In short: The roof is the part of a new house owners never see, and in Mambourin it is where handover reports find the most serious items.
Too many broken underlaps to count
On one Mambourin handover, the broken tile underlaps across the roof were too many to report one by one. Each is a gap where wind driven rain can get past the tile.
Cappings screwed through the top
Ridge cappings should be fixed through the sides. Screws through the top let water in at every fixing, and we have recorded this on more than one Mambourin roof.
Dents in a metal roof
Scratches and dents that break the paint layer shorten the life of a metal sheet, which is why they are recorded as more than cosmetic.
Penetrations and flashings
Unsealed penetrations and incomplete flashing around projections complete the picture. All of it is for the builder to fix before you take the keys.
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Mambourin. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
