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Why get a Building and Pest Inspection

Some of the worst defects can be hard to see, or easy to conceal.

A Pre-Purchase Building and Pest Inspection is vital to help you understand what problems a property may have before you buy it. Imagine moving into your new home and discovering the upstairs shower leaks into the rooms below, the timber deck is decayed and in danger of collapse, the timber floors have been infested with termites and require complete replacement or the building is structurally inadequate and requires underpinning.

These problems, and hundreds of others are very common in homes of all ages and can cost tens of thousands to fix.

A Building report will empower your negotiations and help eliminate risk.

Statistics from the CSIRO indicate that one in three houses in Brisbane have some form of termite damage with the city ranked as one of Australia’s highest at risk for Termite attack to homes.

Common Major Defects that we find during Brisbane Building and Pest Inspections:

  • Structural cracks

  • Damp problems

  • Leaking Showers

  • Termite infestation (1 in 3 houses in Brisbane has some form of termite damage)

  • Potential safety hazards such as collapsing balconies, unsafe staircases, illegal or unsafe handrails

  • Cracked tiles

  • Damaged Roof

  • Absence of Smoke detectors

  • Illegal structures

  • Fire hazards

  • Wood-rot

  • Defective guttering

  • Poor external surface drainage

  • Flooding and Damp related issues

  • Broken roof frames members

  • Bouncy or Sagging floors

  • Sticking doors

  • Rotten window frames

  • Leaning retaining walls

  • Tree root damage

  • Rotten or termite infested Boundary fences

  • Water Hammer

  • Toilet not flushing

  • Damaged Kitchen cupboards

  • Borer and wood decay

 Contact us today to book your Building and Pest Inspection.