Why a Pre Purchase Building Inspection is Essential
Building inspectors help a potential residential home buyer by carrying out Pre Purchase Building Inspections. This provides the purchaser with enough information regarding defective areas of concern to the property. The purchaser then can make a balanced judgement regarding whether to buy the property or not.
The Building Inspector generates an inspection report after they have completed the Pre Purchase Inspection that provides insights regarding the major defects and safety hazards related to the property.
Premier Building and Pest Reports provide a thorough internal room by room component visual inspection of the building. The roof void, roof exterior, sub-floor and the site are all inspected where accessible. Our building inspection and report is extremely comprehensive and provides a purchaser with the necessary information in making informed decision. Once you have all the information and know the exact condition of a building as well as possible defects there may or may not be, you are then in a position to make a decision on whether the property is worth the cost or maybe look for another.
See below what is covered in a Pre Purchase Building Inspection on the Gold Coast or a Pre Purchase Building Inspection in Brisbane.
The Interior of the Building including:
- Walls (plasterboard, fibre cement and masonry)
- Ceilings and cornices
- Doors (jambs/architraves/hardware)
- Windows and components
- Kitchens (cabinets, sinks, taps etc.)
- Bathrooms (shower leaks, plumbing leaks, cabinets, tiles basins baths)
- Stairs and balustrades
- Hard floor coverings and floor levels (subsidence testing)
- Thermal imaging
- Moisture meter testing
The Roof Exterior including:
- Type of material used in construction and condition
- Guttering
- Downpipes
- Valleys
- Vents
- Flues
- Flashings
- Skylights
- Ridge capping and hip capping
- Solar panel condition
The Subfloor Space including:
- The floor underside condition
- Structural and non-structural framework
- Piers, Stumps, Posts, Supports
- Ventilation adequacy
- Ant capping’s installation and condition
- Rising Damp
- Dry Rot and Fungus growth
- Subfloor drainage assessment
Structural Damage brick foundation wall to a house in Runaway Bay
The exterior of the building including:
- Walls (damage, cracking diagnostics, rot, damp, salt attack)
- Lintels
- Piers
- Windows
- Doors and sills
- Exterior coatings an finishes
- Eaves, fascias and barge boards
- Weep holes and vent obstructions.
- Chimneys / Fire places
- Garage doors
- Stairs and balustrades
- Patios and pool surrounds
- Decks, balconies and balustrades
- Rising, Lateral and Falling damp
- The Roof Void/ Space including
- Roof framing type, conditions and integrity
- Tie downs
- Roof covering, underside (leaking, fretting, corrosion)
- Insulation type and installation
- Sarking installation
- Fire separate walls
- Dangerous electrical wiring
- Position of insulation in relation to electoral down lights (fire safety risk)
The Site including:
- Driveways
- Paths
- Retaining walls
- Steps
- Vehicle accommodation/ Carports
- Out Buildings, sheds etc
- Surface water run-off and drainage
Premier Building and Pest Reports are well known on the Gold Coast and Brisbane for providing comprehensive photographic and digital Building Reports in accordance and well above the Australian Standard AS4349.1 – 2007. Generally the report provides a summary of significant items such as –
- Major defects, structural issues, damp etc.
- General impression regarding the extent of minor defects. For example – significantly deteriorating exterior paint.
- Any major defect that is a serious safety hazard for example, imminent collapse of structural member, unsafe stairs, decks, balustrades, exposed electrical cables, trip hazards, fire risk.