Building and Pest Inspections
Whether you are buying, selling or attending an auction, a building and timber pest inspection is vital to give you the insight that you need.
Servicing South East Queensland since 2009
Brisbane | Ipswich | Scenic Rim | Redlands | Logan | Moreton Bay | Gold Coast | Sunshine Coast
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Why Choose Dedant Building and Pest Inspections?
Don't leave anything to chance. It is essential to have a pre-purchase building and timber pest inspection to assess the property for structural defects, defects that cause structural damage and timber pest activity. Inspections are conducted by experienced and licensed builders, with additional training to become an inspector.
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Local knowledge
We are a Brisbane based, family owned company that has been operating since 2008. Servicing Brisbane, Ipswich, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and everywhere in between. We have local knowledge, friendly customer service staff and experienced inspectors. Therefore, you are in good hands with Dedant.
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Wide Range of Services
Providing a range of services for home buyers, home sellers, landlords and home owners. Dedant’s friendly staff can assist with your building and pest inspections, maintenance inspections, landlord condition inspections, termite inspections, invasive inspections or termite treatments. See our full range of services here
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Latest Technology
Our inspectors use the latest technology during every inspection. This includes a moisture meter, thermal imaging camera and movement sensors such as Termatrac. Unquestionably all of our inspectors are professional, highly experienced, licensed and insured.
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We make booking easy
Bookings are made easy, we work with the Real Estate Agent to avoid any confusion and concerns. We can also organise other inspections for you at the same time, such as swimming pool inspections, asbestos testing and meth testing. Blueridge Consultants trading as Dedant Building and Pest inspections is licensed with QBCC.
Why is a pre-purchase building and pest inspection essential?
Identify Safety Hazards
Safety defects are classified as any defects that have the potential to cause harm to persons if not rectified immediately. Safety defects could be an issue with high windows, stairs, balustrades just to name a few.
Major Defects
A major defect should be repaired immediately. Failure to repair can cause further damage to the property or affect the liveability of the property. It can also be a defect to a major structural component of the building.
Minor Defects
Owning a property is not without the need to do regular maintenance. By definition, a minor defect is a maintenance issue that should be addressed at some time in the future to maintain the upkeep of the property.
Timber Pests
The property is assessed for any visual signs of termite activity, make recommendations on conducive conditions and report on whether the property has a current termite management plan.
Dedant use the latest technology
Flir Thermal Imaging Camera
Flir thermal camera (FLIR E8- XT) is the perfect tool for diagnosing temperature anomalies inside a building. This equipment will indicate hot spots and cold spots, possibly indicating a large termite nest hidden in the wall cavity, leaking pipes behind a wall and leaking showers.
Termatrac T3i All Sensor
Using radar technology, relative and direct moisture sensor as well as a thermal sensor, the T3i All Sensor was designed to help operators locate, confirm and track the presence and extent of termite and other pest activity. This tool can be used with an invasive inspection to determine termite activity once termites have been identified.
Tramax Moisture Meter
Tramax moisture meter is the leading tool in moisture detection. High moisture levels could indicate leaking pipes, poor ventilation, ineffective drainage, leaking roof or defective flashing. Damp timber within wall cavities is also very attractive to termites.
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Dedant Building and Pest Inspections
Phone 07 3807 0122
Office
Suite 66, 42 Manilla Street East Brisbane QLD 4169
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Buying a home is a big investment. You want to get it right.
A building and pest inspection
The risks involved
The average home in Queensland costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, at a minimum.
Australian Consumer Law says that you have the right to ask for a refund, replacement or repair for any good or service that is less than $40,000 and bought for personal use.
However, most properties in Australia cost much more than $40,000.
As such, if you buy a home that is defective, you are unfortunately stuck with it.
This can cost thousands of dollars in repair, put your health and safety at risk and ruin your dream home.
This is the idea of “buyer beware”.
Do not rely on vendors or real estate agents
Vendors and real estate agents both want to sell you a home for the best possible price.
The vendor is the one selling the home to you, so they want to make good money on the sale.
Similarly, a real estate agent receives a commission on the sale of a home for their involvement in the sale. This means they get paid a percentage of the price of the sale.
Both vendors and agents will do all they can to extenuate the good aspects of a house and minimise or hide all the negatives.
They can go so far as to have basic patch-up construction work done to hide major issues from you.
Not everyone you met will be honest, so it is important for you to get your own verification.
The importance of a pre-purchase building inspection
Getting a building inspection should be an absolute necessity.
This is because that there might be faults as a result of dodgy construction work.
Dodgy construction work can occur in new houses or in sections of a home that have been renovated.
This dodgy work manifests can become either a major and minor issue.
Minor defects are not immediately an issue and may just be something to keep an eye on. They may not pose a risk to your health, but they may devalue the house or be unappealing.
Minor defects include hairline cracks in the concrete slab, impact damage on walls, deteriorated bindings of gate components and a small amount of fungal decay.
However, major defects demand immediate attention.
Major defects include loose or missing handrails, trip hazards such as uneven or lifted tiles, severe cracks and leaning fences that verge on collapse.
Such defects pose a risk to your home, health and safety.
By getting an inspection, you are having these issues properly identified before you finalise the purchase and move into the property.
The importance of a pre-purchase pest inspection
The other threat to look out for when purchasing a home is the existence of a pest infestation.
Termites are an especially damaging pest that are hard to spot. This is because termites eat through the wood of your home.
This allows them to enter the inside of your home totally undetected, eating away at the wooden frames and wooden fixtures.
If left unchecked they can do thousands of dollars in damage or make your new home unlivable.
Given their ability to move through wood as they eat at it, they are not easy to spot.
It takes training and equipment, such as a thermal camera and radar sensor, to find them.
As such, getting a pre-purchase pest inspection is essential. The last thing you want is to find a massive termite infestation in your home, months or years later.
Combining the two types of inspections
Given the danger that pests and building defects pose to your home, you will want a comprehensive inspection.
Thankfully, many businesses offer buyers a pre-purchase building and pest inspection.
This takes care of both issues and presents the findings in an easy-to-read report.
With this report, you will have the relevant information you need to move forward and make the right decision.
What to do after the inspection
Once you have received your report, you have several options available to you.
Firstly, you can request the vendor have the defects fixed up.
Alternately, you have the option of using the list of defects to negotiate the price down lower.
Finally, if the issues are too severe and an agreement cannot be reached, you can simply not purchase the home and walk away from negotiations.
Contact us today
At Dedant, we provide quality building and pest inspections, annual timber pest inspections, pest control, handover inspections, termite treatment and management, meth testing and asbestos testing.
We have been servicing Brisbane, Redland Bay, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast, the Scenic Rim, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich and Logan since 2009.
Contact us on 07 3807 0122 or via our website.
