Blog – Mr Inspector

Garages and Building Permits – Mr Inspector

12th May, 2014

Is a permit required to build a garage? Mr Inspector conducts pre-purchase building inspections Melbourne wide and is often asked by clients about what they require a building permit for. Schedule 8 of the Building Regulations 2006 lists items where are Building Permit is...

Section 137B Building Act Defects Inspections & Report

9th May, 2014

What is a Section 137 B Inspection? Section 137 B of the Building Act 1993 refers to building works that have been carried out by an Owner Builder and the owner wants to sell the home within 6.5 years of the works being completed....

Building Inspections Results – St Kilda & Elwood

17th April, 2014

The importance of a thorough building inspection carried out by a qualified building inspector in Melbourne can not be overlooked, especially under the home and in the roof. Mr Inspector conducted 11 building inspections in St Kilda alone in April, 2014 with varying building...

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 Mentone – Sub Floor Plumbing Leaks

29th January, 2014

Mr Inspector is a qualified building inspector in Melbourne and this photograph was taken during a building inspection in Mentone. It shows excessive water ponding in the sub floor area. This is considered a major defect as further deterioration of the building or its...

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...