The Building Inspection includes the following Internal inspections:
- Ceilings and cornices for sagging, nails popping, defective lining, cracking, damp damage
- Internal wall finishes (load bearing and non-load bearing walls) for bulging, nails popping, out of plumb, cracking / crazing, loss of adhesion, blowing & pitting, cracked glass blocks / glazed partitions
- Floor finishes (e.g. polished wood, terrazzo, ceramic tiles or slates, but not a floor covering) for surface cracking / crazing, cracking at doorways, lifting, damp damage
- Floor coverings (linoleum, cork, carpet etc) for wear & tear, lifting, damp damage
- Paintwork for blistering, flaking, cracking, peeling, mould growth
- Windows/window elements for grazing putty, failed glazing seals, broken glass, sash operation, sash fittings & hardware, water staining, rotting wooden frames, corroded metal frames
- Door/door elements for defective door hardware, damaged doors, binding doors, loose / badly fitting doors, corroded / rotted frames
- Fly-screens for fixing, damaged frames, damaged screens
- Architraves/skirtings for fixing, damp damage
- Fireplaces/chimneys for broken / missing grates or inserts, damaged timber/stone surrounds, damaged hearth tiles, smoke stains on fireplace openings, water stains on chimney breast
- Kitchen bench tops for lifting, damage, water damage
- Kitchen cupboards for fixing, fitting / operation of doors, drawers & hardware, water damage
- Kitchen pantry for defective doors & shelves
- Kitchen tiles for cracking, being drummy / loose, missing / cracked grouting / sealant
- Kitchen paintwork for blistering, flaking, cracking, peeling or mould growth
- Kitchen sink / taps for leaking trap & waste pipe, damage, operation, incomplete assembly, leaking traps
- Bathroom floor finish for imperviousness, grade to floor waste, water damage
- Bathroom wall sheeting for fixing, watertight joining, damage
- Bathroom tiles for cracking, being drummy, fixing, missing or cracked grouting / sealant
- Bathroom paintwork for blistering, flaking, cracking, peeling, mould growth
- WC cistern and Bidet for cracking, leaking, fixing
- Taps for operation, leaking, incomplete assembly
- Bath and Spa for being adequately sealed and properly recessed at junction with wall, damage
- Shower for screen, leakage, leaks & water damage around cracks & shower rose, broken glass
- Vanity for water damage, fixing, leaking trap & waste pipe
- Washbasin for fixing, cracking, leaking trap & waste pipe
- Laundry floor finish for imperviousness, grade to floor waste, water damage
- Laundry wall sheeting for fixing, watertight joining, damage
- Laundry tiles for cracking, being drummy, fixing, grouting & sealant
- Laundry paintwork for blistering, flaking, cracking, peeling, mould growth
- Laundry washtubs/taps for leaking trap & waste pipe, operation, corrosion of cabinet, incomplete assembly, leaking taps
