On Sunday 19 June 2016 a severe weather event occurred across South East Queensland with a severe storm warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology.
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Case Study – Escape of Liquids
As is an all too often occurrence, a flexi-hose bursts under a sink and water damage is to done to the kitchen, joinery and timber floor. When it happens in a multi-story home this can pose a multitude of other…
Read more18 December 2016 – Severe Thunderstorm
At 2.14pm on Sunday 18th December 2016, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for very dangerous thunderstorms with destructive winds and large hailstones. As the storm hit Energex recorded 36,000 lightning strikes and 10,000 southeast Queensland homes…
Read moreChanges to the GST and Invoicing
The QBCC is the regulator of the building industry in Queensland, issuing licences to contractors, providing a free dispute resolution service and administering a home warranty scheme to provide insurance cover for residential construction work in Queensland. Under the home…
Read moreServiceable Life
Hail storms are a good example, where damage may occur to buildings that have passed their serviceable life. For us the definition of serviceable life is whether the element can continue to provide the expected performance as designed by the…
Read moreThat’s Some Big Hail – Kandanga
For those who do not know, Kandanga is a small Queensland town located on the Mary Valley Highway, 28 kilometres south west of Gympie. The storm that hit the region on 1 December 2016 went viral when photos of tennis…
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