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A freshly painted lounge, neat garden and staged furniture can make an Auckland property feel ready to move into. A first home building inspection looks past presentation, giving you independent evidence about the

A conditional offer building inspection can be the difference between buying with open eyes and inheriting a costly problem after settlement. When an Auckland property looks right on viewing day, it is easy

An auction room is a poor place to discover that the home you want may need a new roof, has signs of moisture ingress or contains unauthorised alterations. A building inspection before auction

An auction room can move faster than a buyer’s confidence. A pre-purchase building inspection, Auckland buyers arrange before committing can turn uncertainty into clear, property-specific advice - particularly when a home looks well

  Textured coating in ceiling of a 1962 house is suspected to contain Asbestos. Samples taken and sent to laboratory and confirmed to contain Asbestos.

During subfloor inspection, leak observed from the shower trap which is soaking wet the floorboard, bearer and joists around and causing rot. It was insisted that the leak must be fixed by a

Wet / rotting batten near roof ridge caused by roof leak. It was found the trapezoidal metal roof had the ridge flashing lifted up at this place.

A house where most of the windows were leaking at bottom corners, detected by moisture meter. It was recommended to conduct further investigation by a qualified weathertightness surveyor.

On taking moisture meter testing under the vanity, high moisture meter readings observed all the way way from the sewer pipe penetration to wall down to the bottom plate. It needs repair by

Roof truss was cut to accommodate the fireplace chimney (that was removed later). Timber truss cannot be cut like this as this affect the structural stability of the roofing. Recommended this be repaired