THE MAINTENANCE PLUS REPORT

Tyrrells Property Inspections have been providing property maintenance reports to proprietors and Strata Schemes for over 20 years.

At Tyrrells, our Strata Division offers a simple, end-to-end approach when it comes to building maintenance. Our reporting is focused on providing a clear picture of the maintenance requirements of the building.

We recommend the comprehensive MaintenancePlus Report because this includes all the information you will need to make informed decisions for immediate and future expenditure on your property. Of course, if you are already part way through this process or if it is your preference you can order individual reports that cover the relevant works for your property.

THE MAINTENANCE PLUS REPORT PACKAGE

Tyrrells MaintenancePlus package provides:

• a Sinking Fund Assessment
• immediate maintenance assessment including timber pest issues
• OH&S Report including fire safety issues, and
• an Insurance Valuation

And MaintenancePlus pricing gives you a considerable saving off the list price of individual reports.

WITH MAINTENANCE PLUS YOU WILL RECEIVE

• A list of immediate works
• A sinking fund assessment for the next 15 years
• Accurate advice about the condition of each major item
• Budgets that aim to keep the building in the condition you want
• Personalised service with members of the Owners Corporation on the day of the inspection
• Advice on timber pest issues where applicable (important for older buildings with major timber components)
• Fire safety advice that will clearly identify the issues needing urgent and longer term attention
• OH&S advice outlining the Owners Corporation responsibilities for the safety of the building occupants and visitors

ALL OUR BUILDING CONSULTANTS

• Are fully trained and experienced building professionals
• Are qualified to identify and cost building defects
• Can accurately assess the remaining life of materials and finishes in your building
• Provide accurate timing on expenditure so you can budget effectively
• Can provide ongoing advice for any future troublesome problems
• Are fully insured for Public Liability and Professional Indemnity

OUR ADVICE WILL ACHIEVE

• A safer, better maintained and so more valuable property
• Cost-effective solutions
• Best use of funds - not simply spending money based on a formula or arbitrary date of replacement

SINKING FUND ASSESSMENTS

As building professionals we believe Sinking Fund levies should be set at levels to suit each individual building depending upon the quality or image the proprietors want to achieve.

Tyrrells are well known for their plain English reporting of what is often complex technical information.

Too often we see levies being set arbitrarily high.

Tyrrells consultants have a building or architectural background and therefore look at the components of your building qualitatively, assessing each component individually but most importantly, realistically. This generally results in reduced long-term maintenance costs.

For example:

• an aluminium roof will NOT need replacement like a zincalume roof. And spot coating of corrosion can extend the life of the same zincalume roof by up to 20 years
• fitting cheap weather protection to the top and bottom of external solid core doors can extend their life indefinitely

WHY USE TYRRELLS STRATA DIVISION FOR SINKING FUND ASSESSMENTS?

• Dedicated Strata Division focused on strata legislation & issues and their impact on proprietors and Strata Managers
• Large database with thousands of records of property maintenance work to check and guide all findings and assumptions
• Careful condition based assessment of the building components
• Comprehensive Sinking Fund Assessment and financial forecasting software
• Long term, well established team of building consultants each with more than 20 years of Strata and maintenance experience
• Plain English, easily understood and actioned reports
• Industry leading publications within the Strata industry

INSURANCE VALUATIONS

Tyrrells building professionals ensure that your estimation of current rebuilding costs is accurate and comprehensive. You will receive a professional report with items required under the Strata Management Act included. Demolition costs, consultant fees, council and other regulatory fees, escalation costs, landscaping and external works.

Tyrrells comprehensive knowledge of the building industry and access to reliable tried and tested figures mean you will receive accurate and consistent valuations every time.

OH&S REPORTS

The easiest way for a Strata scheme to avoid accidents and problems in their building is to get good advice about safety problems within the property In today's litigious world the Owners Corporation needs to ensure that it has taken the appropriate steps to avoid accident or injury to people that use their building.

The OH&S component within MaintenancePlus will include:

• Clear identification and location of hazards within common property
• Solutions to minimise the identified risk
• Monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of any control measures implemented, as needed by you

FIRE SAFETY ADVICE

Every Scheme is required to be aware of and comply with the fire safety requirements of the Building Code of Australia. Tyrrells can outline your immediate fire safety requirements to complement the advice you already are receiving from the contractors servicing your fire safety services and measures.

Our advice will provide:

• Clear identification of fire safety breaches within common property
• Appropriate remedies where applicable
• The longer term strategies for older buildings which were built prior to the requirements of the Building Code of Australia

TIMBER PEST ADVICE

All Tyrrells consultants have timber pest qualifications who are able to understand how your building is built and what timber products are at risk of timber pest damage. For older buildings with major timber components minimizing the risk of timber pest infestation through regular inspections are key to ensuring your building does not face major termite and rot damage.

Our timber pest advice will include:

• Professional inspection of all accessible common areas
• Clear identification of any damage caused by timber pests
• Practical ideas to minimise future risk