Australia Standard Inspection of buildings Part 1: Pre-purchase inspections Residential buildings AS 4349.1-2007

Table of contents :
CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD ........................................................................................................... 5
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 LIMITATIONS OF STANDARD ............................................................................... 7
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 7
1.4 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................ 7
SECTION 2 INSPECTION AGREEMENT
2.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................................ 9
2.2 PURPOSE OF INSPECTION ...................................................................................... 9
2.3 SCOPE OF INSPECTION ........................................................................................... 9
SECTION 3 INSPECTION
3.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................ 12
3.2 AREAS TO BE INSPECTED .................................................................................... 12
3.3 DEFECTS .................................................................................................................. 13
3 .4 INSPECTION RECORDS ......................................................................................... 14
SECTION 4 THE REPORT
4.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................ 15
4.2 REPORT CONTENT ................................................................................................. 15
APPENDICES
A PRE-PURCHASE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION .................................................... 18
B STRATA AND COMPANY TITLE PROPERTY INSPECTION .............................. 19
C BUILDING ELEMENTS AND SERVICES TO BE INSPECTED ............................ 20
D EXCLUSION OF ITEMS FROM INSPECTION ...................................................... 25
E CRACKING OF BUILDING ELEMENTS ............................................................... 27
F TYPES AND EXAMPLES OF DEFECTS ................................................................ 29

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TABLE El CATEGORISATION OF CRACKING IN MASONRY Width limit

Damage category

Hairline cracks

�0.1 mm

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Fine cracks that do not need repair

�1.0 mm

1

Cracks noticeable but easily filled Doors and windows stick slightly

�5.0 mm

2

>5.0 mm, �15.0 mm ( or a number of cracks 3.0 mm or more in one group)

3

>15.0 mm, �25 mm but also depends on number of cracks

4

Description of typical damage and required repair

Cracks can be repaired and possibly a small amount of wall will need to be replaced. Door and windows stick service pipes can fracture. Weather-tightness often impaired. Extensive repair work involving breaking out and replacing sections of walls, especially over doors and windows. Doorframes distort. Walls lean or bulge noticeably, some loss of bearing in beams. Service pipes disrupted.

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