June 2016 - Safe Home Building Inspection

Best for Pre-Purchase Building Inspections – Melbourne

admin Blog June 21, 2016June 19, 2020

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

Safehome has been assisting home buyers and owners identify home defects since 2004. They are known with their attention to detail Read more

Latest Tools and Equipment for Building Inspection

admin Blog June 11, 2016June 19, 2020

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

Many people ask what equipment do 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, 2016June 19, 2020

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.