No-one likes an unwanted house guest. Rats, ants, cockroaches and termites can cause extensive damage to your home and make it unsanitary and dangerous. We will investigate ways of pest-proofing your home. Rats Rats are resourceful, invasive, destructive and carry dangerous diseases such as Hantavirus and Streptococccus pneumoniae. They chew through electrical wiring, leave foul-smelling …
Tag: Residential building inspections
The A to Z of Building Terms Part One
Learn the language of building with our guide to common building terms. This is not an exhaustive list – we have chosen a selection of common terms you may come across in the course of building, buying, selling or renovating a property. An ARCH is a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening, typically supporting the …
We Conduct Renovation Inspections
Late last year the Government announced an extension to the HomeBuilder program, which is now open to eligible participants until the 31st of March this year. The scheme provided eligible owner-occupiers with a grant to build a new home or substantially renovate an existing home. The scheme has been devised to assist the residential construction …
What is a PCI Inspection and Why Do I Need One?
A PCI – practical completion inspection (sometimes referred to as a ‘handover inspection’) – is an important part of your new build process. It takes place at the completion of your build before the final handover and provides an important opportunity for any faults and defects to be identified and rectified before you move in …
Life in Lockdown
2020 will certainly be a year the world- and Australia – doesn’t forget. We have all had to adapt to a way of life that we could not have imagined six months ago. For Melburnians, restrictions are currently in place on how far we can travel and what we can do. This situation has been …
Should I Buy A House - Or an Apartment?
Decades ago, it was unusual to find apartment blocks or high-density living outside inner city areas in Australia. With the ongoing increase in our population and continuing ‘suburb-creep’, apartment blocks and units are now very much part of the nation’s housing mix. In fact, according to 2016 census data from the ABS, apartments and flats …