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New Home Defects vs Wear and Tear: How to Tell Them Apart

New Home Defects vs Wear and Tear: How to Tell Them Apart

by GoInspect | Oct 13, 2026 | 12-Month Maintenance, Blog

Every new home settles in with a few marks on its walls and a door that sticks in summer. The trouble starts when a buyer has to decide whether a crack, gap or stain is ordinary wear and tear or a construction defect the builder must fix. Get it wrong and you either...
How to Choose a Building Inspector in Queensland 2026

How to Choose a Building Inspector in Queensland 2026

by GoInspect | Oct 13, 2026 | Blog, Handover Inspections

If you want to choose building inspector Queensland buyers can actually rely on, start with the licence, not the price or the sales office recommendation. Most new home buyers book a handover inspection with little checking, then discover a missed defect months after...
What to Expect at a Building Inspection: Step by Step

What to Expect at a Building Inspection: Step by Step

by GoInspect | Oct 13, 2026 | Blog, Handover Inspections

Inspection day for a new home is the moment many buyers realise they have no idea what they are actually looking at. The keys are almost in hand, the carpets are down, and the pressure to sign off is building. Knowing what to expect in a building inspection turns that...
Building Re-Inspection: Checking Reported Repairs

Building Re-Inspection: Checking Reported Repairs

by GoInspect | Oct 11, 2026 | Blog, Reports & Rectification

A building re-inspection is the visit that decides whether your defect list is actually closed out or just marked “done” in a builder’s email. Many new-home buyers in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Logan, Ipswich and Redland Bay find out the hard way that...
Townhouse Inspection Brisbane: A Buyer’s Guide

Townhouse Inspection Brisbane: A Buyer’s Guide

by GoInspect | Oct 8, 2026 | Blog, Handover Inspections

Buying a new townhouse in a Brisbane housing development is one of the largest financial commitments most people will ever make, and yet a surprising number of buyers walk into the handover meeting without an independent inspection report in hand. That is a costly...
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