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Who rules the rulers?

January 30, 2008

Jerry Tyrrell (principal at Tyrrells) is frequently published in building magazines. His recent article “Who rules the rulers”, published in Building Connection, December 2007, reported on how the regulators and the building industry had gone in 2007. It received good feedback from the building industry. Jeff Walsh from JS and CJ Walsh, Builders, HOTONDO HOMES, [...]

Tyrrells inspects THE BLOCK

July 27, 2004

Recently, Tyrrells were asked to inspect THE BLOCK — four units in Manly, which have been the subject of a ‘reality’ TV series on Channel 9. They found that the overall quality of the work was high, but there were a number of issues needing fixing or completion. “I thought the standard was really good. [...]

Why do we need an inspection on a brand new property?

February 3, 2004

Many buyers think they do not need to arrange a property inspection for new or recently completed properties. This is certainly not our experience. Every year hundreds of thousands of a buildings are constructed or renovated without any professional quality assurance. This means you take a risk that the new work you are buying is [...]

Take the mystery out of timber pests and your home

December 3, 2003

Now you can do your own timber pest check and get a better understanding about environmentally friendly solutions. Since the ’50s we’ve been brainwashed about termites and other serious timber pests of timber in our buildings. If we find termites, we assume the building’s going to fall down. And worse, we spend thousands of dollars [...]

Architects can increase the size of their team with one phone call

Let Tyrrells Property Inspections be part of your team. Increasingly, Tyrrells is advising Architects and Designers about how to prevent problems and how to troubleshoot them. A risk assessment of the documents by a ‘friendly’ set of eyes is insurance against unreasonable criticism by future contractors and the client. Besides, it is often better to [...]