Christopher Drain

Before we quote a commercial or strata site we walk it. Here is what we check on the walk — edges, hedges, beds, access and risks — and why it produces a better fixed-price quote.

The side passage is where the air-con units, drains and fire egress live, and it is the part of the building nobody looks at until something fails. Here is what clearing it involves.

A bare strip along an industrial unit never looks finished. Here is how a native garden bed is built to stay low-maintenance: plant choice, mulch depth and a clean edge against the turf.