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  • Builders warranty insurance deemed a ‘junk product’

    June 30, 2010

    This was on the ABC a bit over a year ago and was flagged by senior consultant Tony Ransley as something worth watching. “By law it is compulsory in most states for new home owners and anyone doing residential renovations over $12,000 to take out home builders warranty insurance through their builders. But consumer groups have [...]

  • Energy efficiency, the LED way

    June 29, 2010

    Following up his earlier article on solar technology, in the last edition of Building Connection Magazine, Jerry Tyrrell is at it again. This time Jerry focuses on LED lighting and increasing energy efficiency in order to bring down power consumption and make solar installations more effective. For those interested in reducing their energy bills or [...]

  • Owner build your future

    June 28, 2010 Author: Jerry Tyrrell

    After watching over three decades of building disasters I decided to write a book on Owner Building for Sydney home owners. Don’t get me wrong, Owner Building makes sense, and dollars as well. But like anything good, it takes hard work and the right choices to make the most of this ‘loophole’ in the law. [...]

  • The Firm

    June 16, 2010

    A Tyrrells promotional video from the early 90s

  • Join the solar revolution!

    June 14, 2010

    The first of two articles by Jerry Tyrrell on solar technology has been added to the Downloads section of the site. To download the article directly please click here. “Let’s start a PV revolution” questions why Australia isn’t leading the world in the uptake of solar technology, especially given the perception of a “sunburnt land”. [...]

  • Comments on mandatory pre-purchase inspections

    June 7, 2010

    Over the weekend Jerry Tyrrell, founder of Tyrrells, has been quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald’s property section, Domain. The two pieces highlight the NSW government’s proposal to require vendors to include pre-purchase reports with the contract of sale. The first article can be found here and provides insight into the different points of view [...]

  • Sydney suburbs have their own signature

    Author: Jerry Tyrrell

    Like people, every Sydney suburb has its own identity and style. This character is rooted the geography of the area and the era when the building was erected. Most roads originally followed the easiest route – often along the top of ridges, parallel to rivers and creeks or zig-zagging down the steep hills. In contrast, [...]

  • It all started with a Sydney terrace in 1976

    June 1, 2010 Author: Jerry Tyrrell

    Jerry Tyrrell talks about the first of more than 75,000 inspections I inspected my first property in Glenmore Road, Paddington, Sydney in 1976. It was a beautiful two storey terrace with side driveway and the advantage of windows in the wall facing north. I didn’t know a whole lot about property but I’d been working [...]

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