- Sources of customer irritation Defects are costly to both customers and to manufacturers or service providers Eliminating defects provides cost benefits
portions of tree or log unusable for the intended product and therefore not measured Examples might include: rot, crookedness, cavities, excessive number of limbs, bends, insect damage, etc
Sources of customer irritation Defects are costly to both customers and to manufacturers or service providers Eliminating defects provides cost benefits
Anything interrupting the smooth flow of a wood surface This includes loose knots, splits, voids, wormholes, bark pockets and others
Any irregularity or imperfection in a tree, log, bolt, lumber, or other wood probuits that reduces the volume of useable wood or lowers its durability, strength, or utility value Defects may result from knots and other growth conditions and abnormalities; from insect or fungus attack; from milling, drying, machining, or other processing procedures
Particular features that may affect either the present value, or the ability to resell the property at a later date It will be up to the surveyor to judge what the urgent and significant matters are that could affect the market value of the property Identified in homebuyers report/ full survey