The biggest purchase most people are ever likely to make is
that of their home. It will likely be the most emotional decision outside of
getting married and having kids you will ever make as well.
Many people today are recognising therefore, the need to
have a pre purchase building inspection when buying a new home. But who should
you choose when it is your turn?
There are many you could choose from including:
- Yourself
- A
member of your family who you trust to advise you appropriately
- Someone
you know with some building or trade experience
- Professional
independent building inspectors
Let’s have a look at each of these in turn.
Yourself
Most people understand that the last person you would want
to represent you in a court of law is yourself. What do they say – you have a
fool for a lawyer.
A
family member you trust
Every family has someone who has been around the traps as it
where and learnt some stuff. Does that qualify them to advise you? Maybe in part but only
when armed with the facts.
If they have no knowledge in building their advice is likely
to be based on opinion rather than fact.
Someone
in the building industry you know, maybe a trades person.
Tradespeople have knowledge but it is limited. What
knowledge to they really have? Does it cover all aspects of building?
Do they know what the Australian Standard AS 4939 requires
in respect of building inspections? Are they likely when finding faults in a house (all houses
HAVE faults) to give advice as to how the faults in this house compare with
houses of similar age, architecture or location.
A
Professional Building Inspector
Your purchase is too important surely to trust to anyone
other than a professional Building Inspector.
Only a qualified and experienced building inspector knows
the Australian Standard AS4939. Only a qualified and experienced building
inspector knows what to look for when conducting a pre-purchase building
inspection. Only a qualified and experienced building inspector can assess the
faults in a particular house and place a relevance on these faults that allows
the purchaser to make their own qualified purchasing decision.
It is up to you who you choose to use but when you can put
your trust in a professional building inspector, preferably one who is a member
of a professional association.
The investment of a few hundred dollars on a purchase these
days usually in excess of $300,000 is a wise investment. Why not spend that
money…view it as insurance.
The choice is yours though.
Reliable
Home Inspections
I am the owner and sole inspector for Reliable Home
Inspections, a building inspection company based in Clarence Park, a suburb of
Adelaide, South Australia.
If you are in need of a building or home inspection spend a dime and giv me a call. It will be worth it. Or go to our website www.reliablehomeinpsections.com.au for more detailed infoamtion on what we offer.
I can be contacted on 0414 820 773
