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So we got our inspection report at 10.30pm tonight and boy oh boy it wasn't pretty! A loooong list of defects and I think Burbank will have to crack a couple whips and get things fixed up It will most likely mean some delays to progressing but I'd rather wait than have problems later on. Very very glad I had an inspection done right now! I have emailed Burbank to ask for all the defects to be rectified and I've also emailed Darbecca on their advice on if a reinspection needs to be done to ensure all fixes are done and done adequately.
Here is a run down of the defects found in the report, and Darbecca also wrote "The carpenters were onsite finishing up installing various brackets and bolts etc. They were very proactive in rectifying some of the observed defects during my inspection. The defects that were completely addressed at the time have not been included in my report." So this list is AFTER already having stuff fixed up
1. Noted that the dyna bolts have been installed at about a 20 to 25 degree angle. That is the head of the bolt is only making a connection to the surface in one area only. This angled bolt fixing has been caused by the builder drilling the hole in the concrete after the stirrup and post are positioned. The builder needs to ensure that the uplift is restrained as per the Australian Standards. The builder will need to seek an engineered solution on this item.
2. The pitching beams over the portico area have not been tied or bolted to the post supporting them using the required bolting method.
3. Front – Water lead in pipes at the base of the LHS wall. The recommended method of installation is through the slab footing and exiting within the perimeter timber wall frame. The Rehau pipe is not designed to be an external installation and will break down in UV light over time. The water pipe supplying the dwelling must be installed 225 mm below ground on this dwelling. The finished soil level must be a minimum of 150mm below the DPC flashing and weep holes.
4. Beam “WB” to the end of the void has not been connected as per the engineering documentation provided by our client. The straps and hanger brackets will need to be installed accordingly.
5. The frame overhang to the rear LHS needs to be supported in a manner that complies with As 1684.2, clause 6.3.3, and the BCA. (There is a 30mm overhang)
6. The plumbing pipes installed to the cavity area of the dwelling will breach the minimums set down in the bricking Standard.
7. The speed or angle braces around the dwelling have been installed with insufficient bracing length over the required allowance.
8. The concrete slab floors to the dwelling run out of level. I checked several areas on the dwelling and it was clearly discernible the out of level floor with the humps and dips clearly defined.
9. There are a number of areas in the home that exceed the allowance of 4 mm tolerance over 2 m.
• bowed walls or studs
• out of plumb walls (OOP)
10. It was noted that the dwellings intersecting wall blocking has not been nailed off with 2 nails at each block as per AS 1684.2, clause 6.2.1.3. This defect is all through the dwellings intersecting wall block installations. Securing the walls at the intersections is paramount to ensuring that the dwellings frame work restricts movement, and thus plaster cracking.
11. The timber sheet flooring has not been screwed down as per the manufacturer's installation guidelines.
12. The staircase dwarf wall has no form of lateral bracing and is showing a noticeably large amount of sideways movement.
13. The bath hob requires noggins around the perimeter to support the plaster and metal waterproofing angle.
14. In a number of locations the mixers or the water outlet has been installed via notching the studs depth by 30 mm or greater. As per AS 1684.2, AS 3500.1 and AS 3500.4, notching into a stud must be restricted to 20 mm.
15. Many of the truss fixing universal brackets have not been installed as per the manufacturers specifications.
So yes a very long and substantial list of defects. Hopefully they can all be fixed without too much resistance from Burbank so the build can progress further
Here is a run down of the defects found in the report, and Darbecca also wrote "The carpenters were onsite finishing up installing various brackets and bolts etc. They were very proactive in rectifying some of the observed defects during my inspection. The defects that were completely addressed at the time have not been included in my report." So this list is AFTER already having stuff fixed up
1. Noted that the dyna bolts have been installed at about a 20 to 25 degree angle. That is the head of the bolt is only making a connection to the surface in one area only. This angled bolt fixing has been caused by the builder drilling the hole in the concrete after the stirrup and post are positioned. The builder needs to ensure that the uplift is restrained as per the Australian Standards. The builder will need to seek an engineered solution on this item.
2. The pitching beams over the portico area have not been tied or bolted to the post supporting them using the required bolting method.
3. Front – Water lead in pipes at the base of the LHS wall. The recommended method of installation is through the slab footing and exiting within the perimeter timber wall frame. The Rehau pipe is not designed to be an external installation and will break down in UV light over time. The water pipe supplying the dwelling must be installed 225 mm below ground on this dwelling. The finished soil level must be a minimum of 150mm below the DPC flashing and weep holes.
4. Beam “WB” to the end of the void has not been connected as per the engineering documentation provided by our client. The straps and hanger brackets will need to be installed accordingly.
5. The frame overhang to the rear LHS needs to be supported in a manner that complies with As 1684.2, clause 6.3.3, and the BCA. (There is a 30mm overhang)
6. The plumbing pipes installed to the cavity area of the dwelling will breach the minimums set down in the bricking Standard.
7. The speed or angle braces around the dwelling have been installed with insufficient bracing length over the required allowance.
8. The concrete slab floors to the dwelling run out of level. I checked several areas on the dwelling and it was clearly discernible the out of level floor with the humps and dips clearly defined.
9. There are a number of areas in the home that exceed the allowance of 4 mm tolerance over 2 m.
• bowed walls or studs
• out of plumb walls (OOP)
10. It was noted that the dwellings intersecting wall blocking has not been nailed off with 2 nails at each block as per AS 1684.2, clause 6.2.1.3. This defect is all through the dwellings intersecting wall block installations. Securing the walls at the intersections is paramount to ensuring that the dwellings frame work restricts movement, and thus plaster cracking.
11. The timber sheet flooring has not been screwed down as per the manufacturer's installation guidelines.
12. The staircase dwarf wall has no form of lateral bracing and is showing a noticeably large amount of sideways movement.
13. The bath hob requires noggins around the perimeter to support the plaster and metal waterproofing angle.
14. In a number of locations the mixers or the water outlet has been installed via notching the studs depth by 30 mm or greater. As per AS 1684.2, AS 3500.1 and AS 3500.4, notching into a stud must be restricted to 20 mm.
15. Many of the truss fixing universal brackets have not been installed as per the manufacturers specifications.
So yes a very long and substantial list of defects. Hopefully they can all be fixed without too much resistance from Burbank so the build can progress further
I'm starting to wonder if most of these houses are done by apprentices? Seems to me there's always so much too fix. I mean you would think qualified builders would get it right the first time? What do they actually need to become qualified? And I'm not just saying this about Burbank but all of these builders? Like you get a plumber too come home to fix something. Most of the time they have fixed it great it's working again. Or you get a painter in or a plaster etc.... they will usually get it done right. Why can't these builders have very qualified people working for them? is it just me that thinks this way?
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