One of the most common defects in residential dwellings is structural damage to floor and wall framing due to leaking caused by the failure of waterproofing membranes beneath tiled floor/deck surfaces.
The damage caused is usually located around and below bathrooms (shower recess’ in particular), laundry’s and exposed tiled deck surfaces which are constructed on timber floor frames.
Such failures are often difficult to detect and visible only from hard to reach subfloor voids.
Failure to identify such defects prior to the purchase of a home will leave the buyer at risk of having to carry out major renovation works to address the leaking and subsequent dry rot deterioration to surrounding timber framework.