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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR THE SUMMER

The Essential Guide to Preparing your home for the Summer - Select Building Inspections The summer season is just around the corner, and that means it's time to start getting your home ready for whatever the next months bring. Whether you live in

Joining porch posts together is not the best or safest way of repairing rotted timber posts.

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If the external vent bricks are covered due to the height of the pathway being too high, then this will minimise the amount of airflow to the subfloor and may lead to moisture issues.

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If you are in the roof cavity and you see this, then it is a sign that the ceilings have become detached from the ceiling joists.
This section is located in the roof so you’d never find it. But we will.

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It always helps to look up, as a detached power feed to the property is a major defect when it becomes detached due to missing fixings.

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Exposed cable ends and missing cover plates between fuses is a major defect, especially on new properties like this one.

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These are Styrofoam offcuts in a roof cavity. This is not an appropriate form of insulation. But without a building inspection, you’ll wonder why your heating and cooling bills are so high.

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Bricks with holes should never be placed in a fire wall because they allow fire to spread between units. This section is located in the roof so you’d never find it. But we will.

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Without a retaining wall on the boundary, the driveway paving is sinking and moving. Due to the amount of works required, rectification could be costly.

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It might look innocent, but this metal door frame is rusting – possibly due to rising damp from the foundations. It has the potential to be a costly repair.

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The aerial installer dislodged 1 roof tile to install the aerial post. Now it has multiple gaps for rainwater to get into the roof cavity. You can’t inspect the roof before you buy but we can.

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Potentially caused by a leaking storm water pipe, this leaning brick fence is now a safety hazard and needs immediate repairs. In addition to advising the purchase of the problem, we also suggested cost effective solutions.

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