No fixed ventilation from exterior of the [...]
Townhouses with movement of their foundations. Foundation movement in townhouses, can easily be overlooked by building inspectors, if they are not prepared to look at the building exterior. QBIS. Some examples showing the importance of building inspectors accessing exterior of a unit complex, where possible. Brick pier movement photos were taken in the same [...]
Misleading advertising of unit with a bedroom being non-compliant. This non-compliant bedroom in a unit would likely have had an affect on the future resale, if it was not picked up in a building inspection report carried out by QBIS. Ceiling height of this room was under the building code requirements for use [...]
Movement of building affecting units in a complex How movement of unit building can affect an owner. QBIS. Some examples showing how important it is for building inspectors checking the outside of a unit complex including the unit itself. Access to exterior of a unit building access is important for building inspectors to [...]
Seepage through slabs to ceilings of units below. Seepage through slab above units. QBIS. Seepage problems: Seepage has occurred through the balcony slab above these units to ceilings of the unit interiors below them. Cause of the problem was lack of appropriate water-proofing of the balcony slabs before the tiles were laid over them. [...]
Apartment that was non-compliant for living use. Non-compliant apartment. QBIS. This unit was advertised as having a self contained unit below it. The seller and agent failed to mention the following in their advertising. Ceiling height was under the Code requirement for use as a habitable area, therefore it was not compliant. Problems associated [...]
Water entry from balcony to an apartment. Water entry to apartment from balcony. QBIS. Inadequate relief: Reliefs fitted to brick walls of this balcony were insufficient in their size to allow water to escape in driving rain. Water entry to living areas of the apartment will occur. Inside of undersized relief hole to the [...]
