House Maintenance in Griffith

The ACT Government’s Canberra Tracks heritage page records that the precinct’s first stage went up in 1926 and 1927, when public servants urgently needed homes ahead of the opening of the provisional Parliament House. It also notes the duplexes on Section 2, an experiment to cut the cost of government housing during the Great Depression and the first duplexes approved in Canberra.

Homes of that age, and the many built since, need ongoing care. Typical jobs include:

• Door repairs, sticking locks and worn hinges.
• Curtain repairs, picture hanging and TV wall mounting.
• Furniture assembly and general installations.
• Gutter clearing and checks on the roof.

The complete list is on our house maintenance page.

Griffith has a high share of renters. Census results on ABS QuickStats for Griffith show that in 2021, 40.5% of occupied dwellings were rented, against 30.7% across the ACT, and 53.4% were flats or apartments.

For a landlord or property manager, maintaining a Griffith rental means repairs between tenancies, small fixes reported mid lease and a tidy up before a new tenant moves in. We can work from the list supplied by whoever manages the property, and the dedicated project manager on each job keeps the owner informed. Where one agent looks after several addresses, jobs can be grouped so the work at each property is done in a single visit.

Some problems outgrow a maintenance visit. A roof with cracked pointing or worn tiles may need roof restoration rather than patching, and a dated kitchen, bathroom or laundry can be handled through our home renovation service.

If the house sits in the heritage precinct, check what applies before changing anything visible from the street, such as the roof, windows or front fence.

ACT House & Landscaping is fully insured and licensed, including as a carpenter and as a kitchen, bathroom and laundry renovator, and has over 20 years of experience in the business. That counts in an older home, where a door frame may have shifted or a cupboard hangs on an uneven wall, and the fix has to suit what is already there rather than a new build.

A maintenance plan built around the age of the house catches small faults before they become repairs. Scheduling gutters, roof checks, drainage and garden care across the year means the big jobs arrive less often.