Where the garage beam lands
A beam support not sitting on its plate, found at frame stage in Pakenham.
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Top plate joints and why they are staggered
Plate joints bunched together and double walls left unjoined on a Pakenham frame.
Bar chairs, laps and ties before a pour
What a slab pre-pour inspection checks in the steel, using findings from nearby Cranbourne East.
Gaps in the mortar under a window sill
Why open joints in brick sills appear on so many Pakenham handover lists.
Rubber flashings that stop short
Window sill flashings cut short or pushed up, and head flashings without side dams.
Stormwater pipes full of debris
Blocked and broken stormwater, loose downpipes and condensate on the ground at Pakenham handovers.
Daylight through a cladding junction
Unsealed junctions between cladding types and gaps from fascia into the roof void.
An entry step taller than a stair riser
When the step at the front door is higher than the building code allows.
Checking insurance repair work against its scope
Comparing finished repairs with the insurer's scope of works, item by item.
A plumbing vent that stopped in the roof space
Why a waste stack vent has to go through the roof, found on a Pakenham pre-purchase inspection.
Cracked concrete roof tiles on an older Pakenham house
What cracked and broken tiles mean when you are buying an established home.
Shower screen joints and the water you cannot see
Missing sealant at shower screens and chipped floor tiles on a Pakenham resale home.
Mulch, garden edging and buried weep holes
How a tidy garden bed can hide the slab edge from termites and inspectors alike.
Tree stumps and garden sleepers
Old stumps and untreated timber edging recorded on a Pakenham building and pest inspection.
The termite notice in the meter box
What the termite management notice tells you, and what it means when there is none.
Doors, windows and locks in a Pakenham rental
How doors that bind and damaged windows affect the locks and windows standards.
Kitchens, bathrooms and toilets under the rental standards
Worn tapware, missing sealant and damaged toilets in a Pakenham home ahead of letting.
Damp, stains and structural soundness
Old leak stains, broken wall linings and lighting under the Victorian rental standards.