The damp proof course that stopped at the junction
Continuity is the entire specification.
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The sealant that looks identical and does nothing
Rated or not rated, and no way to tell by eye.
Paint that attacks the metal underneath it
A coating chosen for colour, not compatibility.
Reading a stain under a kitchen cabinet
It records where water has been, not necessarily where it is.
A downpipe that was never connected
Years of roof water, discharging at the base of a wall.
Cladding sitting too close to the concrete
A clearance is a barrier and an inspection zone at once.
Nine pinholes across a Schofields wet area set
Small enough to miss, expensive enough to matter.
Whose defect is it on a townhouse
The boundary decides who you are actually asking.
When render covers something it should not
Once it is buried, it stops being inspectable and often stops working.
Investigating a defect you may not own
On attached housing the first finding is who is responsible.
Measuring a crack instead of naming it
Width and pattern, not adjectives.
The two findings a pest inspector cares about most
Clearance and water, and Schofields supplied both.
What a timber pest report will not say
No inspector can certify absence, and the standard does not ask them to.
Broken tiles, and what gets in through them
A cracked tile is a hole in the roof with a lid on it.