Post-war cottages on wide blocks are steadily being joined by duplexes and granny flats in South Wentworthville, and that infill has put a lot of new window openings, and a lot of new shutters, onto old sites.
We cover South Wentworthville in the 2145 postcode, from the Merrylands boundary through to Wentworthville and Pendle Hill, taking in Greystanes, Westmead and Girraween on the way through.
The older houses here have shutters retrofitted into soft brickwork, while the newer secondary dwellings behind them tend to carry compact motorised units fitted to a tight build budget. Two eras of building on the one block often means two different faults on the same visit.
Granny flats and rear townhouses sit close to boundaries, which turns a straightforward repair into a job that needs a little planning. Access sometimes has to be arranged through a neighbour, and where the dwelling is tenanted the owner usually needs to authorise the work before anything happens. None of that is a problem for us, but it is far easier sorted out before we arrive than worked out on the doorstep. Where the front house and the rear dwelling are separately occupied, tell us when you call so we can arrange access to both in the one visit rather than making two trips out.
