A balcony roof left standing on a builder's prop
Why a temporary post under a balcony roof at lock-up is a structural item, not a tidy up job.
The last look at the frame before plasterboard closes it for good.
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The most serious items we have recorded on Cobbitty lock-ups were structural and temporary at the same time: a front balcony roof still sitting on a temporary post, a stud cut through with no support added, noggings missing or loose. On one job the inspector also recorded the site as unsafe, with scaffolding but no safe stairs to reach the upper floor. All of it had to be resolved before plastering.
Annotated findings from Lock-up (pre-plaster) inspections.
1Bored piersHoles drilled and cages in, concrete not yet ordered
2Slab pre-pourSteel tied and plumbing through, the day before concrete
3FrameFrame standing and trusses fixed, before wrap and roof sheeting
5FixingLinings up, doors and joinery fitted, painter not yet in
6WaterproofingMembrane cured in the wet areas and on balconies, tiler not yet started
7Pre-handover (PCI)Build complete, a fortnight or so before the handover dateWhy a temporary post under a balcony roof at lock-up is a structural item, not a tidy up job.
The 125mm rule for first floor bedroom windows, and why we check it at fixing stage.
Services, studs and noggings: what a Cobbitty lock-up turned up inside the walls.
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It was put there to hold the roof during construction, not for the life of the house. The permanent support has to be installed and checked before linings hide the connection.
The builder adds support or replaces it to suit the load. It is simple while the wall is open and very hard once it is lined.
We inspect what can be reached safely and record anything we could not access and why. Safe scaffold access is the builder's responsibility.
Allow an hour or two, with double storey homes at the longer end.
Yes. Weep holes, mortar, expansion joints and rubber flashings at windows are all checked from outside.
Yes. That is the whole point of this stage. We can come back to confirm before the plasterer starts.