What Does “Weathertight” Really Cost In New Zealand?
Twelve inspections in three days sounds impossible until you hear what a busy building inspector’s week actually looks like and why so many homes are crying out for basic maintenance. We sit down with Evan to unpack a real maintenance report for a Waikanae beachfront property that’s just been inherited by three daughters. The location is incredible, but the exterior tells a harder story: older cedar shiplap cladding that has warped, cupped, and split so badly that some boards break under pressure, plus joinery damage that’s already well past “a bit of paint will sort it”.
We get practical…
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