Pre-Purchase Building Inspection
Description
Protect your investment and your family by booking a Pre-Purchase Building Inspection before making a final decision on your next dream home. At the pre-purchase stage, it is crucial to be alert to any real estate cover-ups. Our qualified building inspector conducts a thorough, non-invasive visual inspection of the property from top to bottom and boundary to boundary, looking for minor, major, and structural defects, as well as the suspected presence of asbestos. Internally, we pay special attention to harder-to-check wet areas in the laundry, bathroom, toilet, and kitchen, while also assessing all visible internal walls, roof framing, floor framing, and accessible sub-floor and roof-space areas. Externally, we inspect walls, windows, garaging, roofing, guttering, spouting, verandahs, decks, outbuildings, retaining walls, stairs, fences, and site drainage. You will receive an easy-to-understand, comprehensive written report covering up to 1,000 potential building defects. The report includes full-color photographs, identification of visible safety hazards and risks to life, and advice on current maintenance issues. Furthermore, we provide recommendations for essential repairs, associated timelines, and the suitable trades required for further work. Conducted to Australian Standard 4349.1 and backed by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, this service also includes ongoing phone consultation before and after the inspection to ensure you are fully confident in your property purchase.
Service coverage
- Internal wet areas (laundry, bathroom, toilet, kitchen)
- Visible internal walls
- Roof framing and floor framing
- External walls and windows
- Garaging and outbuildings
- Roofing, guttering and spouting
- Verandahs and decks
- Retaining walls, stairs, fences and site drainage
- Sub-floor
- Roof-space