One problem that arises from time to time is damp in houses, resulting in mould. We had such a problem in a house early this year, after the February rain storms. We sent in various contractors and out of a number of recommendations we decided fitting two whirlygigs in the roof space, total $440 including GST by Peter Kingsley Plumbing, was likely to be the most cost effective solution.
The heavy rain last week was a good test, and to our delight, and that of our tenant and landlord, there is today no trace of damp or mould anywhere in the house.
The nice thing about having such a large rent roll is that we get to tackle this sort of problem often enough to be able to sort out the claims of competing contractors with different proprietary systems or techniques. In another house, we contemplated fitting whirlygigs but concluded this problem was totally different. The damp seemed to be emanating from below, an unventilated teenager's shower downstairs close to the laundry with a clothes drier with no extraction fan. That was over a year ago, and the remedial actions we took there seem to have been totally successful, without whirlygigs.
Also today I have been addressing swimming pool, storm drain, and fence problems, and chasing up gardeners. All in a day's work and all at no cost to our landlords!
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