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Common building defects in Oran Park NSW

The weight of them sits early: thirty seven at slab, thirty six at frame, twenty eight at lock-up. By handover the list is mostly presentation, which is the shape you want to see and is an argument for spending your inspection budget at the front of the build rather than the end. Only twenty three of the hundred and thirty eight are flagged as major, and the majors cluster in the slab and frame sets.

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Slab: termite collars, re-entrant reinforcement, cover, beam widths, vapour barrier.

Frame: metal straps, tie down bolts, steel connections, jamb studs, junction nailing.

Lock-up: insulation not installed, gas and hot water pipe contact, flashings, noggings.

Waterproofing: flange detail and protecting the membrane before tiling.

Handover: mostly painting and finish, with downlight clearance the notable safety item.

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Common building defects in Oran Park NSW: common questions

Why so few major findings?

Twenty three of one hundred and thirty eight, and they concentrate at slab and frame. That is a reasonable outcome for a masterplanned town, and it is also what you would expect when the serious items get caught early.

Forced to choose a single stage, which?

Slab, because it is the only one that becomes physically unreachable, and because it is where the collars and the re-entrant steel live.

Is a long list a sign of a poor builder?

Not by itself. The figure worth reading is how it divides structurally against cosmetically, which the report sets out.

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