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Pre-Purchase Building Inspections in Austral

For the established houses among Austral's new subdivisions, a visual inspection to AS 4349.1.

  • Assessed to AS 4349.1
  • Roof space entered where safe
  • Subfloor entered where accessible
  • Significant items called out
  • Safety hazards listed separately
  • Report inside 24 hours
  • Booked around your cooling off
  • Call once you have read it
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What is included

What is included in a Austral pre-purchase building inspection

A pre-purchase inspection is carried out to AS 4349.1, a visual inspection of readily accessible areas reporting significant items, conditions conducive to structural damage and safety hazards.

Movement in older homes

  • Step cracks in face brick
  • Crack widths sized and logged
  • Doors and windows sticking
  • Patched or repointed areas

Under the floor

  • Brick piers and timber stumps
  • Bearers, joists and packing
  • Cross ventilation openings
  • Damp or ponding soil

Roof coverings

  • Concrete and terracotta tiles
  • Ridge capping and pointing
  • Valley irons and flashings
  • Rust on sheet roofing

Inside the roof

  • Rafters, struts and purlins
  • Ceiling joists and hangers
  • Old leak stains on timber
  • Insulation cover

External walls

  • Weep holes kept open
  • Damp course above ground
  • Fibro and weatherboard condition
  • Mortar loss and efflorescence

Bathroom and laundry

  • Floor waste falls
  • Grout gaps and drummy tiles
  • Damp readings at the hob
  • Rot at vanity bases

Room by room

  • Ceiling sag and cornice gaps
  • Floors where visible
  • Window sills and frames

Sheds and add-ons

  • Granny flats and enclosed patios
  • Carports fixed to the house
  • Old farm sheds near the home

Acreage and grounds

  • Fall away from the footings
  • Sleeper and block retaining
  • Trees close to the house

Hazards noted

  • Loose balustrades
  • Low glazing in doors
  • Suspected asbestos sheeting

36 checkpoints across 10 areas on a standard Austral pre-purchase building inspection. On a site under construction we need the lot open and the builder told we are coming. Where a stage is not finished we say so in the report rather than passing it.

Sample findings

How a pre-purchase inspection works in Austral

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Why Austral owners choose us

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  • We attend the pour
  • Weep holes counted, not glanced at
  • Steel read against the drawing
  • One inspector across the build
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FAQ

Pre-Purchase Building Inspections in Austral: common questions

Do you still do pre-purchase inspections in Austral?

Yes, and regularly across the surrounding south west.

Which items are excluded from a pre-purchase inspection?

Electrical is not energised or tested, plumbing is not pressure tested, appliances are not run, nothing is opened destructively and no engineering is certified. Timber pests sit under AS 4349.3 as a separate inspection.

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