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Swimming pool distortion when empty of water

  • Soil/ground water pressure on pool which is greater than weight of empty pool

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Swimming pool vinyl liner ripples/distortion/degradation

Swimming pool filter pumps not working

Concrete floor slabs – not enough ground clearance to floor level

Crack(s) in foundation walls

  • Settlement due to ground subsidence or shrinking/expansion of clay soils

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  • Insufficient depth of footings for ground conditions

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Blocked ventilation openings in foundation walls

  • The soil level has been built up, covering ventilation openings

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  • Paving covers or partly covers the ventilation openings

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Blocked drainage slots along bottom of drained cavity cladding

  • Gardens built up against the cladding

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  • Build-up of dust/sand/dirt/debris from insects in the bottom of the cavity

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Rusty nail fixings on exterior walls

  • Heads of fixings are not protected by putty where punched and stopped 

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  • Incorrect fixing type used for environmental conditions, cladding type or finish 

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Framing outline is visible on the cladding on cold mornings

  • Condensation is forming on cladding where there is insufficient or no insulation

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  • Condensation forming at the framing locations when the wall is well insulated due to thermal bridging of the framing

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No head flashing to window/door openings

  • It was not installed when constructed – for a period during the 1970s and 1980s sealant was sometimes used rather than a metal head flashing 

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Painted timber weatherboards – paint chalking

  • Weathering, UV light exposure – chalking will be more visible with darker colours

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Painted timber weatherboards – paint failure at base of walls

  • Cladding covered by soil/foliage

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  • The back surface of boards is too close to the ground, not sealed and absorbing moisture

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