Common building defects found in Castle Hill homes
Two patterns stand out across our Castle Hill work. In older homes bought through a pre-purchase or building and pest inspection, the serious items cluster around water: bathrooms with no visible membrane, high readings at the base of walls behind shower screens, staining under windows and on ceilings, and cracking brick veneer. In new homes and townhouses at handover, they cluster on the roof and outside walls: vents and pipes without flashings, rainheads without overflows and damp course too close to the ground.
Resale: wet areas and moisture readings lead the list.
Resale: brick veneer and render cracking near openings.
Handover: roof penetration flashings missing.
Handover: rainheads without overflow outlets.
Rebuild stages: fill under edge beams and bracing at frame.
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Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Castle Hill. Licensed building practitioners, NSW Fair Trading licence 366177C.
