- Servicing the Adelaide metropolitan and hills areas
- Mob: 0418 652 273
- Tel: 8365 2273
- Email: richardreeves@aapt.net.au
- Specialising in pre-purchase building inspections
- Hand-over inspections of new homes
- Assessment of specific building problems
- Swimming pool safety barrier compliancy inspections
Home Building inspections in Adelaide - termite damage, roofing frame and roofing
Pre-purchase building inspections of Adelaide homes can reveal a number of building faults that require costly repair. Building inspection by a qualified building inspector can identify building faults in areas that would not be obvious to a potential home purchaser. A professional pre-purchase home inspection covers many areas of the Adelide home; the wall foundations, the exterior walls, interior walls and timber framing, the internal roof space area, which can reveal damage to the timber roof rafters.The roof covering itself can have poor corrugated roof sheeting or inadequately fixed roofing tiles.
Building Inspection - Termite entry via face of concrete footing
Termite damage in Adelaide homes and buildings commonly occurs from termites entering the building via the edge of the concrete wall footing. Building inspection will identify external evidence of termites gaining access into the house from underneath the damp proofing membrane or via the weep holes at the base of the brickwork. The building inspector can readily identify traces of termite entry such as the brown mud tube in the image of the concrete wall footing in a home in the Adelaide suburbs. Substantial damage may be caused to the timber frame components of the house if not detected early.
Building Inspection - Termite entry to bathroom area
The termite damage visible to the rear of the bathroom vanity cabinet also extends into the adjacent timber framed walls idenitified during a professional home building inspection. The termites gained access to the house via the edge of the garage concrete floor abutting the bathroom area. There was also a leaking drain pipe from the vanity sink that created damp conditions to the surrounding area which is an ideal environment for termites.
Building Inspection - Roof timber rafter framing failure
Building Inspection of the internal roof space area is not an area the average home buyer will check. It is an essential part of any professional building inspection and is a routine part of pre purchase home inspections. The building inspector has found significant splitting to the valley rafter in the roof frame damage example below.. The wood rafter was supporting in excess of two tonnes of roof mass. The roof was at the point of collapse and in need of urgent repair.
Home pre-purchase building inspection - roof covering showing substandard construction
Inspection of the flat area of the roof, not visible from ground level, found the corrugated sheet roof on this rear addition was held down with some spare roofing tiles, and there were no nails or screws used. An example of very shoddy construction. The building inspection report indicated the need for costly repairs, in addition to insurance liabilities resulting from the possibility of the roof sheeting being blown off under stormy conditions.
