An older bathroom with no visible membrane: what it means before you buy
Why a pre-purchase report may say no waterproofing could be seen, and what to do next.
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Reading the cracks in Castle Hill brick veneer
Width, direction and location tell you more than the crack itself.
Fitting a building inspection into the NSW cooling off period
Five business days goes quickly. How to book so the report arrives in time.
Fence posts, pergolas and termites in Castle Hill gardens
Timber touching soil is the quiet invitation in many established gardens.
The moisture meter on a Castle Hill building and pest inspection
Paint can look perfect over a wet wall. A reading tells you what the eye cannot.
Downpipe joints, gutter gaps and damp walls
Small rainwater faults that keep soil wet and walls stained.
Unflashed roof vents at handover
A missing flashing is a hole in the roof with a pipe through it.
Rainheads without an overflow on new Castle Hill homes
When the outlet blocks, the water needs somewhere safe to go.
Handover on a new townhouse or apartment near the Metro
What changes when your new home is a strata lot.
Controlled fill and the edge of a rebuild slab
What sits under the edge beam matters as much as the steel in it.
Box gutters at lock-up on contemporary Castle Hill rebuilds
Joints, upturns and sumps, checked while they can still be changed.
Bond breakers and pinholes before the tiles go down
Two membrane faults that are invisible once tiled.
Tracing water through a ceiling
Stains show where the water arrives, rarely where it starts.
Defect investigation or NCAT expert witness report?
Two different documents for two different audiences.
Six years and two years: NSW warranty periods explained
How long you have to raise a defect in a new Castle Hill home.