Rockbank Building
Inspections

Pre-Purchase Building Inspections in Rockbank

Rockbank sits between new estate housing and older established properties further west, so a pre-purchase inspection here can be about either.

  • Significant items under AS 4349.1
  • Written up inside a day
  • Cracking measured and categorised
  • Moisture meter and thermal camera
  • Roof space entered where safe
  • Exclusions stated openly
  • Arranged around your cooling off
  • Inspector contactable after
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What is included

What is included in a Rockbank pre-purchase building inspection

A pre-purchase inspection is a visual inspection of readily accessible areas reported under AS 4349.1, covering significant items: structural damage, conditions conducive to it, and safety hazards.

Slab on basalt clay

  • Cracks in the slab edge
  • Movement at articulation joints
  • Doors binding after dry summers
  • Cornice cracks in corners

Render, cladding, brick

  • Render over foam or AAC panel
  • Joins in the lightweight cladding
  • Brick veneer to the ground floor
  • Weep holes and the damp course

Steel roof and rainwater goods

  • Sheet fixings and laps
  • Ridge capping and flashing
  • Box gutter on narrow lots
  • Downpipe spreaders on lower roofs

Ceiling void over the rooms

  • Truss bracing and tie downs
  • Batts lifted or missing
  • Leak marks around flues

Showers, baths and laundry

  • Shower base and floor waste
  • Wall tile cracks and grout
  • Moisture meter at junctions
  • Laundry trough and splashback

Inside the home

  • Plasterboard walls and ceilings
  • Staircase and balustrade
  • Doors, frames and windows
  • Floating floors where visible

Garage and rear lane

  • Rear loaded garage slab
  • Gaps at the garage step
  • Lane boundary and driveway

Water across a new lot

  • Fill levels around the slab
  • Grated drains at the doors
  • Surface water from neighbours
  • Downpipe pits and overflow

Hazards on site

  • Low sills on upper windows
  • Unfenced level changes
  • Loose pavers and steps

33 checkpoints across 9 areas on a standard Rockbank pre-purchase building inspection. Anything locked, sealed or covered by stored goods on the day is recorded as not inspected. We do not pass work we could not reach.

Sample findings

Sample pre-purchase findings from properties near Rockbank

From a pre-purchase inspection at Bacchus Marsh, further west along the corridor.

Severe slab cracking measured between 4mm and 10mm, recorded during a pre-purchase inspection in Bacchus Marsh
Severe slab cracking measured between 4mm and 10mm
Cracking at the corners of doors and windows, recorded during a pre-purchase inspection in Bacchus Marsh
Cracking at the corners of doors and windows
Trees rooted close to the foundations, recorded during a pre-purchase inspection in Bacchus Marsh
Trees rooted close to the foundations
Mould growth found in one or more areas, recorded during a pre-purchase inspection in Bacchus Marsh
Mould growth found in one or more areas
Sealant degraded with sections missing, recorded during a pre-purchase inspection in Bacchus Marsh
Sealant degraded with sections missing
Our inspectors reviewing a report together
Why Rockbank owners choose us

Independent. Licensed. Insured.

  • The inspector who attends your Rockbank site writes and signs the report.
  • Structural findings are checked against the engineering issued for your lot.
  • We work across the Melton corridor, so the inspector knows what these builders do.
  • You keep the inspector's number for as long as the build runs.
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FAQ

Pre-Purchase Building Inspections in Rockbank: common questions

What does severe cracking mean?

The tolerances guide categorises cracking by width. Cracks measured between 4mm and 10mm fall into the severe range, well outside what is acceptable, and they warrant an engineering opinion rather than a patch.

What does a pre-purchase inspection leave out?

AS 4349.1 is visual and limited to readily accessible areas. Operation and testing of electrical, gas and plumbing sit outside it, as do appliances, climate control, automatic garage doors, pools and spas, concealed framing, footings underground, asbestos and mould sampling, and anything obstructed.

Are trees near the house a real problem?

They can be. Roots close to a foundation draw moisture out of the ground unevenly, and on reactive clay that produces differential movement. It is recorded so it can be managed.

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