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Hidden Mould When Buying a House: Signs and Costs

A Nine News story recently did the rounds on Reddit. A young family thought they'd bought their dream home. Instead, they found a house riddled with termites, black mould and a giant beehive, and ended up living in what looked like a

Old-style brass shower and bath taps in an older home

Water Leaks in Older Homes: Breechers, Mould and Costs

A buyer in South Australia was heading to auction on a 1970s double brick house. The building report found the usual minor issues, plus two concerns they wanted advice on: A possible failed breecher in the bathroom, with a very high

Tiled walk-in shower floor with drain, where waterproofing commonly fails

Waterproofing Problems in Newer Homes: Hidden Costs

One buyer posted on Reddit after a frustrating run of property inspections. Almost every building report came back with waterproofing problems: upstairs balconies leaking into the house, showers and bathrooms showing leaks on thermal

tree roots and soild inside pipe

Tree Roots in Sewer Pipes: Repair Options and Costs

Plumbing camera footage of tree roots in a sewer pipe can look like something from a horror film. For one Perth strata committee member, it was real. They posted on Reddit about a row of large gum trees on the street outside their apartment

Damp staining and mould low on an interior wall

High Moisture Meter Reading? Your Meter Might Be Wrong

A Reddit user posted a video of a moisture meter maxing out on a plasterboard wall beside their front entrance. The house was built in 2000. There was no visible damage, no swelling and no staining. Yet the meter said the wall was soaking

Practical Completion Inspection Hobart | Handover Guide

Your Builder Says It's Done. But Is It? What a Practical Completion Inspection Covers and Why Hobart Home Builders Need One Before Handover You've waited months - maybe longer. The frame went up, the roof went on, the kitchen finally

Pest Inspection Tasmania: What Buyers Should Know Before They Buy

You've found a place you like in Hobart, you're lining up a pre-purchase building inspection, and then someone mentions a pest inspection. Now you're wondering whether you need both. Here's the short version. A standard building inspection

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Cracks in Your House: Structural Problem or Easy Fix?

You've had an offer accepted, subject to finance and a building and pest inspection. The report comes back with a long list of minor items you're not worried about, and one structural major defect and safety hazard that you are. That was

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Building Inspection Report: Minor Issues or Major Problems?

Imagine you've just bought a home. Your building and pest report arrives, and it's full of photos, moisture readings and jargon. You start wondering whether you've made a terrible mistake. That's exactly how one Reddit user felt. They'd

Older weatherboard house with signs of wear and potential major defects

Should You Walk Away After a Bad Building Inspection?

The house looked beautiful online. It looked beautiful at the open home. Then the building report came back. A Reddit user in Melbourne's western suburbs shared a report on a house listed in the $1.25 to $1.3 million range. At auction it

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