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GENERAL INFORMATION

8-03-18 Standards_and_Tolerances_Guide_0 (1)

Asbestos-book

Aust Govt Asbestos_management_review_report_june_2012

Aust Govt Asbestos-feb13

Govt Identifying_asbestos_in_your_home

Govt Manage Control Asbestos

QMBA Asbestos 1

Asbestos removal

Borer Damage Qld govt

Borer Damage Vic govt

Borer Damage

Borers Qld govt

Boundary Guidelines Brisbane

Boundary Guidelines Gold Coast

Boundary Guidelines Qld govt

Brick Veneer & Cavity Aust govt

Tafe-Masonry-Veneer-Building-Terminology

Aust-Govt-Orientation

Building Design Aust govt

Building Design Cairns qld

Building on Challenging Sites

Buying an Existing Home Aust govt

Construction Process Aust govt

Qld-Govt-Cost-efficency-booklet-3

Site Choosing Aust govt

Smart Design Qld govt

Sustainable-Qld-House-Stage-1

Sustainable and accessible design

QMBA Building Insurance Cover

Maintenance & Repairs Aust govt

Maintenance checklist Vic govt

Qld Govt maintenance plan

Simple-guide-to-preventing-Structural-Damage

Bushfire Vic govt

ANZ Checklist

Building Inspections Guide NSW office of fair trading

Homebuyers Checklist NSW govt

Property Inspection Checklist Commonwealth bank

Property Inspection Checklist Mortgage choice

Cyclone brochure qld

Cyclones Qld govt

Qld fire safety notes

2-6-14 QBCC Ascot & Morayfield deck colapse

Prevent-defects-in-brick-and-concrete-booklet

QBCC Deck inspection guide

QBCC Prev Defects in Deck and Balcony Construction

QBCC Timber Qld booklet balustrades and durability

QMBA Handrails & Balustrades

Timber Queensland booklet balustrades and durability

Deck balcony and window safety guideline

Dividing Fences kit 2013 Qld Law

Law Handbook

Neighbourhood disputes fences & trees Qld

QBCC After a disaster – Homeowners qld

Qld Govt Neighbourhood Disputes

Resolving Neighbourhood Disputes Fences Qld govt

Responsibility of Retaining walls SA govt

Retaining Wall Responsiblity Ipswich City Council

Retaining Walls & fences Bris City Council

Retaining Walls WA govt

Retaining-Walls-Who-Pays-Brochure SA govt

QMBA Drainage Requirements

Roof water Brisbane

QMBA Driveways

Dry Rot NSW govt

Fungal-Decay-or-Dry-Rot

Fire Escape Planning

Fire_Safety_Illustration[1]

QFRS_InfoSheet_EscapePlan

Deck & Wall Flashings USA

Flashing Roofs to Walls Vic govt

BCC-Flood-wise-1

BCC-Flood-wise-2

BCC-Flood-wise-3

Flood – Contractor’s guide for restoring a house after a flood

Flood repair guide

QBCC Flood Guide for restoring a house after a flood

QBCC Flood repair guide

Foundation Movement STA Guide

Prevent-defects-in-brick-and-concrete-booklet

QBCC Subsidence Policy Booklet

FAQ on Ipswich Heritage Houses

Heritage Building development

Heritage building restrictions Bris City Council

Heritage Houses Checklist WA

Heritage qld govt

Aust-Govt-Buyersguide

Westpac FirstHomeBuyersGuide0907

Early Colonial-Victorian 1850-1880

Federation-Post Federation 1900-1920

Late Victorian 1880-1900

Modern Era 1935-1965

Queensland Bungalow 1920-1935

Aust Govt Insulation Install

Aust Govt Insulation

Home Insulation WA govt

Insulation & skylights

Insulation Installation Handbook 1

Insulation Installation

Passive-Solar-Insulation

Mould Europe

Mould growth vic govt

Mould USA

WA Aust Mould+Fact+Sheet

Lead Paint 1 NSW

Lead Paint 2 NSW2

Lead Paint 6 steps Aust govt

Lead Paint Aust govt.pdf

Lead Paint Qld govt

Lead Paint SA govt

Lead Paint sheet 2 NSW

Lead Paint USA

Lead Paint Vic govt

QMBA Plasterboard finishes under light

Vic Plumbing-handbook

Pool safety

GuidelinesForPoolOwnersAndPropertyAgents

Pool_fencing_checklist

QBCC Leasing_a_property_with_a_pool

QBCC Pool_Safety_Compliance

Pools and safety

QBCC Pool_safety_dividing_fences

QBCC Pools_July_2013

QBCC Selling_a_property_with_a_pool

Swimming-Pool-Barriers

Leasing a property with a pool

Domestic-Rainwater-Qld

Rainwater-Hand-book

Water Tanks Aust govt

Water Tanks Qld govt

GENERAL INFORMATION

Planning Home Improvements Aust govt

Renovating an Apartment Aust govt

Renovations & Additions Aust govt

Gravity Retaining Walls

QMBA Retaining walls

Reinforced Retaining Walls

Retaining Walls

Building in Salt Environment

How-to-identify-a-damp-house

Italy Rising damp Chemical Rectification

NSW Gov Rising Damp

QMBA Rising Damp

QMBA Slab Edge Dampness Salt Attack

Rising Damp Concrete Aust

Rising Damp to Slabs Concrete Aust

SA Aust Rising Damp Heritage Houses

Salt-Attack-Rising-Damp

UK Rising Damp Chemical Barriers

Basic Roof Framing

Concrete-Roof-Tiles

Convention Pitched Roof tafe NSW.pdf Complete

Cool Roofs Vic govt

Passive Cooling Aust govt

Roof Inspection Checklist NT govt

Roof Sheeting & Flashings Lysaght

Roof Structures Explained

Roof Tile Preparation

Roof Types

Roofing Walling Installation Manual Lysaght 2015

Roofs Qld govt

Roof-wall-Flashing-Box Gutters Stramit

Tile Concrete Manual 5

Tile Roof Requirements Boral

Energex-Electrical-Safety

Qld Gov Safety Switches

Qld Safety-Switches brochure

Qld-Govt-Safety-Security-booklet-2

Qld-Govt-Safety-Switch-Brochure

Safety switches

Safety switches save lives

Sealants

Sealing Roof Penetrations

Prevent-defects-in-brick-and-concrete-booklet

QFES-InfoSheet-Installation

QFES-InfoSheet-Maintainence

QFES-InfoSheet-Types

Smoke-Alarms-Qld Government

QFES New-Smoke-Alarm-Legislation 2017

Soil Types NSW

Aust-Govt-Termite-Management-Book

Aust-Govt-Termite-Risk-Management-Booklet

QBCC Termite Management Systems Booklet

QBSA-Termite-Management-Systems

Termite Management Systems – Advisory Notes for Homeowners and Builders Booklet

Termites qld

Victoria Termite_management

2-6-14 QBCC Tiedowns & Bracing

AS1684 SPLIT LEVEL C2 House Tie-down

Roof Coating WA Govt 2012

Basement Waterproofing (1)

Below Ground Waterproofing Diagrams

Below Ground Waterproofing Principles

External-Waterproofing-Membranes

QMBA Waterproofing

QBCC Building a swimming pool

CSR party wall

Fire walls Knauf

Boundary fire rated wall

Boral fire wall

Electricity in the home

Using plumbing and water in flood and cyclonic affected areas

Subsidence guide

Footing maintenance

Home maintenance

How to rebuild after a natural disaster

Plaster rectification after flood

Rebuilding after a flood

Qld New Smoke Alarm Legislation