First Home Buyer House Inspection Guide

First home buyers often say “I’ve never done this before.” Buying your first home, no matter how old you are…

Subfloor Ventilation – Improve the heatlth of your home.

The new govt Healthy Homes standards cover improvements to heating, insulation, and ventilation, and addressing issues with moisture ingress and drainage and…

Blocked Guttering- One of the most Common Pre-Purchase Defects

Blocked gutters are one of the main defects found during a pre purchase inspection and is also one of the…

Safety Reversal Check For Automatic Garage Door

In most houses, the largest moving object is a garage door. Newer garage doors are often operated remotely through radio…

Home Buyer Beware: Dux Quest Plumbing

What Is Dux Quest? Dux Quest or Dux Qest was one of the first black plastic pipe plumbing systems introduced…

Due Diligence for Home Buyers

Literal meaning of Due diligence is doing a comprehensive appraisal of any buying task undertaken by a prospective buyer, especially…

What’s the most common Building Inspections significant defect?

Over the past two years, the most common Significant defect found, is the damp shower. Modern showers are aesthetically pleasing…

Jim’s Building Inspections Jungle tips “Before You List”

Do you want to prevent unwanted delays on your home being sold or worse case, the sale being derailed? It…

For a better peace of mind – Get a Building Inspection

Back in the day, a builder mate could give the home of your dreams a once over and their word…

Turn your building inspection report into the ultimate negotiating tool

Rising damp and asbestos issues. Two issues that would normally send shivers down your spine and see potential buyers running…