BUILDING AND PEST INSPECTIONS
Before you buy, make sure you find the best building and pest inspectors.
When you’re buying a property, perhaps the most important step is getting a good building and pest inspection team. Australians who fail to do this regularly incur costs upward of $10,00 and often ranging to $100,000. That’s why you should find yourself the best building and pest inspectors. Our listings are a resource for you to find the building and pest inspection team you need.
Building Inspections
These days just about everyone will get a building inspection done. Your building inspector will tell you whether the fundamentals of your building are good. They will also note down the smaller things that may or may not impact on your purchase, including possible future issues. A good inspector will also give you a ballpark figure for figure on the cost of remdiation. If you can find a building inspector with experience in the building industry then you’re well down the road toward getting an authoritative and expert report.
Pest Inspections
If you live in the northern states of Australia then you’d be crazy to skip the pest inspection. Where termites exist the possibility for extensive hidden damage exists. Pest inspections are less common in the southern states where the threat of termites is less. Wood borer and other pests can still cause considerable damage but your chances of coming up against a $50,000 repair bill is lower. What has been a matter of concern these last few years is people from southern states buying properties in northern states site unseen. The Gold Coast market, for example, has been very popular with buyers from Sydney and Melbourne. Their experience of buying homes often doesn’t include pest inspections, which can be a costly oversight when buying property on the Gold Coast.