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Detailed Building Inspections Gold Coast

Auspect is committed to providing you with a detailed building inspection backed up with a comprehensive building inspection report that meets the Australian Standard AS 4349.1. You can have peace of mind knowing our reports will highlight any damage or the potential of future damage to the home of building.

Our building inspections in Gold Coast cover all aspects of your property, from the foundation to the roof and everything in between. Our experienced inspectors will examine the condition of your property's major systems.

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BUILDING REPORT

Our Internal Building Inspection Covers

Ceilings and Cornices

For sagging, nails popping defective lining, cracking, damp damage

Internal wall Finishes

(Load bearing and non-load bearing walls) for bulging, nails popping, out of plumb, cracking / crazing, loss of adhesion, blowing and pitting, cracked glass blocks / glazed partitions

Floor Finishes

(E.g. polished wood, terrazzo, ceramic tiles or slates, but not a floor covering) for surface cracking / crazing, cracking at doorways, lifting, damp damage

Windows/window elements

For grazing putty, failed glazing seals, broken glass, sash operation, sash fittings and hardware, water staining, rotting wooden frames, corroded metal frames

Door/door Elements

For defective door hardware, damaged doors, binding doors, loose/badly fitting doors, corroded/rotted frames

Architraves/skirtings

For fixing, damp damage

Fireplaces/chimneys

For broken / missing grates or inserts, damaged timber/stone surrounds, damaged hearth tiles, smoke stains on fireplace openings, water stains on chimney breast

Kitchen bench tops

For lifting, damage, water damage

Kitchen cupboards

For fixing, fitting / operation of doors, drawers and hardware, water damage

Kitchen tiles

For cracking, being dummy, fixing, missing/cracked, grouting/sealant

Kitchen sink / taps

For leaking trap & waste pipe, damage, operation, incomplete assembly, leaking traps

Bathroom wall sheeting

For fixing, watertight joining, damage

Bathroom tiles

For cracking, being dummy, fixing, missing or cracked grouting or sealant.

Our Internal Building Inspection Covers

Ceilings and Cornices

For sagging, nails popping defective lining, cracking, damp damage

Internal wall Finishes

(Load bearing and non-load bearing walls) for bulging, nails popping, out of plumb, cracking / crazing, loss of adhesion, blowing and pitting, cracked glass blocks / glazed partitions

Floor Finishes

(E.g. polished wood, terrazzo, ceramic tiles or slates, but not a floor covering) for surface cracking / crazing, cracking at doorways, lifting, damp damage

Windows/window elements

For grazing putty, failed glazing seals, broken glass, sash operation, sash fittings and hardware, water staining, rotting wooden frames, corroded metal frames

Door/door Elements

For defective door hardware, damaged doors, binding doors, loose / badly fitting doors, corroded / rotted frames

Architraves/skirtings

For fixing, damp damage

Fireplaces/chimneys

For broken / missing grates or inserts, damaged timber/stone surrounds, damaged hearth tiles, smoke stains on fireplace openings, water stains on chimney breast

Kitchen bench tops

For lifting, damage, water damage

Kitchen cupboards

For fixing, fitting / operation of doors, drawers and hardware, water damage

Kitchen tiles

For cracking, being drummy / loose, missing / cracked grouting / sealant

Kitchen sink / taps

For leaking trap & waste pipe, damage, operation, incomplete assembly, leaking traps

Bathroom wall sheeting

For fixing, watertight joining, damage

Bathroom tiles

For cracking, being drummy, fixing, missing or cracked grouting / sealant

External Building Inspection

Masonry walls

(Including face brickwork, block work, external render or stucco) for bricks fretting and spalling, mortar eroding, blocked / obstructed weepholes, cracking brickwork, corrosion of embedded steel, arch bars or lintels & associated cracking, movement, crazing and surface cracking, sheet spalling

External Cladding

For wind damage, rotted weatherboards, warping or splitting and corrosion.

Damp-proof course / flashing

For fixing, damage, corrosion, being loose, dislodged / deteriorated

Windows / window elements

For gaps to wall structure, sealing to junction between frame and wall, state of glazing putty, weathering, rotted timber, corrosion

Slab floor finishes

(Balconies and patios) for damage, lifting and cracking

Paintwork

For effect of lack of painting on water-tightness of external walls & parapets, blistering, flaking, cracking, peeling

Chimneys

For lack of chimney support, continuity and intactness within roof space, intactness above roof line, missing chimney pots / cowls, dislodgement or deterioration of flashings, mortar erosion, metal flue corrosion

External Joinery

(E.g. barge boards, gable ends etc) for fixing, badly weathered or rotted timbers

Garage doors

For fixing, badly weathered or rotted timbers, corrosion, damage

Underside of roofing

For corrosion, deterioration, water-tightness

Roofing

For corrosion, secureness of fixing screws, lifting, damage, water-tightness, pointing, state of ridge tiles, shell ends, barge tiles

Skylights

For Leaking, Damage

Valleys

For fixing and corrosion

Flashings

For being loose, dislodged or deteriorated, damage

Rainwater goods

(Including gutters, downpipes, and rainwater tanks) for fixing, damage, corrosion

Eaves/linings

For fixing, damage

Termite shields

For fixing, damage, corrosion

Small retaining walls

(Non-structural) for cracking, movement, tilting

Paths and paving

For cracking, breaks, evenness

Driveways

For cracking, breaks, evenness

Stairs and handrails

For corrosion, rotted timber, safety

Fences

For fixing, being plumb, cracking & movement, badly weathered or rotted palings, corrosion, damage

Site drainage

For defective piping, possible drainage problems if the inspection is conducted during a prolonged dry spell.

Incomplete Construction

Items that normally form part of a completed dwelling that have been removed or never installed are noted

Roof Insulation

For fixing, damage

Roof sarking

For fixing, damage

External Building Inspection

Masonry walls

External Cladding

For wind damage, rotted weatherboards, warping/ splitting and corrosion

Damp-proof course / flashing

For fixing, damage, corrosion, being loose, dislodged / deteriorated

Windows / window elements

For gaps to wall structure, sealing to junction between frame and wall, state of glazing putty, weathering, rotted timber, corrosion

Slab floor finishes

(Balconies and patios) for damage, lifting and cracking

Paintwork

For effect of lack of painting on water-tightness of external walls & parapets, blistering, flaking, cracking, peeling

Chimneys

External Joinery

(E.g. barge boards, gable ends etc) for fixing, badly weathered or rotted timbers

Garage doors

For fixing, badly weathered or rotted timbers, corrosion, damage

Underside of roofing

For corrosion, deterioration, water-tightness

Roofing

For corrosion, secureness of fixing screws, lifting, damage, water-tightness, pointing, state of ridge tiles, shell ends, barge tiles

Skylights

For Leaking, Damage

Valleys

For fixing, corrosion

Flashings

For being loose, dislodged or deteriorated, damage

Rainwater goods

(Including gutters, downpipes, and rainwater tanks) for fixing, damage, corrosion

Eaves/linings

For fixing, damage

Roof Insulation

For fixing, damage

Roof sarking

For fixing, damage

Termite shields

For fixing, damage, corrosion

Small retaining walls

(Non-structural) for cracking, movement, tilting

Paths and paving

For cracking, breaks, evenness

Driveways

For cracking, breaks, evenness

Stairs and handrails

For corrosion, rotted timber, safety

Fences

For fixing, being plumb, cracking & movement, badly weathered or rotted palings, corrosion, damage

Site drainage

For defective piping, possible drainage problems if the inspection is conducted during a prolonged dry spell.

Incomplete Construction

Items that normally form part of a completed dwelling that have been removed or never installed are noted

Safety Issue

Safety Inspections

Any items that the Inspector observes during the building inspection that he thinks may be a hazard to safety are noted.