Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 08, 2010 8:02 pm Hello All, We will be doing our Pre-handover inspection with our builder tomorrow; and due to Yesterday heavy rain at Melboune, we've noticed that water somehow had gotten into the Porch's ceiling evidenced by the watermarks building up along the porch's ceiling . Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I went up to the roof to try to understand how water got in and discovered that there was an opening on the roof( about 50sq cm cavity in between the front eaves and side roof) - Is this normal? i can even see wire running through and the frame from the hole. I supposed that's how the water got in Portico Roof Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Joint of front eaves and side roof Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hole Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hole Enlarge Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I can't understand why independent inspector did not pick up on such an obvious structural issue - can anyone please advise me if this is normal or am i misunderstanding the structural requirements? Appreciate if anyone can shed some light. thanks Jo & Tina Unless the room is for storage then it's non compliant BCA V2 2019 S3 P3.8 You have 2 options 1. The builder deconstructs the section and rebuilds as per plan /… 7 10685 How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 5936 There is water getting into the ceiling, I expected to find some holes in the corrugated roof but there weren't any so I suspect that the roof drip edge is letting water… 0 2452 |