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Skilled Building Repairs Technical Building and Property Repairs, Maintenance, and Modifications First thing: It's pronounced 32 20 Maintenance, as in say it like thirty two, twenty.

There. easy.
3220 is Geelong's postcode, although I do travel to other postcodes. I help build and maintain the Geelong and area buildings and homes. For over 50K hours I have worn the nail bag as a fully qualified Carpenter, Joiner and Laboratory Craftsman (C.S.I.R.O)

I have also been the construction supervisor on many home build, townhouse development and renovation sites for most of that time. I have found helping people like you who needs the lesser time needy tasks around your buildings and homes very enjoyable and rewarding also. So he we are. Please look through the pics and posts in this page to understand the level of work you can have confidently completed by a handyman and so much more. For more info please go to www.3220maintenance.com

Gates owners wanted Borg combination gate locks installed in place of the old bar and plastic latches that were well bel...
27/09/2026

Gates owners wanted Borg combination gate locks installed in place of the old bar and plastic latches that were well below the standard of their home

These combination locks that are pure mechanical with zero electronic or battery involvement were top of the list

No batteries and no wiring required

Really enjoy custom steel fabrication

In house designed and 3D printed petg spacers are also cool

These are great fun to install and use - so much so they've requested a third gate to be converted

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Rotten Ruined Rusted?
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0484 533 101

Heritage listed screen door was in need of a rebuildNew screens, restored beads and frame, re-paint and done to a level ...
27/09/2026

Heritage listed screen door was in need of a rebuild

New screens, restored beads and frame, re-paint and done to a level that looks original and not entirely brand new

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Coral gates had seen better days at this MaccasCladding replaced*Lock system converted to Lockwood 3572 mortice lockCorn...
14/09/2026

Coral gates had seen better days at this Maccas

Cladding replaced*
Lock system converted to Lockwood 3572 mortice lock
Corner cover capping replaced

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*paint by Maccas on this one

Inadequate bathroom and laundry ventilation is resulting in damp wet areas. Mildew and mould results because air through...
01/09/2026

Inadequate bathroom and laundry ventilation is resulting in damp wet areas.

Mildew and mould results because air throughout the steamy room cannot flow through the entire room then out the exhaust chute.

People don't open wet area windows and chippies and builders think having a tiny gap at the door bases looks better... Well they're helping mould take over Geelong.

Exhaust fan over the shower and having enough opening at the door makes for much better flow and moisture control.

Two options:

Trim the bottom of your doors to have a decent ventilation gap;
Trimming the door means removing the door, trimming the bottom off, replacing the bottom rail of the door, and re-swinging the door. Approx 1hr per door and allow for damaging a wall or two while negotiating stairs and tight spaces to get it outside to work on.

Add a vent grill;
Adding a vent grill - Door stays on. Jig, router and 15 minutes it's done. Including clean up.

We need to do 200+ doors. Did 30 vent installs in a day last week.

Which way would you do it?
If you're paying? Yeah thought so đŸ˜‚

In the mean time - Builders, developers and chippies make wet area door base gaps a LOT bigger. But if you didn't previously...

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Heritage listed gate badly needed restorationMany cases where old paint is doing more harm than good. Better off with no...
26/08/2026

Heritage listed gate badly needed restoration

Many cases where old paint is doing more harm than good. Better off with no paint than failed paint like this permanently trapping moisture behind it

As often the case painter used regular polyester filler (i.e., Turbo Bog) which shrinks, sets rock hard, traps in moisture forever and it's over red rover. Top rail was a layer of cracked paint and bog with veins of rotten wood mud below.

Don't use regular bog - ever

Trim out all rot. Then more. Then some more timber, then more again. The treat it correctly, use the correct type of filler if you need to and be patient. Don't rush the process

Remember what I said about regular cheap bog? Don't use the stuff on timber

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Cement sheet panel sections had outlived their stayCement sheet panelling (nooo it wasn't asbestos - calm down) was remo...
26/08/2026

Cement sheet panel sections had outlived their stay

Cement sheet panelling (nooo it wasn't asbestos - calm down) was removed and replaced with Colorbond weather barrier (Sth facing), and merbau decking to match other side of the two wall sections

For straight line nail guidance that does not get in the way like string or a straight edge...it's all about lasers...and jigs

Don't forget the jigs!

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These third storey Matrix express joints were executed very poorly. No backing battens or Colorbond trims were installed...
04/08/2026

These third storey Matrix express joints were executed very poorly.

No backing battens or Colorbond trims were installed behind any of the feature joints.

They just loosely put foam filler rod in the gaps, then caulked over it.

Completely failed within a few years. All four gaps were wide open and rain was going into the living room.

Without removing the Matrix the cost considerate method was to install aluminium cover strips over the gaps.

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Rain was getting inside.Carpet wet.3rd storey apartment in town.Very gappy badly installed weatherboards.Zero window hea...
30/07/2026

Rain was getting inside.

Carpet wet.

3rd storey apartment in town.

Very gappy badly installed weatherboards.

Zero window head, side or base flashings.

Zero external or internal weatherboard flashings / trims.

Batten cavity system done badly.

Removed it all, repaired rotten sections and re-weatherboarded it.

Reclad using direct to frame method for budget keeping.

All done the correct and safe way.

If maintained correctly won't leak for 20 years+.

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Rotten Ruined Rusted?

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Roof structure access door called it quitsNew door and doorway components were prepared off-site to minimise on-site mes...
28/07/2026

Roof structure access door called it quits

New door and doorway components were prepared off-site to minimise on-site mess and disruption

Door sill drain catchment trim, head rain cover and side trims all designed to make the new door last a long time and minimise further decay of existing steel and timber.

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ROTTEN RUINED RUSTED?

ONE CALL AND IT'S FIXED

0484 533 101

Factory doors had lived a good life. But time to go.New Colorbond trimmed frames, new Colorbond wrapped solid doors, Col...
14/07/2026

Factory doors had lived a good life. But time to go.

New Colorbond trimmed frames, new Colorbond wrapped solid doors, Colorbond Kick Panels, Colorbond rain protector heads, and all new door furniture.

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