by admin | Sep 21, 2024 | Australian Standards / Codes, Building Compliance, Inspection Agreements, Prepurchase Inspections, Terminology & Definitions
The Australian Standard for Pre-Purchase Residential Building Inspections is referred to as AS4349 This Standard is part of the AS4349 series of Standards, which covers minimum requirements for the visual inspection of Buildings as follows: AS4349 Series of Australian...
by admin | Sep 20, 2023 | Australian Standards / Codes, Building Compliance, Buying Tips
The minimum ceiling height requirements in residential buildings are determined by the NCC and BCA documents and the relevant Australian Standards. Matters of ‘building compliance’ and ‘building code’ requirements in Australia are set out in...
by admin | Aug 19, 2022 | Timber Pests, Wood Decay
Wood Decay – It’s a Big Problem… Wood decay fungi – aka wood rot Wood rot or wood decay is the most common defect found in Sydney properties and is mostly underestimated by homebuyers, property owners and property professionals. Wood decay causes...
by admin | Aug 19, 2022 | Timber Pests, Wood Borers
Timber Borers commonly cause damage to old floorboards and framing timbers, but are they capable of major structural damage, in the Sydney area? Wood borers (timber borers) are a type of timber pest we report on and include insects that live on / in timbers, often...
by admin | Aug 19, 2022 | Timber Pests, Wood Borers
Lyctus wood borers as the name implies attack on the sapwood Lyctus wood borers are a type of timber pest that only attack the sapwood of certain susceptible species of hardwood timber. Since it is a requirement that structural timbers contain no more than 25% Lyctus...
