The useful set: send a few close photos, one wider photo, rough metres or number of joints, the suburb, timing, and any access notes. That gives Brandon enough context to work out whether the job can be quoted from photos or needs more detail.
The close photos
Close photos should show the joint clearly. For a bathroom, that might be the bottom of the shower screen, internal tile corners, the bath edge, or the vanity edge. For an external joint, it might be the failed bead around a window, entry threshold, cladding junction, or concrete control joint.
Try to show the failure, not just the room. If the silicone is black, split, loose, or peeling away, get that in the frame.
The wider photo
A wider photo answers the access question. It shows whether the joint is behind a screen, below a bench, near a pool edge, on an exposed facade, or somewhere that needs ladder or site access planning.
Rough metres matter
You do not need a professional take-off for a small job. A rough measure is fine: three sides of a shower base, six metres around a splashback, twenty metres of pool coping, or marked-up lines on a plan. The point is to avoid guessing the size of the scope from a cropped photo.
How the photos get read
Brandon will look at the joint type, substrate, old sealant condition, access, and exposure. From there, he can usually tell whether it is a clean re-seal, a remedial strip-out, a small repair, or something that needs a more careful inspection before pricing.
Useful extra notes
- Tell us if the joint is wet, leaking, loose, or previously patched.
- Mention if the property is in Brisbane North, Moreton Bay, Redcliffe, North Lakes, or elsewhere in SEQ.
- For builders, send plans or marked-up photos if you have them.
- For fire-rated or commercial work, include any specification or documentation expectations.
A clear photo request saves the back-and-forth and helps price the actual job, not a guess.