When purchasing a property there are so many important decisions to be made which can be stressful enough. Let DTS Building Consultants at least put your mind at ease in one of these areas. As a homeowner you need to be fully informed about the state of the property prior to signing the contract. Independent and objective advice from an experience and licensed Building Inspector will give you the confidence to make an informed decision.
Real Estate agents and vendors may be required to disclose certain items to any potential buyer. But do not possess the skills, experience or qualifications necessary to identify major defects or safety issues with the property to the potential buyer. In some instances, the vendors may have even tried to conceal the defects themselves. In the short term this may look fine but in weeks, months and years to come they will deteriorate again bringing to the surface what may be more heartache, disappoint and financial strain.
DON’T let this happen to you!
By engaging a DTS Building Consultants prior to your purchase, you will be able to make a fully informed decision about the purchase of the property.
The Inspection is purely subjective. We base our reports and findings on a visual assessment of the property to identify any major defects or safety issues and form an opinion of the general condition of the property at the time of the inspection. We also use some of the latest’s noninvasive technology such as moisture meters and thermal imaging to assist us during the inspection, all at no additional charge to you.
Limitations of the inspection
Here, at DTS Building Consultants we believe that we are the best at what we do; this has come from many years of experience and hard work. However this has not provided us with any psychic ability or sixth sense so there will always be limitations on what we can report on. The inspection and report will comply with the requirements of AS4349.1 and we feel that you should be aware of the following:
- An inspection can only take place in areas that are readily accessible. Any areas where reasonable entry is unsafe or denied will be excluded from the report.
- We are unable to touch or move other people’s belongings or go into areas without consent, and as much as we love pets even they can get in the way of us providing the most detailed report.
- The inspection will only cover areas, which can be easily and safely reached from a 3.6 metre ladder.
When we get into roof space things get really tight we need a minimum accessible area of 600mm high or wide. If we can’t reach it we can only report on areas within the inspector’s unobstructed line of sight and within arm’s length. The same goes for sub floor areas and crawl spaces if we can’t safely fit we can’t report on it. No matter how much work we do with our yoga instructor we cannot fit a round plug into a square hole.
We know it is obvious but also be aware that obstructions are defined as any condition or physical limitation which inhibits or prevents inspection and may include but not limited to; fixed ceilings, wall linings, floor coverings, fixtures, fittings, blinds/curtains, furniture, clothes, stored goods/materials, thermal insulation, sarking, pipe/duct work, builders debris, vegetation pavements, earth etc.
DTS Building Consultants Inspectors DO NOT have control over the space time continuum, so are unable to travel back in time.
This means that the building shall be compared with a building that was constructed in accordance with the generally accepted practice at the time of construction and which has been maintained such that there has been no significant loss of strength and serviceability.
Building Standards are changing all the time it would be unfair to expect a 50 year old property to be built to current requirements. So therefore we try and report like for like. However if there is any safety concerns we will still note these.