Don’t sign until you inspect and protect your Melbourne property purchase. Secure your dream home with confidence by arranging a pre purchase building inspection before you enter the contract of sale. In Victoria most standard contracts include a building and pest clause but it only lets you walk away if the inspection report uncovers a major structural defect such as a serious load bearing issue or an active termite infestation. Issues such as mould damage to floor boards or historical termite damage that has been treated will not give you grounds to terminate the contract. By commissioning your inspection before you make an offer you avoid contract traps, gain negotiating power to request repairs or adjust your offer and enjoy complete peace of mind knowing exactly what you are buying from subfloor moisture levels to roof timbers. Book your comprehensive building and pest inspection today and step into your new home with total confidence.
Altez Building Inspections have extensive experience and specialise in this field where we have helped thousands of homebuyers secure their property purchases. Our inspection reports are detailed and comprehensive and our clients return to us again and again, referring friends and family because of our professional service, clear advice and honest recommendations.
Pre purchase building and pest inspection and building and pest inspection are interchangeable terms referring to the same combined service performed in accordance with Australian Standard AS 4349.1 (Inspection of buildings Part 1: Pre-purchase inspections—Residential buildings) and AS 4349.3 (Inspection of buildings Part 3: Timber pest inspections). The only difference is timing and purpose. A pre purchase inspection is commissioned by homebuyers before they enter or exchange the contract of sale, whereas a building and pest inspection is typically arranged by current homeowners seeking to understand maintenance or insurance needs.
Both inspections share an identical scope and the same standard disclaimers. They comprise a visual assessment of all accessible structural elements like roof framing, load-bearing walls, floors, subfloor moisture conditions, water damage and cracks—and a timber pest component that identifies any active infestation by termites or other wood-destroying organisms, or termite damages at the property.
Neither AS 4349.1 nor AS 4349.3 requires thermal imaging or precise floor levelling. These techniques sit outside the core standard requirements but are offered by Altez Building Inspections as value added services to give you deeper insight into hidden moisture issues and level variations, helping you make an even more informed decision.
