Poor Building Quality In The News

For anyone who thinks they can just leave everything to the builder this recent report in the Melbourne Age makes depressing reading:Faulty Building Crisis.

A lot of the issues relate to damp, particularly:

• Leaks through the ceiling.
• Leaks through rendered foam walls.

Although a lot of the problems mentioned relate to apartments I am sure there are similar problems in many houses.

With regards to leaks through ceilings I would think that a lot of the problems are related to a flat roof.