Piles
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Subfloor – musty smells
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High subfloor moisture levels
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Rotten timber – piles, bearers, joists
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Items stored in the subfloor space are damp
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Presence of fungal growths
Subfloor – deterioration of the underside of particleboard flooring
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The particleboard is too close to the ground
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The subfloor space is very damp
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There is a water leak from within the house
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There is a leak through wall cladding leak if the cladding is damaged
Subfloor – timber decay
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Damp subfloor space, lack of ventilation
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Leaking water or waste pipe; overflowing or leaking from wet area fixtures such as bath, shower, handbasin, dishwasher, clothes washer, hot water cylinder
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Subfloor framing is too close to or in contact with the ground
Rotten timber piles
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Untreated piles in older houses (such as totara or puriri)
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Damp subfloor space, lack of ventilation
Crumbling concrete piles
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Poor quality concrete
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The reinforcing is rusting
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Damp subfloor space, lack of ventilation
Piles sitting on the ground
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Previous building work is inadequate or very old
Brick piers with missing bricks, mortar
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Movement
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Piers are at the end of their serviceable life
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Rising damp
Piles undermined
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Unconsented excavation to create a basement space
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Slumping of existing excavation
No lateral support (bracing) to piles
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Bracing was not installed (even if a house has been repiled) – typical in older houses
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Earthquake damage to existing bracing
Loose wedges between pile and bearer
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Timber shrinkage due to use of green (wet) timber during construction
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Wedges were not tightly inserted or were not nailed in place and have become loose
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Pile has rotted
Piled foundations – gap between pile and bearer
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Timber shrinkage due to use of green (wet) timber during construction
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Pile has rotted
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Pile has sunk into soft ground
Piled foundations – rusted fixings
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High subfloor moisture levels; exposure to air-borne salt, dust or dirt; trapped moisture and dirt
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Copper-based timber treatments reacting with the metal of fixings
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Inadequate corrosion protection for the environment/location
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Damp subfloor space, lack of ventilation
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Rusted wire ties, nails, nail plates, joist hangers, bolts
