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Stay updated with our latest articles and expert advice on property inspections. Our blog offers valuable insights, helpful tips, and industry news to guide you through every aspect of property assessment and maintenance.
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9 Types of Houses: Choosing the Right Home for Your Needs
Choosing the right house style goes beyond aesthetics. It’s about finding the right fit for your lifestyle, family size, preferred location, and even your long-term maintenance expectations. Each house style comes with its unique characteristics, history, and potential risks. For example,…
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Header Tanks and Hot Water Cylinder Issues
From the 1940s until the 1960s low pressure, open-vented systems provided the hot water supply for New Zealand houses. To provide an adequate hot water supply pressure, cold water is stored in a header tank located at a higher level than…
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Why Choose Onduline Roof and Wall Cladding
In New Zealand’s variable climate, from coastal winds to heavy rainfall and high UV exposure, a building’s roof and wall protection plays a vital role in its longevity and performance. Among the many options available, Onduline roof and wall cladding has…
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Are building inspections worth it?
Buying property, particularly a house, will be for most New Zealanders the largest financial investment of their lives. The last thing you want is to purchase a property that you later discover with long long-term maintenance or remediation costs that could…
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Healthy home inspections
If you own a rental property, you need to be aware that the government announced specific and minimum standards are now in force for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture, drainage and draught stopping. The Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Regulations 2019 require…
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Foil insulation in New Zealand, the facts!
It is important to be aware of the change in the building code due to safety concerns regarding foil insulation in residential buildings. This is a confusing issue so these facts should be helpful. What is foil insulation? Aluminium foil insulation…
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Do all textured ceilings contain asbestos?
Have you considered the issue of asbestos in your ceiling? Asbestos can be a silent killer that may well be residing in your home, and in the most unlikely places, like your ceiling. Don’t panic though, the chances are that the…
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Important questions to ask your real estate agent when buying a house
Investing in a property is one of the biggest financial decisions you are likely to make – so it is important to get the right advice. The process of buying a property can be complicated and a little daunting but being…
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Top Tips on getting a Building Inspection
A building inspection is a crucial part of buying property in New Zealand, and can assist you to work out whether the property is move in ready, needs some love and attention, or may in fact need much more work than…
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