Yesterday we met on site with the building inspector we'd independently engaged, Damien of Project Logic, and pointed out a few things we had noticed. As he said there's always a fine line between the standards and the esthetics, but at first glance he couldn't see any obvious major structural issues or defects that couldn't be addressed.
We left him to carry on with his inspection and received his comprehensive report with supporting photos later that night. There were 19 items in the report (which apparently isn't that bad) most of which were minor and some of which relate to esthetics & items externally that would be dealt with at the final inspection.
So for the purpose of this post, I will focus on the pre-plaster items, along with Damien's comments on how they should be addressed:
● bed 2 external wall not plumb and stairs dwarf wall & theatre bulkhead not level - ensure all walls and bulkhead leveled before plastering
● tie down bracing to 2 windows not taught - ensure all bracing pulled tight
● heating unit not located over heating load trusses - relocate unit over heating load trusses which was mentioned to the contracters who happened to be on site
● water penetration in ensuite and a few locations to ground floor due to missing roof tiles - ensure all roof tiles put back into place once scaffs are removed & insulation is dry before plastering
● insulation & flashing missing in gaps to 1 window and 1 door - ensure all gaps to windows & doors properly sealed & insulated
All in all, the slab & frame were good, nothing that can't be fixed and nothing structural of major concern, so we sent the report to our Site Supervisor this morning and we've arranged for a re-inspection (which we'll do ourselves) next Tuesday, hoping that Carter Grange would have addressed most of those points by then.
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