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HOUSE
INSPECTIONS
THE -LEMON- FILES
The -LEMON- Files Gallery
This gallery shows eight major examples
of design faults and lack of expert advice at the time of construction
or renovation. A good resource to help the home buyer and renovator
alike avoid the pitfalls of bad design.
Home
Inspection Report
The Archicentre Home Inspection
Service is a positive step for home buyers and home owners. Over
100,000 Australians have had an Archicentre Report. Fast, thorough,
professional and inexpensive ... use an architect, it's your best
plan!
DIY
Checklist for the Home Buyer
This simple to follow checklist
was prepared by Archicentre to help the do-it-yourself home buyer
make the right purchase decisions by providing important information
on defects, repair costs and renovation potential.
Design Report
An Archicentre Design Report is ideal
for those planning to renovate, add an extension or buy a new home.
It can give you an individual, creative design to suit you providing
maximum enjoyment and resale value. With an Archicentre Design Report
you have the option to ``shop around" for the best builder and the
best price, and also the option of construction site inspections
by your architect easier conditions on-site. Build your dream with
an Archicentre Design Report.
Designing
for maximum investment return
DIY
Design Guide
Ruinous amounts of time and money
are squandered by many home owners on their renovations. Inexperience
is the reason for the worst blunders and while it's still better
to have an architect assist you, this list may help the do-it-yourselfer
avoid some of the major design errors.
Home
Safety Checklist
How does your home rate? Every
year hundreds of Australians are accidently injured or killed in
their homes. This checklist has been prepared by Archicentre to
help ensure a safe and healthy standard of housing for all Australians.
Home
Maintenance Guide
The Archicentre Home Maintenance
Guide is designed to help you look after that most important asset
- your home. Archicentre wishes you many years of trouble-free ownership.
However, deterioration will occur quickly in homes that are not
looked after, so it is imperative that you undertake a regular home
maintenance program to ensure that your home remains in good condition.
DIY
Cracking Checklist
If a crack appears overnight in
your previously intact brick house, don't panic. It is not the first
step in the total disintegration of your whole home. This guide
will help you identify the signs and remedies to the most common
cracking problems
DIY
Re-stumping Checklist
Re-stumping - also known as re-blocking
in Victoria - is a multi-million dollar business in Australia and
unfortunately very few people are aware of the many potential pitfalls
in this trade.
Treatment
of Dampness
Many homeowners involved in renovation
or maintenance work on older buildings will eventually be confronted
with the most annoying and persistent of problems, dampness.
Guide
to Termites and Borers
The nerve-racking part about buying
a house is that more often than not it is the unseen problems that
cause all the heartaches. Termites and borers are among the most
feared. They conjure up vivid pictures of teams of nasty little
creatures voraciously chomping up a house to a pile of rubble.
Preparing
for Your Architects Visit
Congratulations on deciding to
employ a professional for your new house or home improvement. To
help you get the most out of your architect's visit, Archicentre
suggests that you print out and fill in this form, and give it to
your architect during your consultation.
Working
with your Architect
Every year, thousands of Australians
build new homes, or renovate and extend their existing homes.Unfortunately,
many are unhappy with the finished result. Some owners find their
home looks different to the way they pictured it, is poorly planned,
hard to heat or keep cool, or has cost far more than they thought.
This is where an Architect could have helped.
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