Building Inspections when Buying at Auction The key to buying at auction with confidence is to do your homework well before the auction day. The laws and conventions that surround the auction process can land the buyer in a difficult situation when things go...

Buying a Unit - What You Need to Consider There are important differences between buying a freehold house as opposed to a unit on a strata title. What are you buying? In the case of most high-rise titles, you are exclusively buying the unit from the paint on the...

Building Inspectors Building Inspectors are typically builders who have given up construction to start inspecting homes. The issue is that being a qualified builder does not necessarily make a good building inspector. There are essential skills and experience required...

Building Inspections   Building inspections in general are an integral part of the process of putting a building or home up for sale, building a new home or putting an existing home up for sale. A building inspection provides the information people need to make...

Tired Of Paying Rent? Now is a great time to get of the rent wheel. Recent easing in property prices in Southeast Queensland and record low interest rates, it is a great time to stop paying rent and own your own home. There are signs since the general election and...

Do I Need To Test For Radon In Australia Like The USA? Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is present in the environment all over the world. Where these naturally occurring concentrations are higher than average and the gas is concentrated in homes...

First Home Buyers For over 20 years it has been difficult for first home buyers to put their foot on the first rung of the property ladder. The good news is that with the recent easing in property prices in Southeast Queensland and record low interest rates, it is a...

Building and Pest Inspections - Common Misunderstandings When buying a home or unit it is prudent to have an inspection undertaken on the home you are planning to buy. This will identify significant issues with the home that you may not be aware of. Armed with...

Condensation, Termites and other Timber pests When air is cooled, its ability to retain water vapour is reduced and it condenses (merges into large drops of water) on colder surfaces. In most cases this condensed water evaporates again, but sometimes a wall,...

Floor Tile Problems Problems with floor tiling are identified during a Building Inspection by sounding the tiles with a tapper and by visual inspection.Drumminess and loose and broken tilesIf the tiles are loose or have an airspace beneath them, they sound drummy or...