Why You Need Pre Auction Building Inspection Services
The purpose of a building inspection is to identify deficiencies in new building work and in existing buildings. As a business offering pre auction building inspection services, it is our job to identify these deficiencies and establish with you the overall condition and provide you a clearly written report. We will also include an overall summary on the building’s quality of workmanship and building standard.
Building inspections are especially important for prospective home buyers and for those who are having a building constructed, as you would want to know the quality of the building structure and finishes for which you will be committing yourself. We operate as a fully independent building inspection firm with very experienced building inspectors, with over 40 years of experience within the building and construction industry, so that you can be assured to be in safe hands.
Building Inspection Before Auction: Our Trusted Team
BPIM’s building inspection before auction trusted team players are members of the “Queensland Master Builders Association”, “Institute of Building Consultants” and “Timber Queensland”, and are fully licensed with the “Queensland Building Construction Commission – QBCC”, as “Licensed Builder”, “Licensed Building Inspector”, “Licensed Pest Control and Termite Management Technicians”, giving you the best choice and access to fully Independent, Qualified and Licensed Building and Pest Inspectors.
What Happens at an Auction Building Inspection
During our auction building inspection, a variety of tools or equipment to further investigate deficiencies may be utilised, including: testing for moisture, gauge meters, probing, pressure, acoustic tapping, measurement, levels, thermal imaging, Termatrac Radar Scanner, etc. All of our building inspections comply with Australian Standard AS 4349. 1-2007.
Doing a building inspection before auction is our commitment to your success. It is our opinion that a commitment to purchase an existing building should be conditional upon a qualified inspection, which is satisfactory to you. A similar commitment is recommended for new construction where it is our opinion to have all stages inspected by a qualified inspector. Recommended stage inspections, include – Footing Inspection (prior to pouring concrete), Slab Inspection (prior to pouring concrete), Frame Inspection (at frame completion stage), and Handover Inspection (at completion stage, prior to handover by builder).
The following areas are inspected as standard:
- The property within the boundary up to 30.0m from the main building
- The roof exterior
- The exterior of the building
- The sub-floor space
- The interior of the building
- The roof space
The purpose of a timber pest inspection is to provide a visual examination of all accessible areas of the property to advise a prospective purchaser or other interested party, as per Australian Standard AS 4349.3-1998. The examination focuses for the following:
- Evidence of the presence of timber pests identifying common name, genus, location of activity or damage, and a general description of the severity of the damage, for as far as practicable and accessible
- Evidence of inactive timber pests
- Evidence of existing treatment for timber pests
- Conditions which may be conducive to timber pests
- Visual evidence of damaged caused by timber pests
- Evidence of subterranean termite nests found within the property boundaries up to a maximum distance of 50 m from the main building
Key Benefits of Pre Auction Building Inspection Services
What Our Clients Say About Us
Hi Nick, we received the detailed building and pest inspection report. I am very pleased with the report. Thank you once again for conducting the inspection and providing us the detailed report on the same day. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend your service to anyone.
Nick was extremely thorough and professional throughout the entire inspection. He identified issues I would never have noticed and the same-day report gave us complete confidence going into the purchase. Highly recommended!
Fantastic service from start to finish. Nick was punctual, detailed and explained everything clearly. The report was comprehensive with great photos. We used this service before our auction and it gave us real peace of mind. Will definitely use again.