Building Inspection Guides — Page 3
Practical guides to new home inspections, building defects and clear reports for homeowners, builders and developers in South East Queensland.
New Home Inspection Coolangatta: Southern Gold Coast Guide
Buying a new home between Coolangatta and Tugun looks straightforward on paper: a fresh build, a builder warranty, and a handover date on the calendar. In practice, salt-laden coastal air, tight infill blocks and a paperwork trail that can cross a state border mean...
Review update: New Home Inspection for Seniors: Accessibility Checks
Downsizing into a new home? Check the everyday fittings as carefully as the finishes. Doors that latch properly, drawers that run in their tracks and completed bathroom fittings all help make a new home ready to use. A clear photographic defect list gives the builder...
Falls to Floor Wastes: What to Check Before Handover
Falls to floor wastes help direct water across a bathroom or laundry floor towards its drain. Where the floor is designed to drain, the slope needs to work across the finished surface, with a clear path into the waste. Low spots, water travelling towards a doorway and...
New Home Inspection for Seniors: Accessibility Checks
Downsizing into a new build sounds like the easy move. Smaller floor plan, less garden, fewer stairs. Then the keys arrive and the problems show up in the details: a threshold that catches a walker, a shower with a lip you have to step over, a wall with no backing for...