1. What are we talking about? The majority of homes will have a manhole located within the building which provides access into the roof space or roof void. That is, the space between the roof cover and the ceilings. Without this manhole, access into the roof space can be extremely difficult with the only alternative being…
During a recent pre purchase building inspection in WA, a Houspect Building Inspector identified some bare wires immediately adjacent to the roof space manhole access point! Fortunately, Houspect WA operating requirements require that power to the property must be isolated at the metre box prior to the Building Inspector entering the roof space. These requirements are…
Important new WA OHS Workplace Regulations come into effect on May 14, 2018. Real Estate Agents, Property Conveyances and Strata Managers need to be aware of these changes. Essentially the changes mean that nobody in WA is permitted to work in a residential roof space while the power to the property is energised (remains turned…