June 2016 - Safe Home Building Inspection

Building Inspection Review Awards

admin Blog June 21, 2016March 15, 2018

Safehome Building Inspections in Melbourne has again won the 2015 IPAC Insider Business Award – For “Best for Pre-Purchase Building Inspections – Melbourne.

Safehome have been assisting home buyers and owners identify home defects since 2004 and their attention to detail Read more

Building Inspection Equipment

admin Blog June 11, 2016March 15, 2018

Safehome Building Inspections has been around since 2004 which is a long time in the house inspection industry. Over this time tools and equipment to assist in locating defects has advanced and we, as qualified building inspectors in Melbourne, have to keep up with the changes.

Many people ask what equipment we use to assist us in locating defects. In regard to the equipment we are supposed to use as per the Australian Standards, there is nothing stated. It does state in sections that we only require a 3.6 m ladder.

Building Inspections are a Must

admin Blog June 7, 2016March 15, 2018

Since 2004, Safehome Building Inspections have been conducting pre-purchase building inspections around Melbourne, assisting over 10,000 home buyers.

The photographs above was taken during a building inspection in Melbourne and shows a floor frame bearer join. This join should be made directly over the stump footing and is non compliant with Australian Standards 1684.2 – 2006 of the Residential timber framed construction.