When the frame does not match the engineering: Truganina frame findings
Beams at the wrong size, connections fixed another way and strongbacks without grips. Why frame stage on a Truganina build is a drawings exercise.
Guides 
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Set-downs, slab edges and the 10mm and 20mm limits on Truganina builds
Shower set-downs under the wall line, slab edges in the cavity and honeycombed concrete. What we measure when the frame first sits on the slab.
Frame items that are still open at lock-up, and how to stop that happening
Why the lock-up visit on a Truganina build rechecks the frame report, and what a cut top plate, slack bracing and missing tie-downs have in common.
Why the roof leads every Truganina handover report
Cracked tiles, cappings screwed from the top, cut sarking and tile overhangs. The handover findings you will not see from the driveway.
Window restrictors, rangehoods and insulation: handover items that are not cosmetic
Some handover findings are about safety and compliance, not finish. Three that come up on Truganina double storey homes.
Leaking screens, backward niches and ponding gutters at Truganina handovers
Water related handover findings and why each should be fixed before you move in rather than under warranty.
A sagging stone benchtop: what a defect investigation looks for
How we investigated a visibly sagging stone benchtop near Truganina, and why the answer was full replacement.
Air conditioner condensate and wet ground beside a Truganina slab
A small pipe can keep the clay at your footings wet all summer. What we found on a Truganina investigation and how it is fixed.
Cracks in a newer Truganina home: measure, categorise, then decide
Hairline plaster cracks, category 2 brick cracks and doors that stick. How we decide whether cracking is within tolerance.
Buying a ten to fifteen year old house in Truganina
What changes once a Truganina home is past its first decade: sealants, eaves, cladding joints and concrete. A buyer's checklist from our inspections.
What a Truganina pre-purchase report covers, and what it leaves out
An honest guide to AS 4349.1 scope for buyers, with examples of what we do report and the systems we refer to licensed trades.
Cracks at window corners: when a buyer should bring in an engineer
Corner cracks, moderate slab cracks and failed sealant on houses near Truganina, and how a pre-purchase report treats them.
The termite notice in the meter box, and what it tells a Truganina buyer
What the durable termite management notice records, why it goes missing and what to ask the vendor when it is not there.
Gutters, sealant and the damp that timber pests follow
Conducive conditions are the moisture and access termites need. The ones we record most around Truganina, and how cheap most are to fix.
Cladding and weep hole clearance on new Truganina homes
Why 150mm between cladding and soil matters for termites and damp, and why the gap disappears after landscaping.
Letting a Truganina house: the standards to meet before you advertise
Since late 2025 a Victorian rental must comply with the minimum standards when it is advertised. Locks and doors are where many fall short.
Damp, leaks and the mould standard in Truganina rentals
The mould and damp standard requires a rental to be free of mould and damp caused by the building. Where it usually starts.
Structural soundness in a rental: which cracks matter
The structural soundness standard requires the home to be structurally sound and weatherproof. How we judge visible cracking and frames in a rental check.