Planning your stage inspections on an Atherstone build
How to line up slab, frame, lock-up, waterproofing, fixing and PCI inspections on a new Strathtulloh home without missing a window.
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Holes, laps and pipes: vapour barrier faults on Strathtulloh slabs
The vapour barrier under a slab is invisible for the life of the house. These are the membrane faults we find before Strathtulloh pours.
Where the weight goes: frame load path faults in Strathtulloh homes
Trusses on the wrong wall, missing bracing rods and plates hanging off the slab. Why frame stage is about following the load to the ground.
Up through the manhole: roof space faults at Strathtulloh handovers
Exhaust fans venting into the ceiling, cut sarking and batts pushed aside. Why every handover inspection should include the roof space.
Keeping water out: the exterior items on a Strathtulloh PCI
Flashing junctions, window seals, weep holes and capping. The outside of a new home is where water gets in, and where the PCI pays off.
Using your defect list before the final payment in Strathtulloh
How a written handover report helps you get defects fixed before practical completion is settled, and what to do after the keys.
Cracks in a new Strathtulloh home: settling or a defect?
How to tell normal settlement from a defect on reactive clay, and what a crack investigation measures.
Water stains after handover: tracing leaks in Strathtulloh homes
A ceiling stain or damp wall in a new home has a cause. How we trace it and what we usually find.
Defect report or expert witness report: which does a Strathtulloh owner need?
We write a defect report for two readers: you and your builder. Tribunal evidence needs something different. How to choose.
Buying an acreage home in Strathtulloh: what the inspection looks at
Large lots, older houses and outbuildings. The questions a pre-purchase inspection answers on Strathtulloh acreage.
Buying a near new home in Atherstone: why it still needs an inspection
A five year old estate home can carry unfixed builder items and early movement. What to check before you buy.
Timing a pre-purchase inspection around a Strathtulloh sale
Cooling off, auctions and inspection clauses. How to make sure the report arrives while it can still change your decision.
Termites on the western plains: risk for Strathtulloh homes
How termites reach homes on open clay plains and what a timber pest inspection looks for.
Conducive conditions: what attracts termites on a Strathtulloh acreage
Damp ground, timber against walls and hidden slab edges. The conditions we list on building and pest reports and how to fix them.
The missing termite notice in Strathtulloh meter boxes
New homes need a durable notice recording the termite management system. Why we keep finding it missing and why it matters.
Rental minimum standards for new Strathtulloh investment homes
New estate homes usually pass most of the 15 standards. These are the few they miss before being advertised.
Heating, ventilation and damp under Victoria's rental standards
How heating, ventilation and mould standards apply to Strathtulloh rentals, and what an inspection checks.
Locks, latches and windows: the security rental standards
External doors that lock, windows that latch. The rental standards that most often fail on a quick look.