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Maintenance + Care
Learn how to preserve your home’s beauty and functionality. Discover tips on regular upkeep, prompt repairs, and maintaining property value for long-lasting comfort.
Home Maintenance Calendar: A Month-by-Month Plan for Your New Home
A perpetual home maintenance calendar for new Australian homes. Every month has its checks, climate notes for the north and south, and a QR code to a detailed guide with sketches and the standards behind each check.
Your First Year in a New QLD Home: Maintenance and the 12-Month Defects Period
The first 12 months are when your house settles and your builder is still on the hook. Here's what to check and when, how the 6-month maintenance inspection fits inside the 12-month defects period, and how to report defects so nothing slips through.
Why Your New Home Needs a Maintenance Calendar
Why every new home needs a maintenance calendar: how to balance preventative and reactive maintenance, what to check before Queensland's storm season, and how it ties in with your defects period.
Planning for Power Outages: Tips for Retrofitting Your Home With Emergency Power
Storms knock out power across Queensland every summer. What's worth keeping running, the backup options from portable generators to home batteries, and how to connect them safely and legally.
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