1. Rental property maintenance

19 pages

2. Building structure

18 pages

3. Internal maintenance

30 pages

• Tools and toolboxes
• Screws, nails, and fasteners
• Timber products
• Concrete and masonry
• Steel and other metals
• Sheet products
• Adhesives
• Storage areas
• Ladders
• Painting
• Mould

• Roofs
• Guttering
• Valleys
• Downpipes
• Exterior walls
• Door sills
• Floors
• Fireplaces and chimneys
• Basements
• Decks and steps 

• Access to cavities
• Ceilings
• Carpets
• Doors
• Windows
• Ranchsliders
• Interior walls
• Kitchen
• Bathroom, toilet, laundry
• Curtains and blinds

4. Plumbing and drainage

37 pages

6. Electrical services

20 pages

• Water, water, everywhere
• Typical plumbing faults
• Blocked waste pipes
• Disconnected waste pipes
• Water mains
• Taps
• Sanitary drains
• Septic tanks
• Gulley traps
• Stormwater drains
• Hot water heating
• Pressure reducing valves
• Replacing a hot water cylinder

• Toilet pans
• Shower mixers and heads
• Finding water leaks
• Frozen pipes
• Water quality

5. Gas

2 pages (only licensed
gas fitters can work on
gas appliances and pipes)

• Mains supply
• Electricity meters
• Switchboards and circuits
• Fuses
• Circuit breakers
• Residual Current Devices
• Lights, switches, electrical fittings
• Re-wiring
• Typical electrical faults
• Stoves
• Telephone cabling and jackpoints
• Smoke alarms
• Security alarms

7. Grounds

14 pages

8. Coda

8 pages

Index

4 pages

• Letterboxes
• Lawns and gardens
• Shrubs and trees
• Removal of trees and branches
• Removal of tree stumps
• Fences
• Boundaries
• Gates
• Paths and driveways
• Clotheslines
• Out-buildings

• Insurance claims
• Graffiti
• Shopping around
• Handy tools
• Websites
• Books