Building Surveying Victoria
86-88 Bayswater Rd, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
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Get fast, reliable Building & Pest Inspections for your home purchase, property sale, building investment or commercial property in Sydney. Residential, commercial and industrial buildings inspected. Est. 15yrs.
Services
From $399inc. GST
Our Combined Building and Pest Inspection leaves no stone unturned. All aspects of the building and grounds are inspected, including up to one outbuilding. Our highly experienced inspectors have conducted thousands of inspections, identifying issues before they turn into costly repairs.
Armed with the report, you will identify issues early so further damage and deterioration can be avoided.
Our detailed written reports provide repair or remediation recommendations, as well as recommendations for further investigation, such as tradespeople, builders, or engineers, ensuring that you take the necessary steps to protect your investment.
A thorough Building and Pest Inspection report can also help determine the value of a property or building and can sometimes help dodge a bullet in more extreme circumstances. This is especially important in a ‘pre-purchase’ or ‘pre-sale’ situation, helping to negotiate the price of the property up front, potentially saving you tens of thousands of dollars by uncovering hidden or concealed building defects or termite damage before it’s too late.From $425+ GST
Sydney’s climate and environment place it in the second-highest risk category for subterranean termites, making timber pest inspection in Sydney a necessity. Many homeowners, builders, designers, and tradespeople underestimate the risks of termite pest inspection in Sydney, assuming that modern infrastructure provides protection. This, coupled with our more relaxed building codes (compared with the tropical regions of Australia) one could argue the ‘actual risk’ is just as high. This is especially true with older-style buildings that were constructed with limited consideration for subterranean termite attack. Sydney is the ‘first colony’ with the highest number of old buildings and the largest geographical spread. The city is ‘hemmed in’ by the Great Dividing Range to the west, bodies of water and national parks to the north and south, and the Pacific Ocean / Tasman Sea to the east. With nearly 5.3 million residents, the city is interspersed with pockets of bushland, national parks, rivers, and parklands. The abundance of established Eucalypt trees (for nesting), moisture, and exposed timber like trees, logs, and unprotected timber buildings, make Sydney a ‘Termite’s Paradise’.
A ‘Timber Pest Inspection’ in Sydney is strongly recommended as part of any building investigation. This applies to homes, villas, townhouses, units, apartments, and commercial properties. Perhaps the exception to the rule might be new ‘high-rise’ units on the upper levels of ‘concrete towers’. Keep in mind that Subterranean Termites are used to traveling vertically up very tall trees and will often ‘climb’ the full height of any structure in an apparent attempt to gauge the size of the timber resource. We commonly find them in the ‘apex of the roof frame’ and termites can gain access to buildings many stories above ground level.
As part of a ‘pre-purchase’ or ‘pre-sale’ building & timber pest inspection, we look at all the conditions relating to timber pest attacks. Timber pests include (subterranean) termites, wood borers, and wood decay fungi (wood rot). Timber pests are common in all types of properties and can undermine timber structures, create safety hazards, and cause significant economic damage.
All homes contain timber elements that could be vulnerable to attack from timber pests. The CSIRO states that approximately one in five Sydney properties contain some form of termite activity (historical damage or active termites).
If you’re planning to buy, sell, or maintain your property, scheduling a timber pest inspection in Sydney is a wise decision. Please call our office today at 0488 900386 or Book Online for a comprehensive inspectionFrom $399+ GST
New properties and project homes can contain significant problems, poor workmanship, or incomplete items of work. All new properties have at least some minor defects or incomplete items of work at settlement. These issues need to be identified and documented before purchase, before handover, or preferably pre-settlement (prior to the builder receiving final payments). This provides a level of ‘security’ if problems are present. The builder can then rectify the issues before you move in – you may decide to not proceed with the sale depending on the nature of the defects and the Builder’s attitude towards rectification. Based on experience we find that most builders are responsible professionals and are happy to fix things where problems arise. Having a professional building defect report helps incentivise good building practices. The reports also give the owner some peace of mind at the end of the construction process.
In addition to identifying defects, poor workmanship, or incomplete items, our building consultants will also recommend a list of documentation that should be obtained (where relevant) such as building approvals and certificates. These should be obtained from the builder or owner before purchase or handover.
Sydney PrePurchase Building Inspectors have betwen 15-20 years experience, are accredited Building Consultants, Licensed Builders and are fully insured for Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance.
Our building inspectors and pest inspectors have literally completed thousands of inspections and reports.
The inspections and reports comply with the relevant Australian Standards, AS 4349.0, AS 4349.1 and AS 4349.3.
Book Online Now or call Chloe in the office on 0488 900386Location
86-88 Bayswater Rd, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
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Building Surveying Victoria
Building Inspections & Pest Inspections We will empower your negotiations and help you make the right property decision. Sydney PrePurchase carries out Building and Pest Inspections Sydney-wide. We are Sydney’s leading property inspection service company.