Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 18, 2009 8:43 pm i have just got off the phone with building inspector and he gave me run down on some things, the house im interested in is brick and tile roof home, has all new carpet and has just had bathroom retiled and splash back in kitchen retiled, dunny and laundry yet to be done still older tiles, inspector has stated and will be more in the report that gutters need to be refixed and some spots like down pipes ect, some rust and cleaning etc, most washers in taps to be replaced and basin in bathroom to go, taps are locked on, its a old basin so that ok i suppose, (plumers job i think ) . he said i will need to clear garden away from base of house to keep pest away for future, eg termites !! also one wall came up on his speacial machine they use haha i think he said it could mean moisture or even pest , will find out after pest inspection, i think any sign of termites and ill pull out, but im trying to find more info on moisute and if its the reason bathroom has been retiled, the shower it self has not been retiled , so maybe there might be a little problem there, im new to this and its a lot of money , was exciting times now stressful, lol. i would have a go at doing gutters and fascia myself if any advice . i already got tips on replacing washers and re seating taps etc , this site is very helpfull. just wanting to get a idea of how much work and cost might be involved It is true that a builder can ignore your independent inspection report as it is not part of the contractual arrangement but that is stupid because he cannot avoid fixing… 9 46873 4 6834 Not much in this responce. My suggestion is, what are you looking to build and why. This will all be impacted by the local councils planning scheme. Familiarise yourself… 6 5871 |