Part 2 of my interview with Jho Mendoza Director of Before You Build. This interview Jho specifically asks me about the different levels of services we offer throughout the building stage. For example Pre-slab inspection, Frame and Brickwork inspection and Final Handover inspection. Total time 7 minutes 03 seconds

In this final interview, I discuss a true story of a homebuyer who benefited from hiring our services at the final handover stage. Without this advice, homebuyers might have settled for a sub-par quality home. I also discuss the difficulties of buying off the plan and getting inspections done. Total time 7 minutes 03 seconds

Why it’s important to use an experienced and qualified building and pest inspector. Buying a home is an achievement, but buying the right one is critical, and that can only be achieved with the help of the right building inspector. Archicentre a predominately Victorian based business agree with the sediments of Surety Property. See an Archicentre produced article.

Under the present regulatory controls, there is a huge cost to the general public and ultimately the economy, when we do not penalize builders who build really poor quality houses, particularly those who are repeat offenders.

When housing approvals are up, building companies and tradesman have work coming out their ears. […]

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How can a fire start in a roof space? Good question and it’s as simple as a few significant issues which can be avoided with an annual check of your roof space. Some causes are poorly insulated downlights; wiring installed or terminated incorrectly, rodent’s chewing wiring or pieces of asbestos based materials lying around. Let’s […]

“Most of them are quite safe,” science teacher and conservationist Greg Smith told 891 ABC Adelaide‘s Weekends program. “There are only really a handful that are dangerous to human structures.” Mr Smith said throughout South Australia’s Mount Lofty Ranges there were two main types of termites — mound-building termites and subterranean termites. The good termites […]

Why it’s worth double checking for termites. This story is QLD based however only in the past month we encountered a similar situation with a property in Canberra. This QLD property is on a concrete slab and clients think that a concrete slab makes is safe from termites – NOT! it actually makes if more […]

Compliance of the buildings located on a property is often not considered by buyers when they are looking to buy a residential property. Unknowingly buyers regularly buy properties where the structures are unapproved and often poorly constructed. Even when they are well constructed if they are not approved they are essentially illegal structures if they […]