Both scopes in one visit — building to AS 4349.1, timber pest to AS 4349.3. The fuller check, by a registered building contractor. Report within 24 hours.
Currambine is a 1990s estate now around thirty years old, and its homes tend to come to market well-presented, freshly painted, styled and tidied for sale. That presentation is exactly what a building and timber pest inspection here is built to see past, because a home that looks immaculate on inspection day is not the same as a home that is sound, and telling the two apart is the whole point of the report.
Reading past the presentation is the defining task. Fresh paint hides as much as it shows: a recently repainted ceiling or cornice can be covering the stain of a past or ongoing roof or plumbing leak, so the inspection reads the roof space above any suspiciously fresh patch. New flooring can sit over an unaddressed damp or subfloor problem, filled and painted cracks can conceal movement that is still active, and a quickly restyled bathroom can look the part while the waterproofing behind the new tiles was never touched. So the inspection reads the actual condition, in the roof space, at the slab edge, behind the presentation, rather than taking a tidy finish at face value.
The construction is read for its era. Currambine's 1990s homes are a timber frame behind a single brick skin on a concrete slab, read through the roof space for movement and moisture, at the wall ties and weep holes, at the slab edge for rising damp, and at the roof plumbing. Asbestos is largely absent in stock of this era but flagged in anything older or in an addition.
Any renovation done for sale is read for whether it was done properly, especially wet-area waterproofing to AS 3740, and whether it was approved.
On the timber pest side, the established gardens carry the usual subterranean termite risk, and a fresh finish can conceal past activity, so the subfloor, perimeter and any patched areas are read for mud tubes and conducive conditions, and accessible timber sounded, with movement detection where a gallery is suspected. Termite management follows AS 3660.
Currambine is a suburb of well-presented thirty-year-old homes, and the report earns its value by reading the condition beneath the presentation, because on inspection day the tidiest home is not always the soundest.
We run the same two-scope visit across the area, including nearby Kinross and Iluka.
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Its homes present well. Currambine is a 1990s estate now around thirty years old, and homes here come to market freshly painted and styled for sale, so the inspection is built to see past that presentation to the actual condition, which is the whole point of the report.
It can. A recently repainted ceiling or cornice can be covering the stain of a past or ongoing leak, so we read the roof space above any suspiciously fresh patch. Fresh paint hides as much as it shows, so we do not take a tidy finish at face value.
We read what they might be covering. New flooring can sit over an unaddressed damp or subfloor problem, and a quickly restyled bathroom can look the part while the waterproofing behind the new tiles was never touched, so we read the condition behind the finish.
We read the pattern and the structure, not just the surface. Filled and painted cracks can conceal movement that is still active, so we read the slab, frame and the crack locations for whether the movement behind a patched line has actually stopped.
For its era: a timber frame behind a single brick skin on a slab, read through the roof space for movement and moisture, at the wall ties and weep holes, at the slab edge for rising damp, and at the roof plumbing.
Largely absent in stock of this era, but we flag it in anything older or in an addition. We identify and flag any suspect materials without disturbing them where present.
It can be, so we read it. Work done quickly for sale is read for whether it was done properly, especially wet-area waterproofing to AS 3740, and whether it was approved, because unapproved or non-compliant work passes to you at settlement.
Yes, and a fresh finish can conceal past activity, so we read the subfloor, perimeter and any patched areas for mud tubes and conducive conditions and sound accessible timber, with movement detection where needed. Termite management follows AS 3660.
A flat $616 including GST for both scopes together, the same in every suburb. A well-presented home takes careful reading beneath the finish, and you have the written report, with photos, within 24 hours.
Yes. A clear report separates the significant issue, a concealed leak, active movement or skipped waterproofing, from the cosmetic, and gives you a concrete basis to renegotiate.
Buying in Currambine? A pre-purchase building inspection — building scope only, report within 24 hours — gives you the documented record before exchange.
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