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Free Australian home problem guide

Something’s wrong at home.
Work out who to call.

Describe the problem. Get a practical first step, understand the urgency and work out who to call.

✓ Free · no account needed ✓ Built for Australian homes ✓ General guidance only
1 minute check

What’s happening?

Free

Include where it is, when it started, and what makes it worse.

General guidance only — not a diagnosis. This checker can miss hazards. If there is fire, smoke or immediate danger, get to safety and call 000. For a suspected gas leak, keep clear and contact the gas emergency number on your bill from a safe place.

Illustration of a home with plumbing, electrical, roofing and air-conditioning problem markers
30common home problems explained
4decisions in one place: urgency, trade, safety, next step
AUAustralian terminology, ownership context and trade pathways
Visual starting points

Start with a common problem

Start with the symptom — you do not need to know the trade. Choose a category to browse guides by symptom and room.

Start with the symptom

A few places to start

Eight useful starting points. Check a problem here, or explore the full guide directory.

Not seeing your problem?

Search all 30 guides by symptom, category or room.

Browse all 30 guides
Quote completeness check

Already have a quote?

Compare quotes side by side →

Paste the main line items and total. This basic keyword check highlights missing scope, labour, parts, GST, total, warranty and exclusions. It cannot verify calculations, licence details or whether the price is fair.

✓ Scope of work✓ Labour / call-out✓ Materials✓ GST and total✓ Exclusions✓ Warranty details
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Simple by design

From problem to action

01

Describe it

Tell us what you can see, hear or smell, and when the problem occurs.

02

Triage it

We match the symptom to likely trades, urgency signals and common causes.

03

Understand it

See the usual next steps and useful questions to ask before work starts.

04

Act

Open a local search for the suggested trade, compare businesses and contact your choice directly.

Built around the homeowner’s problem

Don’t search for a trade.
Start with what’s wrong.

Check a problem

About this checker

Home Triage is a free, rule-based guide to 30 common home problems. It does not inspect your home or confirm a diagnosis. Wording, context and hazards can be missed. You choose and contact your own tradesperson.

Who publishes Home Triage?

Home Triage Australia publishes free maintenance guides and planning tools for Australian households. The site helps you describe symptoms, compare the scope of quotes and find official sources. It does not provide repairs, inspect properties or screen Google Maps listings.

How we prepare these guides

Published by Home Triage Australia. Our guides are prepared with AI assistance, checked against the linked public sources, and designed to help you describe a problem and choose a first professional. They are not based on an inspection of your property.

We distinguish observed symptoms from possible causes, link safety advice to public authorities and label provider prices with their scope and location. An advertised example is not a national average or a quote for your home. Dates refer to content or source checks, not an expert inspection.

No qualified tradesperson is credited as a reviewer unless they have actually reviewed the relevant guidance. Current repair guides have not received independent trade review. Google Maps listings are not vetted or endorsed by Home Triage.

Core emergency guidance was checked against Australian public safety sources on 23 October 2026; shock-and-tingle guidance was added and source-checked on 6 November 2026. Other repair guidance has not been independently reviewed by a tradesperson.

Gas safety: Energy Safe Victoria · Electrical safety: Queensland · Ceiling warning signs: WA Building and Energy

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