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Maylands sits about 4.5 km north-east of the Perth CBD on the northern bank of the Swan River, on land the Whadjuk Noongar people knew as Moorordup. The suburb itself dates to the 1890s, with the name first appearing on a land auction poster in 1896, and its Federation-era streets grew up around a railway line built in the 1880s. Maylands had its own working waterfront too, with a brickworks and tile works on the peninsula that later became a golf course over the old clay pits, and Perth’s main airport ran here until the early 1960s. The Peninsula Hotel, built in 1906, and the West Australian Ballet Centre, on a site dating to 1897, still anchor the older part of the suburb.

The three defect categories we see most in Maylands homes are ageing roof structures in Federation-era homes, reactive clay from the old brickworks land, and damp near the river foreshore. Original terracotta roofs over century-old timber framing are common in the older streets, and battens and pointing need a proper check rather than a glance from the ground. Land around the old brickworks and clay pits can behave differently underfoot than typical Perth sand, with more movement in footings and paths through wet and dry seasons. Blocks close to the Swan River foreshore also need checking for weep holes and poor subfloor ventilation.

Maylands trades heavily on its river frontage and Federation character, and that character usually means a roof and footings that have seen well over a century of Perth weather. Our registered builders assess both properly before you commit, with your report within 24 hours.

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