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We have replaced two turned posts to match on a Whittington home, and can keep the suburb’s 1960s houses, units and rentals in good repair. About half of Whittington is under a flood overlay, so we check the rules before outdoor work.
Whittington filled with homes in the 1960s, including more than 500 Housing Commission units, and a quarter of its addresses are now units.
Our job in Whittington was replacing two posts so they matched the originals: we had them turned by a wood turner, fitted centre-pin stirrups because the old posts sat straight on the concrete, and undercoated the hidden parts for the owner to finish. Posts sitting in water rot from the bottom, and the stirrup lifts the new ones clear.
At the 2021 census 44% of homes were rented, and about a quarter of addresses are units, with 76 new unit addresses since 2017. The typical house block is about 620 square metres. Older houses next to new units need practical repairs, and landlords need itemised quotes they can approve.
A special building overlay for flooding covers about half of Whittington and more than 1,000 addresses, along streets like Wilsons, Solar, Regent and Townsend. In it, fences, decks, verandahs and pools usually need a permit, though open decks and pergolas on unenclosed foundations, like-for-like replacement fences and some small raised extensions are exempt. We check the address first.
Looking after a school, the aged-care home or a shop in the Wilsons Road centre? That side of our work is on our commercial carpentry page for Whittington.
Ordered by the work we have done in Whittington, then what 1960s homes, units and rentals need.
Posts replaced to match and set on stirrups clear of the concrete.
For the four in ten homes that are rented.
Doors and locks that stick or won’t latch.
Plaster, fixtures and small repairs.
Like-for-like fence repairs, checked against the flood rules.
Open decks that suit the flood overlay.
Turnaround repairs between tenants.
Owner, tenant or property manager. A photo helps.
Half the suburb is in the overlay, so outdoor work is checked first.
Itemised and free, ready for a landlord to approve.
New work matched to the old, and the site cleaned up.
Beyond our expectations, and it was great to work with people who could turn our ideas into something better than we imagined. Couldn’t recommend them highly enough.
Prompt, great communication and a terrific job. Have used JF Maintenance for lots of work over the years and would recommend.
Michael worked with our budget and we were so impressed by their diligence and workmanship. They did not cut corners but went the extra mile. So impressed we engaged them again at another property.
The area was once part of Breakwater, also called St Albans, and took the name Whittington in the early 1920s after early landowner James Whittington. It filled with homes in the 1960s, and in about 1999 the land south of Townsend Street became St Albans Park.
The 2021 census counted 3,990 residents with a median age of 42. Sixty-year-old houses, units and a high share of rentals are why the work here is steady, practical repair.
Newcomb • St Albans Park • Thomson • Moolap • Geelong
Whittington borders Newcomb, St Albans Park, Thomson and Moolap.
Owner, tenant or manager, tell us what you need and we will come back with a straight answer and a free estimate.