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.
Hillarys is a coastal suburb built around its boat harbour, and that marine setting defines a building and timber pest inspection here. The homes range from ordinary coastal family houses to prestige properties overlooking the water, but all of them share one reality: this close to the ocean and the harbour, salt is relentless, and the inspection reads everything exposed to it in that light.
Salt is the first and largest factor. Salt-laden air corrodes steel, so the inspection reads the fixings and lintels and the wall ties for rust, along with balustrades and any other exposed steel. It reads the roof sheeting and flashings for corrosion, and the concrete for the spalling that follows when reinforcement rusts and expands. On a marina or water-facing home the exposure is at its most severe, so window and door hardware, seals against wind-driven rain, and any marine-grade fittings are read for how they are holding up, because on the waterfront maintenance is constant.
The waterfront setting brings its own structures. Where a home sits near the harbour or on a water-edge block, the inspection reads any retaining and seawall structures for movement, corrosion and drainage, and the ground for the moisture a water-edge position holds. These are elements an inland home never has, and they carry real cost if they fail.
The prestige homes bring complexity. A high-value coastal home often carries pools and decks and extensive glazing, with basements and multiple levels, each a waterproofing junction read to AS 3740, along with the build quality behind expensive finishes. The more ordinary 1980s and 90s homes are read for their era and for how their construction has coped with the salt, with asbestos flagged in any older materials without being disturbed.
On the timber pest side, exposed coastal blocks are lower risk, but established, irrigated gardens change that, so the subfloor and perimeter are read for conducive conditions and suspect timber sounded, with movement detection where needed. Termite management follows AS 3660.
Hillarys is a marine, harbour-side suburb, and the report earns its value by reading the salt corrosion, the water-edge structures and the complexity of a coastal home together.
We run the same two-scope visit across the area, including nearby Sorrento and Kallaroo.
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Its marine setting. Hillarys is built around its boat harbour, so this close to the ocean and the harbour, salt is relentless, and we read everything exposed to it in that light, alongside the water-edge structures and the complexity of the coastal homes.
Severely. Salt corrodes steel, so we read the fixings and lintels and the wall ties for rust, along with balustrades and other exposed steel. We read the roof sheeting and flashings for corrosion, and the concrete for the spalling that follows when reinforcement rusts. On a water-facing home the exposure is at its most severe.
The water-edge structures and ground. We read any retaining and seawall structures for movement, corrosion and drainage, and the ground for the moisture a water-edge position holds, because these are elements an inland home never has and they carry real cost if they fail.
The complexity and the build quality. A high-value coastal home often carries pools and decks and extensive glazing, with basements and multiple levels, each a waterproofing junction we read to AS 3740, along with the quality behind expensive finishes.
We look for where it is active and structural, rusting lintels and wall ties, plus spalling concrete and corroded roof fixings, and separate that from the surface staining coastal homes always show, so you know what needs action and what is cosmetic.
In the older 1980s and 90s materials it can be, in eaves and sheeting. We identify and flag suspect materials without disturbing them, which matters most if you plan to renovate.
Lower on the exposed coastal blocks, but not absent, especially where established, irrigated gardens have been created. We read the subfloor and perimeter for conducive conditions and sound suspect timber. Termite management follows AS 3660.
A flat $616 including GST for both scopes together, the same in every suburb. A waterfront or prestige coastal home takes careful reading, and you have the written report, with photos, within 24 hours.
Generally yes. The marine environment is hard on steel, seals and finishes, so we note the condition of those elements and what upkeep the position demands, so you can budget for it.
Yes. A clear report separates the significant issue, structural corrosion, or a failing seawall or retaining, or a waterproofing defect, from the cosmetic, and gives you a concrete basis to renegotiate.
Buying in Hillarys? A pre-purchase building inspection — building scope only, report within 24 hours — gives you the documented record before exchange.
Pre-purchase inspection →Our office is at Suite 55, 15 Labouchere Road, South Perth WA 6151 — on the Swan River foreshore near the Perth Zoo.
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