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Package Up & Add Value to Your Home Before Selling

Ideas how to sell your home for more money… How could you package up your home to help sell it faster and get maximum value? We do building inspections in NZ everyday, and it’s amazing how untidy the inside & outside of some homes are. Every ‘negative’ that is seen during an initial visual inspection from the buyer and [...]

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DIY Rent, Hire or Buy Moisture Meter for Sale

DIY – Now you can keep a close eye on the moisture levels in your house on a regular basis! Our company tests homes using an electronic moisture meter almost everyday in NZ, and a very common question we get asked is… “Where can I buy a moisture meter in NZ the same as yours to monitor the house for leaks in [...]

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What Type of Timber is My House Built With?

Do you know what type of timber is behind your walls? What type of timber is used in leaky buildings? Coming up in this article, you will see an outline of what H1, H2, H3, H3.1 and the different stamping on timber means… and which timbers are associated with leaky buildings, or potential leaky homes… 1 in [...]

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Painting over plaster cladding cracks to prevent leaking

How often should you paint a plaster cladding home? The answer to this question can vary… but here are a couple of things to think about prior to opening the paint tin. Why are you considering getting your plaster home painted in the first place? The most likely answer is because you are seeing cracks, [...]

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How to Package Up Your Marketing and Sell Your Home Quicker!

Has your home been stuck on the market longer than you would like? Has your real estate agent packaged up the marketing to cater for Kiwi home buyers biggest fear? No matter if it’s a business or a home, if you’re selling something, people need to know about it. To get as many potential buyers through your property as possible, [...]

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How to Dry Out a Wet Wall

Not matter how good the construction of your home is when it’s initially built, you’ll find that leaks will eventually start to appear after approx 10yrs. If water has crept into your walls over time, you may find it’s soaked into the timber framework causing potential structural integrity problems, mould and rot. These leaks need [...]

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How to Reduce Your Home Energy Bills

Most of us don’t have excess money to burn on energy bills, and it can be very annoying when your bill arrives and it’s bigger than the last bill for no apparent reason! Here’s 11 no-cost tips to help reduce your energy bills…. Turn off lights when you leave the room. Use cold water for laundry, [...]

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DIY Rent, Hire or Lease a Thermal Imaging Camera

Has the thought of renting, hiring or leasing a thermal imaging camera crossed your mind? A thermal imaging camera is world’s apart from your standard still shot camera, therefore the skills needed to operate infrared cameras are very specialised also. Only a certified thermologist should operate a thermal imaging camera, otherwise the image created from the emitted IR [...]

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What Causes Damp and Moisture Around the Home?

The first course of action when curing a damp problem is to establish where the water source is and how it is gaining entry in to the walls. Check the following areas: Broken or perished damp-proof course (DPC) If the dampness is on the ground floor, beginning at ground level or below, a faulty DPC [...]

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Sub Floor and Chimney Ventilation

Sub-Floor and Chimney Ventilation Ventilation is key to keeping a property free of moisture and damp, which is good for the health of the building and those living within it. Because of its importance, a whole section of the building regulations is specifically concerned with this element of property construction and care. The building regulations cover [...]

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Why Should You Insulate Your Walls?

Why Should Kiwi’s Make Sure their Walls are Insulated? It’s simple really, un-insulated walls cost you money. Up to 45% of the heat produced in your home is lost through the walls, therefore insulation can; -Reduce your heating bills -Lower the ‘wear and tear’ on your boiler -Positively impact Global Warming & Climate Change. -Create [...]

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