Although our Building Reports are written in a laymans easy to read format we may sometimes use words of a technical nature.
This Glossary is provided to help our Clients understand those terms.
Term | Main definition |
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Sagging | the bend or deflection of a timber between its supports. |
Sarking | a reflective foil laminate that is installed inside roofs. It has many benefits including weather proofing, insulation and reduction of dust and sound. |
Secondary Elements | Those parts of the building not providing loadbearing capacity to the Structure, or those non-essential elements which, in the main, perform a completion role around openings in Primary Elements and the building in general such as non-loadbearing walls, partitions, wall linings, ceilings, chimneys, flashings, windows, glazing or doors. |
Serious Safety Hazard | Any item that may constitute an immediate or imminent risk to life, health or property. Occupational, health and safety or any other consequence of these hazards has not been assessed. |
Sill | a window's lower horizontal framing member. |
Skillion | a sloping roof without a ridge or peak. |
Skirting | a moulding that covers the join between wall and floor |
Smoke Detector | A fire-protection device that automatically detects and gives a warning of the presence of smoke. |
Soffit | |
Soil tests | |
Structural Cracking and Movement | Major (full depth) cracking forming in Primary Elements resulting from differential movement between or within the elements of construction, such as foundations, footings, floors, walls and roofs. |
Structural Damage | A significant impairment to the integrity of the whole or part of the Structure falling into one or more of the following categories:
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Structural Timber Pest Damage | Structural failure, i.e. an obvious weak spot, deformation or even collapse of timber Primary Elements resulting from attack by one or more of the following wood destroying agents: chemical delignification; fungal decay; wood borers; and termites. |
Structure | The load bearing part of the building, comprising the Primary Elements. |
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