Meter Box Paint Touch-up
Meter Box Paint Touch-up is a moderate-severity finishes defect SURE inspectors have documented across 76 inspection reports. Highest concentration in Baldivis.
Causes
- Incomplete painting after meter box installation or damage during installation
- Incomplete painting or minor scuffs/marks during construction.
- Oversight during original painting
- Damage during installation
- Cosmetic imperfections.
Symptoms to look for
- Unpainted or poorly finished areas around meter box penetrations
- Visible imperfections or areas of missing paint on the meter box
- Visible areas on the meter box requiring paint touch-up.
- Visible unpainted or marked sections on the copper pipe.
- Unpainted section visible on external wall
Remedies
- Apply paint touch-ups to wall penetrations around the meter box
- Engage a qualified trades person (painter) for repairs
- Apply paint touch-ups to the meter box
- Touch up paint on the meter box.
- Perform paint touch-ups
Where we see this most
These suburbs show the highest concentration of meter box paint touch-up in our inspection data (minimum five observations). Click a suburb to see its full defect profile.
Worth asking our inspector about this specifically.
This is common across Perth stock and usually fixable without drama, but the scope of the fix varies. Every SURE inspection includes 12 months of free advice. Call out the defect by name and we check for it directly.
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