Pipes
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Swimming pool pipes, fittings, connectors corroded
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Corrosive pool environment
Subfloor – damp soil
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Surface water flowing underneath the building if the subfloor ground level is lower than the ground or paving outside the building perimeter, or if the ground slopes towards the building instead of away from it
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High water table or natural spring
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Leaking drain or waste pipe in the subfloor space
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Inadequate subfloor ventilation due to blocked or no ventilation openings
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Subfloor airflow restricted by rubbish or items stored under the building
Subfloor – ponding water
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Surface water flowing underneath the building if the subfloor ground level is lower than the ground or paving outside building perimeter, or if the ground slopes towards the building instead of away from it
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Blocked or overflowing stormwater drain or gulley trap discharging water under the house
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Leaking drain or waste pipe in the subfloor space
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High water table so water does not readily drain away
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Water getting through a retaining wall
Subfloor – damp stains on underside of flooring
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Leaking water or waste pipe
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Overflow or leak from wet area fixtures such as bath, shower, handbasin, dishwasher, clothes washer, hot water cylinder
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Inadequately waterproofed tiling in wet area such as no waterproofing membrane under tiles
Subfloor – mould areas on underside of flooring
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Damp subfloor space and/or lack of ventilation
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Leaking water or waste pipe
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Overflow or leak from wet area fixtures such as bath, shower, handbasin, dishwasher, clothes washer, hot water cylinder
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Inadequately waterproofed tiling in wet area such as no waterproofing membrane under tiles
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
Solar water heater – leaking pipes
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Joint failure of pipes due to UV degradation or frost damage
Solar water heater – water leaking from panel
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Frost damage has split pipes
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Failed brazed copper joints
Blocked waste or hot water cylinder vent pipe
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Hard water deposit build up in pipe
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Dirt build up in pipe
Pole foundations – bearer and/or joist damage/deterioration
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Timber sizes were too small for the span/loading
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Timber has rotted
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Borer infestation in timber
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There is excessive notching or drilling through the timber for pipes or wiring
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The floor is overloaded
Pole foundations – water damage to underside of flooring
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Wind-blown rain where the underside of flooring is not adequately protected
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Leaks from a plumbing fixture or pipe
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A cladding leak, particularly where a deck is attached to building