At around 1877 people per square kilometre, Ringwood sites are straightforward to survey in a single visit under normal load. At roughly 123 metres, Ringwood sits on the rise east of the city, with a mix of board ages across its housing.
Ringwood is about 25 kilometres from the CBD, where larger homes and three-phase boards make imbalance and loose terminations worth checking. Maroondah covers Ringwood. Council involvement in thermal imaging is nil; what matters is the record we leave behind.
Because Ringwood backs onto Croydon and Donvale, a second visit is rarely a second trip for us. Ringwood spans roughly 10.2 square kilometres of Maroondah. Postcode 3134, and 19144 people at the 2021 census.
Some background on the place: In 2009, the State Government controversially approved the building of a nine-storey housing development near Ringwood Lake, without Council or public consultation. Build era predicts board vintage, and board vintage predicts findings. Croydon, Donvale, Heathmont and Mitcham and Ringwood form one continuous area for us rather than a list of separate suburbs.
We work out of Boronia, about 7.4 kilometres north-west from Ringwood. No travel charge, no minimum call-out to justify the drive. Because Ringwood grew around Ringwood railway station, the housing closest to it is typically the oldest on the block.