Waffle pod beams on a Beveridge slab
The beams between the pods carry the house. Pods that move narrow them.
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Plumbing points in the wrong place at frame
Waste points cast in the wrong spot surface when the walls go up.
Trusses landing on walls not built to carry them
Where roof load lands decides whether walls and ceilings crack.
Leaks found on handover day in Beveridge
Basin wastes and mixers that drip only when somebody runs them.
What sits in the roof space at a Beveridge handover
Ducts, sarking and exhausts that nobody looks at on the walk-through.
When the facade material is not what was specified
Checking the outside of the house against your selections, not just its finish.
Cracks in a Beveridge home: reading them properly
Width, pattern and what else is moving tell you whether a crack matters.
Tracing a shower leak before anyone retiles
Find where water escapes first, or the retile may not fix it.
Structural damage in a ceiling: what happens next
When we refer an item to a structural engineer, and why.
Buying a Beveridge home built in the Mandalay years
What a fifteen year old outer northern house tends to show.
Exhausts that end in the roof space
Bathroom fans and rangehoods venting into the roof, and why it matters.
Pool barriers on a home you are buying
A loose panel or a lazy gate is a safety item, not a cosmetic one.
The termite notice in your meter box
A small label that tells you what termite protection the house has.
Water around the house and termite risk
Damp soil at the slab edge is what draws termites and moves slabs.
What a Beveridge timber pest inspection covers
AS 4349.3 in plain terms: what is looked at and what is not.
Windows and doors in a Beveridge rental
Latches, locks and windows that open are three of the 15 Victorian rental standards. A window that sticks shut or a door that will not latch fails before the first tenant moves in.
Ventilation, damp and mould in a Beveridge rental
Bathrooms need ventilation and the house needs to be free of mould caused by the building. Exhausts that end in the roof and worn shower seals are the usual failures.
The 15 rental standards on a Beveridge house
A walk through all 15 Victorian minimum standards as they apply to a typical Beveridge house, from locks and bins to heating and electrical safety.