Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Mould Defects in New duplex I'm buying 22Aug 23, 2018 11:25 pm theresadang building-expert This is what I meant by "a whole lot of reasons" why you don't just yet run for the hills. If you have paid for 2 inspections and are still asking questions then obviously you got wrong guys because they have not given you the comfort and confidence of their findings and recommendations.You are still assuming and are unsure of their recommendations. Did they use thermal imaging camera to try and track the origin of the leak? If not why not? Just to spell it out for you. You don't need anyone to tell you you have mould and that the cause is the leak, you can see that yourself. The art of inspection is to find where it is coming from and why and for that you need knowledge+tools+ experience Then there is the art of knowing the consequences and what to do about it, for that you need extensive experience BTW what are the qualifications of the inspectors you used? Did you ask? Hi Building Expert, Thanks for the reply. The first inspection was actually my friend who is a builder. So he went through the property with me and noted down all the defects. That's when we noticed the mould. He was not experienced enough to comment further regarding the mould, hence I went looking for more advice. The second inspection was done by a company called Sydney Pre-purchase. They are accredited building consultants and experienced licensed builders. To be honest, he was good. He went through everything with us and explained extensively regarding the mould and leak. Unfortunately I did not pay specifically for a thermal imaging service (did not realise I would actually need one - I thought they used them only for pest reports). From what the inspector told me, he seemed to think the defects were not as bad as I originally thought. My friend who did the first walk over with me seemed to think the build quality was not the best, however, he has high standards and is a perfectionist with his work, so might have been a little harsh. I did ask the inspector what he thought of the workmanship for the build and his reply was that some of the tradesmen were a little rough, however, he said that for builds such as this house, it was quiet normal and the quality and standard of build is pretty much what to expect. I haven't actually gone to the stage of inspecting any other duplexes to buy so would not know what to expect really so just took his word for it. That being said, I was advised that as long as the leak is located and fixed then it should be ok. In regards to having the walls removed and replaced, apparently that's up to me and negotiations with the vendor. Since this is the very first home I will be buying to live in, I'm just a little extra cautious, and just trying to get my head around the whole mould damage thing. Especially in a brand new property. I have heard terrible stories from friends etc about buying bad builds and going through extensive time and money to fix their house and dealing with insurance and builders. There are a lot of reason why I want to buy this house vs the mould issue. I'm not sure which outweighs which at the moment /quote] Now that you have explained, your problem becomes crystal clear. 1. Builder friend might be a good builder but it takes a master to fix a spoiled job 2 Pre purchase property inspection is a condition report (not how to fix report, you are not paying for that) for that again you need a master. As I suspected you have not got the right guys and you got sub standard advice, hence lack of confidence and further questions. Ground rules Knowledge breeds confidence. No confidence? Hence questions about the knowledge. You tried to get your answers on the cheap Spend the money and get a true expert to give you proper advice and confidence. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28312 Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6900 1 9474 |