Knowing as much as you can about the condition of the property before you buy will help you avoid problems and extra costs down the track. The best way of doing this is to get a pre–purchase property inspection report – commonly known as a building inspection. It will tell you about any significant building defects or problems such as rising damp, movement in the walls (cracking), safety hazards or a faulty roof to name a few. It is usually carried out before you exchange sale contracts so you can identify any problems with the property which, if left unchecked, could prove costly to repair
Ideally the pre-purchase inspection should be scheduled early in the cooling off period. You need to allow enough time for the consultant to carry out an inspection, forward the report to you and for you then to ask any questions or have other recommeded inspections carried out in order to make an informed decision.
Eddie Mullarkey Building Solutions provides a comprehensive written Pre Purchase Inspection Report in accordance to Australian standard AS4349.1. Photographs of defects observed at the time of inspection are included in the report.
You may view a sample pre-purchase building report to gain a better understanding of the extent of the report.
It depends on the size of the property, but it can be as little as one hour for a small apartment up to three or four hours for a large house.
No. All inspections carried out by Eddie Mullarkey Building Solutions are inclusive of a written report. This is usually required by your solicitor and lending authority.
Usually Eddie Mullarkey Building Solutions can carry out the inspection within two days of request. Note that this can vary greatly depending on the workload at time of ordering.
We encourage you to contact Eddie Mullarkey after you have read the report and he will happily explain anything you do not understand in the report or to answer any other questions that you may have.
No, Eddie Mullarkey Building Solutions concentrates on the real work of inspecting the building.
Yes. Eddie Mullarkey Building Solutions may charge travel expenses and fees if the property is located more than 50 km from our office at East Jindabyne.
If an inspection scheduled with Eddie Mullarkey Building Solutions is cancelled or postponed less than 24 hours prior to the appointed time we will invoice the full quoted price.
No. While we look for evidence of termites and other timber problems such as rot, cracking and splitting we have to stress that ours is not an official termite inspection.
We use reputable local pest inspectors who are adequateley insured for this work and are happy to organise the inspection on your behalf if you wish us to.
Eddie Mullarkey Building Solutions tries to make the inspection process as easy as we can for you.
We will contact the person you specify in the booking form for access to the property.
Yes. If necessary Eddie Mullarkey Building Solutions is available to carry out your inspection on weekends. No extra charge is made for this service.
On request Eddie Mullarkey Building Solutions will make another inspection to check that problems identified in the original report have been addressed.
Follow up inspections are charged at hourly rates.
Please note that a follow up is only possible if the work is still visible.
Use our online order form to order an inspection. Should you require a quote first, please give us a call or complete the Inspection Quote Form before proceeding.