Blog – Mr Inspector

Independent Building Inspectors Melbourne

12th March, 2014

Building and Pest Inspectors in Melbourne must be independent and act only in the best interests of their clients. Mr. Inspector’s Code of Ethics prohibits the payment of referral fees to any estate agent or other body referring them to work. Mr. Inspector is...

Major Structural Defects

6th March, 2014

Mr Inspector conducts building and pest inspections around Melbourne and regularly comes across all types of defects. For the purposes of a pre-purchase building inspection there are a number of defects or degrees of defects that we need to report on. Each Building Inspection...

Building Inspections Sandringham – Leaking pipe

29th January, 2014

Mr Inspector, a qualified building inspector in Sandringham believes that most building defects are found under the house due to the area rarely being inspected. The above is a photograph taken during a building inspection in Sandringham showing a leaking pipe found during a...

Building Inspections Cheltenham – Water ponding in Sub Floor

29th January, 2014

Mr Inspector, a qualified house inspector in Melbourne took the above photograph during one of his Cheltenham building inspections after discovering excess water ponding in the sub floor of the home. You can see water ponding around the stump – this is considered a...

Brick Wall Cracking

15th November, 2013

Since 2004, Mr Inspector has been conducting Building Inspections Melbourne wide assisting home buyers with the condition of their potential home. Introduction Having carried out thousands of building inspections around Melbourne we can conclude that brick masonry cracking is quite common in Victorian homes...