Pre-Purchase Building Inspections

The inspection includes appraisal by an inspector competent to assess the condition of residential buildings. It involves a subjective assessment so different inspectors or even the same inspector on a different occasion may reach different conclusions.

The inspection comprises a visual assessment of the property to identify major defects and to form an opinion regarding the general condition of the property at the time of inspection.

Colin Hamilton, Owner, Top Notch Building Inspection showing client thermal image

The following areas shall be inspected where applicable:

The interior of the building: ceilings; walls; floors; windows; doors & frames; kitchen; bathroom; WC; ensuite; laundry; bedrooms, lounge, dampness problems.

The exterior of the building: walls (including lintels, cladding’s, doors & windows); timber or steel frames & structures; chimneys; stairs; balconies, verandas, patios, decks, suspended concrete floors, balustrades
The roof exterior: roof (including tiles, slates, roof sheeting, gables, flashings); skylights, vents, flues; valleys; guttering; down-pipes; eaves, fascias and barges.

The roof space: roof covering; roof framing; sarking; party walls; insulation.

The sub-floor space: timber floor (including supports, floor, ventilation, drainage, damp); suspended concrete floors.

The property (within 30m of the house and within the boundaries of the site): car accommodation, detached laundry, ablution facilities and garden sheds; retaining walls (where supporting other structures and landscaping retaining walls > 700mm high); paths & driveways; steps; fencing (general & swimming pool) ; surface water (drainage effectiveness).

Areas not inspected are noted in the report along with a description of why the area was not able to be reported upon.