Slab steel on a Deanside build: what to check the day before the pour
Rib bars, cover, trimmers and the vapour barrier on a waffle raft, checked while they can still be fixed.
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Bracing and tie-down at frame stage in Deanside
Why brace nailing, plates and plumb matter on exposed western plains lots, and what we find.
Lock-up in Deanside: pipes, clearances and what plaster will hide
Gas and water separation, pipe clips, noggings and external doors, checked before the plasterer arrives.
Doors, latches and seals: the handover items Deanside owners miss
Why every door is opened and closed at a PCI, and what binding, proud and unlatched doors tell you.
Bricks, mortar and roof tiles at a Deanside handover
External items a supervisor walk through rarely covers: mortar voids, open joints, tiles and gutters.
Re-inspection before you accept a Deanside home
How a short return visit confirms the builder actually fixed the list.
Is that crack a defect? Measuring movement in a Deanside home
How crack width, location and pattern decide whether cracking is within tolerance.
Tracing leaks and damp in a Deanside home
Moisture meters, thermal imaging and the usual water paths in young houses.
Getting a Deanside builder to fix defects
Writing to the builder, then the BPC dispute service and VCAT: the Victorian path in order.
Buying a young house in Deanside: what a pre-purchase finds
Movement cracks, drainage and safety items in homes only a few years old.
Water at the walls: drainage items in Deanside resales
Ground falls, soil against cladding and weep holes, and why they matter on clay.
Pre-purchase or building and pest for a Deanside home?
When the building report is enough and when timber pests should be added.
Keeping a Deanside termite barrier working
What owners do after handover that quietly bridges the barrier.
Conducive conditions in a Deanside yard
Stumps, trees, gutters and damp: the outdoor items a pest inspection lists.
What an AS 4349.3 timber pest inspection covers in Deanside
The scope, the limits and what to do with the findings.
Leasing a new Deanside house for the first time
What a near-new house still needs before it meets the 15 rental minimum standards.
Rental standards for Deanside townhouses
Shared walls, small wet areas and what to check before a townhouse lease.
Wet area sealant and the mould and damp standard
Why failed sealant in a bathroom matters for a Deanside rental.