In short: On a two storey Cobbitty build the inspector recorded the site as unsafe because the scaffold had no safe stairs, and found the front balcony roof still bearing on a temporary post.
An unsafe site is a finding in itself
The report for this Cobbitty home opened with the site, not the house. Debris covered the floors and the scaffolding had no safe stairs to reach the upper level. When a site is unsafe, parts of the house cannot be inspected properly, and the report says so. It also tells you something about how the job is being run.
The post under the balcony roof
Out the front, the balcony roof was supported by a temporary post, recorded as inadequate support. Props like this hold things up during construction. The designed post or beam has to replace it and be fixed as the engineering shows, and lock-up is the last stage where that connection is easy to see.
Rectify before plaster
The inspector listed both items, along with a cut stud and missing noggings, as rectifications required before plastering. On a two storey home in Cobbitty's new streets, the upper floor is where these items concentrate, and it is the part of the house owners can least easily check themselves.
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Cobbitty. Licensed building practitioners, NSW Fair Trading licence 366177C.
