Change and growth in any neighbourhood is the mark of a thriving community. New growth is often marked by the arrival of construction teams preparing to develop or build new...

Never ignore the signs of mould in any home, especially one you’re considering purchasing. While it is true that in a lot of cases, mould is treatable, it can also point to...

Our Building inspectors often come across major building defects from do it your self home renovators and dodgy contractors, some of these can have  can have a lasting effect on...

Would you ever purchase a used car without taking it for a test drive first to see how well it performed? It’s only natural to want to try before you buy to make sure everything...

A standard pre-purchase building inspection or pest inspection of a property is an excellent way to safeguard yourself against having to spend thousands on repairs in the future....

During your pre purchase building inspection our inspector will check for rising damp. So what is it and why is it a problem. Rising damp occurs when moisture from ground water...

As part of your pre purchase building inspection we will check for signs of water damage. Water is among a building inspector’s top concerns when looking at a property. As well...

Pre purchase building inspections carried out by  Casey Building Inspections include a check of the  subfloor timbers. Anyone working in the building and construction industry...

Purchasing a property is not something many of us take lightly. In fact, it’s probably going to be the single biggest investment you’ll ever make. Fortunately, knowing what to...

Purchasing a property is one of the biggest investments you may ever make, so it’s no surprise that building and pest inspections are becoming commonplace among prospective...

Just completed a building defects inspection of this home in Narre Warren. This photo shows some cracked terracotta roof tiles. Tiles become more brittle with age and are more susceptible to cracking. Cracked roof tiles can

Elevated balconies, decks stairs landings etc internal or external in excess of 1m are required to have safety railing that have a balustrade gap no greater than

This photograph of this rusting roof sheeting was taken during a building inspection in Hastings, Some sections of the

Just completed a building and pest inspection on this reasonably new home in Mount Eliza,
The render and flashing of this section of the roofing has not been installed correctly allowing for water to enter the inside wall cavity. If left as is this will cause….

Just completed a pre purchase building inspection on a recently renovated house in Narre Warren, and upon first appearance appeared to have been well maintained. Upon closer inspection

This photo was taken during a recent Building Inspection in Drouin. You can clearly see there has been an attempt to repair some damaged flashing and the roof has significant signs of age. Cracked and broken tiles will also allow water entry into….

This rotting stump from a pre purchase building and pest inspection in Brighton is the result of many years of subfloor excess moisture, the Timber stump has completely rotted and is no longer proving any support to the floor framing. This was not isolated to one area of the home and will cause differential settlement in….

During this pre purchase building and pest inspection in Boronia we discovered this spalling to the concrete panel wall, the spalled section was inside a bedroom cupboard and is an external facing wall. The concrete waterproofing has failed allowing it to absorb moisture, this causes….