The frame is the last look at structure, and in Donnybrook it is where the most serious findings sit.
Beams shown on the drawings and never installed, porch posts skew nailed rather than tied down, and truss top chords cut have all been recorded on Donnybrook frames.
Annotated findings from Frame inspections on Donnybrook builds. Client addresses withheld.
1Bored piersOnce holes are bored and cages placed, ahead of any concrete
2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, with pods, steel and formwork still open
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Once roof, cladding and external doors are on, before plaster arrives
5FixingAfter mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
6WaterproofingOnce the membrane is on and cured, before tiling starts
7Pre-handover (PCI)About a week ahead of your practical completion dateInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
It is the final point at which structure is visible. Everything after it is concealment.
It is not a tie-down. A post carrying roof load needs a fixing rated for uplift, and skew nails are not that.
We check support, fixing and bracing, and we record any chord that has been cut. Certification of the truss design comes from whoever fabricated it.
Each finding cites the drawing or the standard, which makes it a factual discussion.
AS 1684 for timber framing, with AS 4055 governing wind classification.
Not without opening walls, which is the entire reason for the stage.
