Cover: the millimetres that decide how long a slab lasts
Concrete between the steel and the weather, measured in millimetres.
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The shower recess that was never formed
A set down you can create for nothing before the pour, or cut for thousands after it.
When the column is not the one on the drawing
A substitution nobody wrote down.
One hundred and fifty millimetres, and why it is not negotiable
The gap between your brickwork and the ground does two jobs.
Capping fixed through the top face
Every screw through the highest surface is a hole where water lands.
Insulation packed against a downlight
A fire risk that looks like good insulation practice.
A roof and a wall, read as one problem
Broken tiles above, cracking below, and a gap between them.
Six years and two years, and why the short one matters most
The clock on a NSW build runs from completion, not from when you notice.
Checking that the rectification actually happened
Marked complete and confirmed complete are different events.
What a pre-purchase inspection does not cover
The boundaries are what make the rest reliable.
The older houses between the new releases
Austral was acreage on a grid long before it was a growth precinct.
Which way does your ground fall
The cheapest defect on any report, and one of the most consequential.
What makes a house the easiest one on the street
Termites choose the path of least resistance, and we build it for them.
Why nobody can certify a house termite free
The honest answer, which is also the useful one.
Opening restrictors on first floor windows
A safety requirement that gets treated as an accessory.