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| This reinforced keystone wall was built without the reinforcement geogrid |
Whilst conducting a structural inspection on a sub-standard failing retaining wall at a property north of Brisbane Friday last week, the client mentioned watching this program story from Today Tonight (see link above).
Property managers and owners should be aware of the risks retaining walls can pose to their structures.
Domestic pre-purchase building inspectors typically write-out in their disclaimers ."..the condition of retaining walls that may be present at this site are outside the limits of our inspection expertise. We refer the buyer to seek further advice.." This note may be embedded in the reports back page fine print and more often than not its passed over or noted and then just ignored.
