Frequently Asked Questions

Your building inspection will comprise of an initial visual assessment of the property to identify any major structural defects. Once we have assessed the structural aspect of the building we will then focus on and note any minor defects to secondary finishes and items in order to gauge the overall impression of the building. This allows us to form an opinion about the general condition of the property at the time of your inspection.

Our building and pest inspection in Brisbane process is specially designed to identify significant building issues and items and capture them in your report with special attention paid to major visible structural defects. Our report is designed to identify any major defect that may constitute a present or imminent safety hazard to you and your family. 

Spacefield Inspections will report and advise on any visible major defect requiring immediate rectification that we believe, in our experience is required to avoid the development of further unsafe conditions that we would consider a safety hazard.

When a defect is identified to be a serious hazard in the report unless stated otherwise, the Client as a matter of urgency should implement any recommendations or advice given in the report.

Spacefield Inspections hold our professional duty to communicate this information to our clients very seriously and will ensure that your report clearly identifies the hazard in such a manner that it is not easily overlooked by a reader of the report.

If you are planning to buy a home always ensure to get a pre-purchase building inspection from Spacefield Inspections. It’s a visual appraisal of the condition of the property to highlight and identify existing major defects and safety concerns that you should be made aware of, with the main purpose to provide you the vital information that you require regarding the overall condition of the building and site at the time of the inspection before you get financially and emotionally invested into the negotiation and purchasing process.

A pre-purchase property inspection is one of the most important and independently supportive resources you can utilise to bolster your knowledge and negotiable position that you will find integral for a successful purchase in this fast-moving market.

Spacefield Inspections report findings can help homeowners and investors to avoid the serious, costly structural and safety issues that commonly and painfully surface soon after a buyer has settled into their new property. Issues that otherwise may have been brought to your attention via a thorough pre-purchase inspection carried out by a licensed industry leading property inspection company.

It is considered so important to the property buyer because if the property has happened to be purchased unchecked by an expert it could prove devastating to your short and long term investment goals and leave you with that regretful feeling knowing that even the most basic of pre-purchase inspections could of raised the red flags and picked up on the issues for you in the first place when you had the opportunity to of done so and in turn put you and your family in a much better position for your future.

Ensure firstly to book-in Spacefield Inspections to identify and report on the existing condition of your next property before you embark on making what may turn out to be one of the largest and important investment decisions of your life.

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A residential pre-purchase building inspection is for all residential buildings including, but not limited to the following:

• Freestanding, semi-detached and terraced-style houses,
• Villas, flats and unit apartments of a multi-storey building,
• Townhouses and row housing,
• Granny flats, garages, sheds and other freestanding type of structures,
• Prefab and modular buildings or a prefab sectional portion for a building,
• Spacefield Inspections also provide inspection services for commercial and retail spaces, industrial warehousing and manufacturing facilities.

Within Queensland your purchase contract conditions should be conditional upon you, the buyer obtaining a written building inspection and pest report from a licensed building and pest inspector of the current condition of the proposed property. The provision generally outlines that it is to take place before the documented inspection date on terms contained within your contract and that the report is satisfactory to the buyer.

In the event that the report is not satisfactory to the buyer, the buyer may terminate the contract by notice to the seller at any time before 5pm on the document inspection date specified in your contract.

If you decide to enter into a contract to purchase a property prior to obtaining the relevant building reports, ensure your contract conditions clearly state as a way to inform the vendor that you are to hold the right to terminate the contract if you are at all not happy with the outcomes of your inspector’s report findings. Make it clear in the most simplest term “if you’re not happy – you’re not buying’’.

A well carried out and developed inspection report should outline the facts relating to the condition of the property. A thorough inspection report should assist you, the buyer in making an informed determination as to whether the property is to your satisfaction and meets your acceptable criteria requirements.

It is not uncommon for an inspection to identify some form of pest or structural related concern in a property. When well documented from the information provided in the inspection report you can decide not to proceed with the property purchase and terminate the contract due to an adverse finding in the building or pest report.

Some investors may find themselves comfortable with the findings of the report against their acceptance criteria and see it as an opportunity as leverage to negotiate a more favourable purchase price.

Time is of the essence and your property inspection should be undertaken as early in the purchasing process as practicable. Obtaining a building and pest inspection as early as you are able to ensures you will be informed of the current condition of the property enabling you to make a better informed decision as to whether to proceed with your purchase or not.

Examples of possible limitations include legal right of entry, locked doors, security systems, pets, furniture, restrictions due to height or narrow boundary clearance, thick vegetation, unsafe tight crawl spaces within the ceiling and under the floor area and adverse weather conditions.

While these are common and expected limitations, Spacefield Inspections do not assume that you are aware of the significance of the various factors of avoidable limitations, we’d rather inform and raise these items with you so you can assess them with the vendor and then share that information with Spacefield Inspections so we can be well prepared and tailor for you a specific approach for your appointment.

Providing this information to us at the outset limits undesired surprises on the day of the inspection.

Spacefield Inspections are required to inspect all accessible areas of the property at the time of inspection. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to arrange with the vendor for right of entry in order o conduct the inspection. Generally a contract condition requires you, the buyer to provide reasonable notice to the seller about your intention to gain access to the property for the purposes of a building and pest inspection. Once access times have been agreed upon you, the buyer and your Spacefield Inspection’s consultant can enter the property at the agreed upon time to carry out the inspection.

Full access to the property at the agreed upon time is very important as where reasonable entry is denied or where reasonable access is not available these effected areas are required to be excluded from the report and do not form part of the inspection. These restricted areas may then be the subject of an additional inspection following the provision of reasonable entry or access.

First try to gain an understanding of the appointment times from the vendor or agent as to when your Inspection can be carried out so you can advise your inspector and book in your Spacefield Inspection

The Australian Standard insists along with insurers that a pre engagement inspection agreement between the client and the inspector shall be entered into prior to any inspection is carried out. This is for the benefit of the client to minimise any issues relating to communication so the clients expectations are met.

The agreement shall include the defined purpose, scope and acceptance criteria in accordance with the relevant Australian Standard.

The inspection shall comprise of a visual assessment of the property to identify major structural defects and will conclude on the general impression regarding to the extent of minor defects to secondary finishes and items to form an opinion regarding to the general condition of the property at the time of your inspection.

Spacefield Inspections process is specially designed to identify significant items and capture them in your report with serious and special attention to any major defects visibly related to the structure and it is designed to identify any major defect that may constitute a present or imminent and urgent safety hazard risk to you and your family. 

Spacefield Inspections report and advise on any visible major defect that requires to be immediately rectified that we believe in our experience is required to avoid the development of further unsafe conditions that we consider a safety hazard.

When a defect is identified to be a serious hazard in the report unless stated otherwise, the Client as a matter of urgency should implement any recommendations or advice given in the report.

In the event a defect is identified to be a serious hazard to occupants or in our opinion may about to become a serious hazard. Spacefield Inspections hold our professional duty to communicate this information to our clients very seriously and will ensure that your report clearly identifies the hazard in such a manner that it is not easily overlooked by a reader of the report.

Each Pre-purchase building inspection differs from the next, Inspection pricing is guided by the type of building and size, number of storeys, bedrooms, bathrooms, if there are number of out structures and the age of the building and if there are any specific special purpose items for inspection.

Hit the Request a Quote link or call through to Spacefield Inspections on 07 3203 5498 and we will tailor for you a price affective approach that will suit your specific needs.

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Contact Spacefield Inspection on 07 3202 5498 or contact us via the one of the links and we will walk you through your options.

The Queensland Building and Construction Commission requires for a completed building inspection and the preparation of a report to be in accordance with the “Australian Standard 4349.1-2007 for Inspection of buildings (Pre-purchase inspections-Residential buildings” with the purpose to provide advice to the Client regarding the condition of the Building & Site at the time of inspection).

Although it may appear that different inspection company’s offer different types of inspections from one and other the fact is your Pre-Purchase Inspection is to be categorised by 1 or more of the following 3 options,

Option 1, Pre-Purchase Standard Property Inspection Report

Option 2, Pre-Purchase Structural Inspection Report

Option 3, Special-Purpose Inspection Report

Option 1

The Pre-Purchase Standard Property Inspection is more broadly in-depth in its scope then option 2.

Your Spacefield Inspector will carefully examine, identify and investigate the property discernible at the time of inspection for:

evidence of structural damage,

prevailing factors of certain building elements and situations

that an outcome may likely or possibly induce structural damage,

major defects of secondary and finishing elements,

collectively appraise minor defects to the property,

items that may constitute a present or imminent serious safety hazard.

Option 2

The Pre-Purchase Structural Inspection Report process focuses exclusively on the structure and its elements and omits items that are unrelated and do not comprise or effect the structure and or its integrity.

Your Spacefield Inspector will carefully examine, identify and investigate the property discernible at the time of inspection for:

evidence of structural damage

prevailing factors of certain building elements and situations

that an outcome may likely or possibly induce structural damage.

Option 3

A Special-Purpose Inspection Report is for any other item related to the building and the properties site that is not covered within the scopes of options 1 and 2.

The report must include the defined purpose, scope and acceptance criteria on which the Special-Purpose Inspection report is to be based.

A Special-Purpose Inspection Report may include Option 1 or Option 2 along with any other particular Item in the interest of safety or specific item condition the Client requires an assessment report on.

Some examples are,

In depth Pest Inspections – Pool Inspections – Inspections of Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical & related Items,