Lintel tie-downs on a Sunbury frame
Why the beams over your windows need their own fixings, and what we found missing.
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Slab beams narrower than drawn
How loose waffle pods shrink the beams in a Sunbury slab, and how to catch it.
Roof penetrations and wall wrap at lock-up
The water details that close over at a Sunbury lock-up, and the ones we keep finding open.
The outside walls at a Sunbury handover
Flashings, cappings and clearances: the water details we check before you take the keys.
Dented roofs and loose balustrades
Two handover findings from Sunbury that matter more than a paint touch-up.
Booking a reinspection before final payment
How to make sure handover items in your Sunbury home are actually fixed.
Movement in older Sunbury homes
Corner cracks, uneven floors and what they mean when you are buying.
Buying a near-new estate home in Sunbury
What to look for in a house only a few years old.
Finding past leaks before you buy
Stains, mould and damp readings in bathrooms and laundries.
Termite-friendly conditions around Sunbury homes
The garden, timber and moisture details that invite termites.
Subfloors in older Sunbury homes
Ventilation, stored timber and damp under raised floors.
What a pest report can and cannot tell you
The limits of a timber pest inspection under AS 4349.3, in plain terms.
Tracing a balcony leak to one detail
How water got past a balcony membrane, and how the cause was found.
Shower tray junctions that leak
When wall tiles stop short of the tray upturn, water finds the gap.
When your Sunbury builder will not fix a defect
The Victorian steps, and which report each step needs.
Mould and ventilation in a Sunbury rental
Two of the 15 standards that older Sunbury rentals most often fail.
Blind cords, locks and latches
Small hardware items that stop a Sunbury rental being listed.
Getting a Sunbury rental ready to list
The order to work through the 15 standards before advertising.