Pre-Purchase Building Inspections Perth & WA

Have peace of mind and identify major defects or issues that could impact your new property’s value and liveability.

Overview

Perth building inspections can identify anything from structural issues to water ingress to the working order of fittings depending on the package selected. They are an essential part of any new homeowner’s due diligence.

All our Pre-Purchase Building Inspection Reports are written in plain English and follow an easy-to-understand format. Reports are sent the same day of inspection and are followed up with a phone call from your friendly, helpful inspector. They will run you through the essential items reviewed and highlight any major defects or safety concerns.

All our Pre-Purchase Building Inspections satisfy the requirements of the Australian Standards 4349.0, AS 4349.1 AS 4349.3 or AS 3660.2.

Plans and Pricing

Also Available:

Termite, Timber and Pest

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Electrical Plumbing and Gas

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Swimming Pool

Structural -

$350

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Structural Components
Exterior
Interior
Electrical
Plumbing
Structural Components
Exterior
Interior
Electrical
Plumbing
Structural Components
Exterior
Interior
Electrical
Plumbing

Included:

Electrical Plumbing and Gas

Also Available:

Termite, Timber and Pest

|

Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool - $150

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  • Apartment Inspection

  • Electrical, Plumbing and Gas

  • Termite and Timber Pest

Structural

$350.00

Complies with Australian Standard 4349.1 Residential Pre-Purchase Building Inspections and satisfies the REIWA Major Structural Defects annexure. Identifies major defects to the structural elements of the home such as footings, floor, load-bearing walls, roof/ceiling frame and retaining walls associated with the main residential building.

Excludes non-structural building elements such as roof exterior, internal cabinets, doors & windows and tiling, etc. Major structural defects for the seller to action are highlighted on the summary page of the report, depending on your specific sale contract. The number and location of RCD’s and smoke alarms are also recorded in the report.

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  • Footings & floor(s)
  • Walls (external & internal)
  • Piers & columns
  • Lintels
  • Sub-floor frame & supports
  • Roof frame
  • Ceiling frame
  • Retaining wall associated with main residence
  • Photos of items requiring attention
  • Same day reporting
  • Full over the phone inspector debrief

Structural Components

  • Footings & floors
  • Wall structure
  • Piers & columns
  • Lintels
  • Sub-floor
  • Roof frame & ceiling frame structures

Exterior

  • Main structure retaining walls
  • All accessible retaining walls
  • Balconies & balustrading
  • Roof exterior
  • Eaves, flashings, gutters & downpipes
  • Roof penetrations
  • Stormwater drainage
  • Patios, pergolas & sheds
  • Driveways, paths, steps & decking
  • Fencing & gates

Interior

  • Timber floorboards (Structural)
  • Windows, doors & frames
  • Kitchen – benchtops, cupboards, tiles & splash backs
  • Bathrooms & ensuites – tiles, baths, vanity, ventilation, shower screens & mirrors
  • Laundry – cabinets, tiles & ventilation
  • Insulation & sarking
  • Stairs

Electrical

  • Smoke alarms (number & location)
  • Residual current devices (rcd’s) (number & location)
  • Fixed appliances – oven, hotplate, rangehood, dishwasher
  • Power points, lights & switches
  • Exhaust, ceiling fans & 3 in 1 fan light heater
  • Air conditioners
  • Alarm system, intercom system & hardwired doorbells
  • Garage door & auto gates
  • Ducted vacuum system

Plumbing

  • Toilets, taps, tubs, sinks, basins, internal spa bath
  • Check all drains are free flowing
  • Gas bayonet points
  • Built in gas heater (fireplace type)
  • Hot water system
  • External taps
  • Built in BBQ

Moisture Testing

  • Moisture testing for leaking showers

Reporting

  • Photos of areas inspected
  • Photos and required action for defects and issues
  • Same Day reporting
  • Full Inspector Debrief
  • Termite and Timber Pest

  • Electrical, Plumbing and Gas

  • Swimming Pool Inspection

Structural Plus

$450.00

Our Structural Plus inspection is our most popular and provides a broader scope. It includes everything from the structural inspection as well as non-structural elements like roof cover and moisture testing.

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  • Everything from Structural Inspection
  • Stormwater drainage
  • Moisture testing of the walls adjacent to the showers
  • Roof cover & all roof penetrations including gutter, downpipes & flashings
  • Photos of areas inspected
  • Photos and required action for defects and issues
  • Same day reporting
  • Full inspector debrief

Structural Components

  • Footings & floors
  • Wall structure
  • Piers & columns
  • Lintels
  • Sub-floor
  • Roof frame & ceiling frame structures

Exterior

  • Main structure retaining walls
  • All accessible retaining walls
  • Balconies & balustrading
  • Roof exterior
  • Eaves, flashings, gutters & downpipes
  • Roof penetrations
  • Stormwater drainage
  • Patios, pergolas & sheds
  • Driveways, paths, steps & decking
  • Fencing & gates

Interior

  • Timber floorboards (Structural)
  • Windows, doors & frames
  • Kitchen – benchtops, cupboards, tiles & splash backs
  • Bathrooms & ensuites – tiles, baths, vanity, ventilation, shower screens & mirrors
  • Laundry – cabinets, tiles & ventilation
  • Insulation & sarking
  • Stairs

Electrical

  • Smoke alarms (number & location)
  • Residual current devices (rcd’s) (number & location)
  • Fixed appliances – oven, hotplate, rangehood, dishwasher
  • Power points, lights & switches
  • Exhaust, ceiling fans & 3 in 1 fan light heater
  • Air conditioners
  • Alarm system, intercom system & hardwired doorbells
  • Garage door & auto gates
  • Ducted vacuum system

Plumbing

  • Toilets, taps, tubs, sinks, basins, internal spa bath
  • Check all drains are free flowing
  • Gas bayonet points
  • Built in gas heater (fireplace type)
  • Hot water system
  • External taps
  • Built in BBQ

Moisture Testing

  • Moisture testing for leaking showers

Reporting

  • Photos of areas inspected
  • Photos and required action for defects and issues
  • Same Day reporting
  • Full Inspector Debrief
  • Electrical, Plumbing and Gas

  • Swimming Pool Inspection

  • Termite and Timber Pest

Structural Premium

$950.00

Our premium inspection is our most comprehensive and includes two reports: An extensive pre-purchase inspection and an electrical, plumbing and gas inspection.

The first inspection includes everything from our Structural Plus Inspection and an extensive list of non-structural building elements such as internal cabinets, doors & windows, tiling, all retaining walls, paths, fences, and any other structures on the site.

The second report complies with Australian Standard 4349.0 Inspection of Buildings and satisfies the requirement of the REIWA Gas and Electrical or “Good Working Order” annexure.

Major defects to electrical, plumbing and gas fixtures and fittings, are recorded in this report. This is not a compliance inspection. A compliance inspection of technical aspects is not included and needs to be conducted by a licensed electrician, plumber and gas fitter.

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  • Everything from Structural Plus Inspection
  • All accessible retaining walls
  • Patios, pergolas & sheds
  • Driveways, paths, steps & decking
  • Fencing & gates
  • Windows, doors & frames
  • Kitchen – benchtops, cupboards, tiles & splash backs
  • Bathrooms & ensuites – tiles, baths, vanity, ventilation, shower screens & mirrors
  • Laundry – cabinets, tiles & ventilation
  • Insulation & sarking
  • Stairs
  • Fixed appliances – oven, hotplate, rangehood, dishwasher
  • Power points, lights & switches
  • Exhaust, ceiling fans & 3 in 1 fan light heater
  • Air conditioners
  • Alarm system, intercom system & hardwired doorbells
  • Garage door & auto gates
  • Ducted vacuum system
  • Toilets, taps, tubs, sinks, basins, internal spa bath
  • Check all drains are free flowing
  • Gas bayonet points
  • Built in gas heater (fireplace type)
  • Hot water system
  • External taps
  • Built in BBQ
  • Photos of items requiring attention
  • Same day reporting
  • Full over the phone inspector debrief

Structural Components

  • Footings & floors
  • Wall structure
  • Piers & columns
  • Lintels
  • Sub-floor
  • Roof frame & ceiling frame structures

Exterior

  • Main structure retaining walls
  • All accessible retaining walls
  • Balconies & balustrading
  • Roof exterior
  • Eaves, flashings, gutters & downpipes
  • Roof penetrations
  • Stormwater drainage
  • Patios, pergolas & sheds
  • Driveways, paths, steps & decking
  • Fencing & gates

Interior

  • Timber floorboards (Structural)
  • Windows, doors & frames
  • Kitchen – benchtops, cupboards, tiles & splash backs
  • Bathrooms & ensuites – tiles, baths, vanity, ventilation, shower screens & mirrors
  • Laundry – cabinets, tiles & ventilation
  • Insulation & sarking
  • Stairs

Electrical

  • Smoke alarms (number & location)
  • Residual current devices (rcd’s) (number & location)
  • Fixed appliances – oven, hotplate, rangehood, dishwasher
  • Power points, lights & switches
  • Exhaust, ceiling fans & 3 in 1 fan light heater
  • Air conditioners
  • Alarm system, intercom system & hardwired doorbells
  • Garage door & auto gates
  • Ducted vacuum system

Plumbing

  • Toilets, taps, tubs, sinks, basins, internal spa bath
  • Check all drains are free flowing
  • Gas bayonet points
  • Built in gas heater (fireplace type)
  • Hot water system
  • External taps
  • Built in BBQ

Moisture Testing

  • Moisture testing for leaking showers

Reporting

  • Photos of areas inspected
  • Photos and required action for defects and issues
  • Same Day reporting
  • Full Inspector Debrief

Termite and timber pest inspections can be done as part of your pre-purchase due diligence or as an annual health check service for your new home.

The chance of a termite infestation in Australia is high with hundreds of species, and at least 20 of them capable of eating through solid wood. This can cause serious damage which can results in expensive risks to the structural integrity of your home.

Our inspectors are all qualified timber pest inspectors who will inspect every room for termite activity (if there is safe access). This includes the property boundary or, up to 30 metres from the main building for larger properties.

The report will detail:

  • Any areas of termite, borer, and wood decay activity.
  • Areas of termite, borer, and wood decay damage.
  • Conditions conducive to a termite attack.
  • Construction issues that may facilitate termite entry.

The electrical, plumbing and gas report records electrical, plumbing and gas fittings and fixture operation on the day of inspection. In an average house there can be over 100 electrical, plumbing and gas items to check.

This inspection can be completed early with your Structural or Structural Plus inspection or later as the Pre-Settlement inspection.

There are advantages to either option. Items picked up early allow the seller time to fix issues or source materials. While inspecting at settlement gives you real time results. If completed early, there is always the possibility items can break before settlement.

Most clients prefer us to complete this report early and complete the pre settlement themselves, using our report as a guide.

This report complies with Australian Standard 4349.0. This is not a compliance inspection. A compliance inspection of technical aspects is not included and needs to be conducted by a licensed electrician, plumber and gas fitter.

Our swimming pool and safety barrier inspection will highlight issues at the time of inspection about the pumps and filtration system, pool heating, shell and finishes of the pool itself and the safety barrier.

Any non-compliance of the safety barrier will also be noted on the report.

The report satisfies the REIWA Gas and Electrical Annexure and is recommended for those properties with a pool.

This service is available to our Metro Perth clients only. Enter your post code to check if you’re within our service area.

A complete and comprehensive inspection designed specifically for new and existing Apartments.

This inspection has been tailored to the needs of an apartment buyer. It covers relevant structural and non-structural elements and includes all “unit entitlement” areas such as parking bay(s) and storerooms. 

We also record plumbing, gas and electrical fittings and fixture operation on the day of inspection. 

This report exceeds the requirements of Australian Standard AS 4349.1 and the REIWA Structural Building Condition Annexure.

This inspection is generally completed 5 to 7 days prior to settlement. It is a chance for you to check everything is in the same condition as it was when you first placed your offer, and everything is working as it should. 

The report records plumbing, gas and electrical fittings and fixture operation on the day of inspection. In an average house there can be over 100 electrical, plumbing and gas items to check.

It is very similar to our Electrical Plumbing and Gas Inspection so most clients choose one or the other. There are advantages to either option. Items picked up early allow the seller time to fix issues or source materials. While inspecting at settlement gives you real time results. If completed early, there is always the possibility items can break before settlement.

This report complies with Australian Standard 4349.0. This is not a compliance inspection. A compliance inspection of technical aspects is not included and needs to be conducted by a licensed electrician, plumber and gas fitter.

Team

The A-Team in building inspections across Perth and the South West.

Jarrad Hutcheson

Building Inspector South West

Registered Builder BP104610, Qualified Timber Pest & Termite Inspector

Michelle Caban-Robinson

Marketing Lead

Dean Mullumby

Building Inspector

Registered Builder BP12017, Qualified Timber Pest & Termite Inspector

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Pre-purchase inspections

Identify major defects or issues that could impact your new property’s value and liveability.

Construction Progress Inspections

Identify major defects early before your build moves to the next stage.

Strata Inspections

Providing a clear understanding of building maintenance requirements.

Owner Builder Inspections

Offering a second set of qualified eyes to assess the work of your trades.

Termite & Timber Pest Inspections

Qualified timber pest inspectors who will inspect every room for termite activity.

Building Disputes

Our team is here to help you with your building and construction dispute.

Defect Inspections

Determine any faults or defects in a building with a qualified building inspector.

Hi there, 

We see you have added an Electrical, Plumbing and Gas inspection (EPG) with a Pre-Settlement inspection. 

Please note these are very similar inspections, just performed at different times. The EPG occurs during your pre-purchase inspection, while the Pre-Settlement occurs 5-7 days before settlement. 

If you require both please proceed to check out. Alternatively, remove one and continue.

If you would like further information, please call our office before proceeding to check out on (08) 6184 5624