Don’t let excitement of buying a new property cloud your judgement … In the excitement of looking for your new house, it is easy to overlook important details. Your priority when buying a home might be its size or other elements that cater to your wants and needs. More often, we judge a house by […]
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Should you skip getting a pre-purchase building inspection to save money? The truth is, skipping a pre-purchase building inspection can be more expensive in the long term. Many property buyers can tell you cautionary tales about the dangers of opting out of a pre-purchase inspection to save money. Sadly, they all ended up spending more
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An alarming number of property buyers are skipping a Building and Pest Inspection just to save a few dollars No property is perfect When you are in the market to own, rent or invest in a property, you can expect problems to arise now and then because no property is perfect. Whatever problems you may
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Buyer beware! If you want to sell your home you may be keen to do it quickly so you can get on with the next phase of your life. You may even be anxious to move on to your next home, pending the sale of your current property. If you are a buyer, howveer, I
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What is the purpose of a pre purchase building inspection? The purpose of a pre purchase building inspection is to provide you with advice about the condition of the house at the time of the inspection. A building inspection looks for any evidence of structural damage and any conditions that may cause structural damage in the
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How experienced is your building inspector? Hiring the wrong building or home inspector to do your pre-purchase building and pest inspection and report can be a very costly mistake, so you want to ask the right questions up front! Only a full time inspector with years of experience can develop the eye for detail needed for identifying
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What is mould? Mould is a type of fungus. Many different types of mould are found in homes and other buildings. They spread by releasing millions of tiny spores into the airand can have serious health effects. Mould needs moisture to grow Moulds need moisture to grow and are usually found in damp, poorly ventilated areas of homes, such as
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What is a thermal imaging camera? A Thermal Imaging Camera is a device that uses infrared radiation to detect tiny differences of temperature, allowing a building inspector to see areas of heat through heat-permeable barriers like smoke and darkness. Unlike a regular camera that forms images through visible light, an infrared camera forms images through
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Never, ever buy a house without a Building and Pest Inspection! Buying a property without a Building and Pest inspection is playing Russian Roulette with your purchase and is completely unnecessary. Having a mate or family member stick their head under the floor and take a quick poke around is not going to guarantee you
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Why rising damp in any building is serious Rising damp is common in Australian homes and may cause these problems: brickwork fretting (wear) timber rot mould rust in reo (concrete cancer) render popping paint bubbling and more … All of those problems are expensive to fix in terms of your time, stress and finances.
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