Building & Pest Inspection Gold Coast & Tweed Coast

It’s recommended that you have a pest pre-purchase inspection carried out prior to making a formal offer (or, if the property is going for auction, before the scheduled date) or during the cooling off period provided after you exchange contracts.  In Queensland, buyers are given a five business day cooling off period and a nominal fee for cancelling the contract.  If you are planning to have a pest inspection carried out during this time, it’s best to plan ahead and book one in sooner rather than later.

building inspections

Unless you’re a fully qualified builder, it’s likely you will miss any hidden defects with the structural integrity of the building. The vendor is obligated by law to disclose certain problems with the property to the agent and to potential buyers, however this should not be relied on solely as it only relates to issues that the vendor is aware of at the time.
All buildings must adhere to the Building Code of Australia and relevant Australian Standards, and an independent pre-purchase building inspection will review a wide range of accessible structural and operational elements of the property, including:

• All interior rooms
• The roof void and the exterior, including roof plumbing
• Crawl spaces and basement areas
• Space under floors
• Outside areas, including fencing, steps, balconies, verandahs and decking, driveways and walls
• Other buildings or structures on the property such as sheds, garages and outdoor toilets
• The inspector will be looking for any building code violations, damp, wood rot and mould

  issues (which can often be hidden with a new application of paint), drainage problems, safety and fire hazards, structural weaknesses, cracks and other defects.

pest inspections

Pre-purchase pest inspections can make the difference between you buying a property that’s well looked after, with appropriate pest prevention measures in place, or one that’s riddled with creepy crawlies, and is suffering from major pest damage.  Pests such as termites can be almost impossible to detect without specialist equipment and years of experience, so if you think you’ll be able to tell if a building has pests from just a cursory examination, think again.

The pest inspector will look at:

• The roof of the building, gutters and downpipes, skylights, vents, roof trusses
• The internal rooms, including flooring, walls, ceilings, built in wardrobes, window and door architraves, cabinetry and skirting boards
• All wet areas such as the bathroom and laundry
• Underneath the building, including crawl spaces, under floors, cellars or storage areas, stored timber, under decking or verandahs
• The exterior of the building, including landscaping, retaining walls and fencing, the soil, trees and tree stumps, garages, workshops and other out buildings

Pest Ex’s pest inspection reports

Once we have completed our pre-purchase inspection, we can provide you with a summary of our findings, either in person or over the phone.  We will then send you our written reports, no later than 24 hours after the inspections.  Our reports are highly recommended by property and banking experts, as we ensure our findings and recommendations are written in plain English, with no complex industry terminology or verbiage.

choose the professionals for your pest inspections

We are the number one choice for pest inspections on the Tweed Coast & Gold Coast, and our reputation in the market for high quality workmanship and dependability is second to none.

Our inspections are conducted by qualified and highly trained professionals, and we can usually offer same day service, depending on the location of the property.  We work with residential, commercial and industrial property owners, so no building is too small or too large for us.  It’s also important to remember that we’re impartial – our findings will be completely independent and therefore more reliable than those provided by the vendor or the agent.  So contact us to make an appointment for our building and pest inspection today.

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