The Pre Purchase Inspection is undertaken in accordance with Australian Standard the Inspection of Buildings.
ALL Structural defects, ALL maintenance concerns and ALL safety concerns will be addressed so that you fully understand the condition of your potential new home. Your inspector is a registered builder with over 17 years inspecting homes in Western Australia.
Why should you get a Pre-Purchase report?
Opting out of a pre purchase building inspection may seem tempting on the surface when you think you can save a few hundred dollars, but making sure the building you are purchasing is safe and requires no extensive repairs is absolutely essential. Please read all of the questions below to see if you can afford not to have a structural pre purchase inspection.
An SHS Structural Pre-Purchase Building Inspection Report will identify:
Major Defects – Defects of sufficient magnitude where immediate rectification has to be carried out in order to avoid unsafe conditions, loss of utility or further deterioration of the property. All observable major defects will be listed within the report.
Safety Hazards Defects will require immediate rectification to prevent physical harm to people or property. All observable safety hazards will be listed in the report.
Minor Defects Are common to most properties and may include minor blemishes, corrosion, cracking, weathering, general deterioration, unevenness, and physical damage to materials which are not structural in nature. It is expected that defects of this type would be rectified as part of normal ongoing property maintenance and all observable maintenance issues will be listed within the report.
Checking for structural issues
A structurally sound building is a must when you’re making a new home purchase because of immediate safety concerns and cost issues down the track.
Structural weaknesses can cause collapses that may injure a person, but there’s also the possibility that the structural issue will be nearly impossible to repair without major construction and it isd important you know of any potential struictural issues.
Getting a pre-purchase building inspection can help avoid purchasing a building with major structural issues.
Budgeting for repairs
You may or may not know that the building needs some repairs but you may not know the extent of the repairs required. Going into the sale without an inspection could mean big costs for hidden or unknown repair issues.
If you opt for a pre-purchase building inspection, you know exactly what needs to be done to bring the building up to where you’d like it to be. You will have an expert opinion regarding what needs to be done and this can be a valuable bargaining tool in your negotiations.
RCD's and Smoke Alarms
The design and installation of hard wired smoke alarms in buildings is undertaken by appropriately qualified specialists. All new homes, homes that are to be rented, sold or leased require hard wired smoke alarms to be fitted according to number and location of bedrooms, hallways, purpose of the building and size of the residence, Hard wired smoke alarms are a legislative requirement and we will advise if they have been installed..
The design and installation of Residual Current Devices is undertaken by appropriately qualified specialists. All new homes, homes that are to be rented, sold or leased require RCD’s to be fitted. The installation of RCD’s is a legislative requirement. We will advise if RCD’s are installed.
Identifying unsafe areas of a home
If you’re buying a home for your family, you want to be sure the home is safe and ready for you to live in and a pre-purchase building inspection will reveal any areas of the home that may be deemed unsafe.
