Pre-Purchase Building Inspection
Hills Building Consultants’ inspections are carried out in accordance with Australian Standards 4349.1 and 4349.3 by our Director Simon Vito and our reports are designed to be clear and easily understood with a simple rating system so our clients have a clear understanding to the buildings condition.
All reports take into consideration the items relevant to a typical real estate contract to guide out clients as to what items would normal be addressed by a seller and what items in the report are for the buyer’s advise post settlement.
Below are the services we provide.
Standard Inspection $350
Combine with Timber Pest Inspection $550
The standard inspection covers the requirement of AS 4349.1 with particular attention to the inspected relevant to a typical real estate contract such as structural defects. It includes reporting maintenance items and safety items and covers of all aspects of the building namely:
- Floor structure (concrete or framed)
- Walls (brick or framed)
- Roof (including roof framing inside of roof space)
- Balconies and decks
- Sub floor areas where appliable.
- Pool barriers (where present)
- Presence of RCDs and smoke alarms
Comprehensive inspection – $450
Combine with Timber Pest Inspection $650.
The comprehensive inspection is as per the standard inspection but also includes items that would normally be covered in the final inspection such as the function of electrical and plumbing fixtures, outlets and appliances such as air conditioning hot water and the like to the extent of using normal user controls. It is most useful for buyers that will not be able to attend a final inspection in person or are not confident to perform a final inspection themselves and covers of all aspects of the building namely:
- Floor structure (concrete or framed)
- Walls (brick or framed)
- Roof (including roof framing inside of roof space)
- Balconies and decks
- Sub floor areas where appliable.
- Pool barriers (where present)
- Presence of RCDs and smoke alarms
Timber pest inspection (termite) $225
Hills Building Consultants’ inspections covers the requirements of AS 4349.3 in terms of termite damage, termite activity and conducive conditions for termite attack along with other forms of timber pest such a decay, and borers.