A paid catalogue from Complete Property Maintenance.
What to pack for a small house repair
A loose hinge, a proud nail, a deck board that has lifted — most weekend jobs around an Australian house fail for the same reason: the bag has a drill and no way to mark, square or finish the cut. This page is a buying guide, not an independent magazine. Complete Property Maintenance (ABN 19 804 027 208) sells the tools listed in the catalogue. Prices are in Australian dollars. You pay on PayPal. Australian freight is a flat $20.00 AUD per order, shown before you pay.
Start with layout, not with the loudest saw
If the mark is wrong, every later cut follows it. A pocket tape, a small carpenter square and a dry marker cover almost every door, skirting and deck board. A sliding bevel helps when an older house is out of square — common in fibro and weatherboard stock. A contour gauge copies a scotia or a tile edge so you are not guessing against the wall.
Cut only as much as the job needs
Flush-cut saws trim a plug or a proud dowel without chewing the face around it. A coping saw is slower and still useful on a scribed skirting. Japanese pull saws stay in the kit because they are light and they start a cut in a tight hallway where a circular saw is a nuisance. None of these replace a licensed carpenter for structural work; they are for the jobs a householder or a small contractor already intends to do.
Hinges, latches and square corners
Routered hinge recesses often leave a radius. A spring corner chisel squares that pocket so the leaf sits flat. A wooden mallet drives the chisel without mushrooming the handle. A nail puller (a cat's paw) lifts a rusty nail without splitting the board if you work from the side, not straight up.
Finish is what people see
Cabinet scrapers take a paint ridge or a glue smear without the swirl of cheap sandpaper. Files and rasps ease a sticking door. A block plane is worth packing when a new latch keeps the door from closing — a few shavings on the strike edge often finish the job.
What this shop sells, and what it does not
The catalogue is physical tools. It is not a booking desk for a tradesperson and it does not quote a labour rate. If you need a licensed plumber or electrician, hire one. If you need a square, a saw or a scraper, the prices are on the cards. Payment is processed by PayPal Australia Pty Limited. We do not collect card numbers on this website.
How an order works
Add tools to the kit, enter a name, email and Australian address, then continue to PayPal. There is no order list on this site after you pay — PayPal Activity is the record, and a refund is made from the PayPal account. A comment on the address form stays with us and is not sent to PayPal unless we later write it by hand.