Building & Pest Inspections Canterbury-Bankstown & St George.
Kogarah, Hurstville, Bexley and Earlwood are interwar bungalows and semis on timber floors over brick piers, with damp courses that have reached the end of their life. Bankstown and Revesby are post-war fibro on piers. It is the highest termite pressure of the 6 regions and the reason the subfloor entry leads every inspection here. Your report the same day.
Same-Day Report
Written up, photographed and emailed.
Drone, Thermal, Moisture
On every inspection, no extra charge.
1 Visit, 1 Report
Building and timber pest together.
5.0 On Google
From 30 reviews.
Same-Day Report.
Drone, thermal camera and moisture meter on every inspection, at no extra charge.
Same-day report · Building and pest in 1 visit
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5.0 from 30 Google reviews · Licensed builder · Timber pest trained · $5M public liability
Drone, Thermal, Moisture Meter
On every inspection, no extra charge
$5,000,000 Public Liability
$2,000,000 professional indemnity
Same-Day Report
Photographed and emailed
5.0 On Google
30 reviews, Sept 2026
Interwar Timber Frames, And What Fails.
Termite firms write the termite risk of these suburbs; nobody writes the building risk. This is the building-and-pest version, for the interwar stock south of the Cooks River.
Interwar bungalows and semis: Kogarah, Hurstville, Bexley, Carlton, Belmore, Earlwood
The 1920s and 30s California bungalows and the Federation-era semis are the region’s signature stock: timber-framed, with timber floors on brick piers, low subfloor clearance, rendered or face-brick walls and an original slate or bitumen damp-proof course laid 90 to 100 years ago. The damp course is the finding. When it fails, or when a century of paths and garden beds bridges it, moisture climbs the wall and shows as a tide mark, salt fretting the brick and paint bubbling in the bottom 1.2 metres. The moisture meter puts a number on it, the thermal camera shows how far it has travelled, and the rising damp guide explains the 1.2-metre rule and what fixes it. Under the floor, the same moisture is rotting bearers and inviting the second problem.
Why this is the highest termite pressure of the 6 regions
Old timber framing, timber in ground contact at verandah posts and back steps, garden beds built up against the brickwork, subfloor moisture, and 90 years of additions with their own timber: every conducive condition the standard names is present on an interwar bungalow at once. That is why the timber pest inspection and the subfloor entry lead the job here. We inspect the roof void and the subfloor wherever there is safe access, and if we can't get in we say so in the report, and why. Mud leads up the piers, mud packing in the joist ends and hollow-sounding skirtings are what we photograph; the thermal camera and moisture meter find what the torch cannot. We inspect and report to AS 4349.3-2010. We don’t treat, so the finding is independent of any treatment sale; if we find activity, the report goes to a licensed pest manager of your choosing. The signs of termites guide covers what to look for before you book.
Post-war fibro and brick veneer: Bankstown, Yagoona, Chester Hill, Padstow, Revesby
North of the Georges River the stock is later: post-war fibro and brick-veneer cottages on piers, built out after 1945. The findings are the Western Sydney ones. Asbestos-cement sheeting is noted as suspected asbestos-containing material and never sampled; the subfloor is low and the vents are blocked; the roof is at the end of its life and the drone sees it. Unapproved-looking additions at the back are common and are noted as such; approvals are a conveyancer’s question.
The low ground: Cooks River, Salt Pan Creek, Kogarah Bay
Lowland streets along the Cooks River (Earlwood, Canterbury, Campsie), Salt Pan Creek (Riverwood, Padstow) and around Kogarah Bay carry drainage and flood overlays in the council flood studies, and higher subfloor moisture with them. The inspection records what the house shows; the planning certificate your conveyancer obtains records the overlay. General information, and both belong in your file.
The town centres: Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale, Bankstown
Around the stations the stock is 2000s-onward apartments, a per-lot scope we confirm when you book. The strata records search is separate and your conveyancer arranges it.
Every Accessible Area, Every Time.
The inspection covers the interior, exterior, roof space, roof exterior, subfloor and the site, with the timber pest inspection to AS 4349.3-2010 done in the same visit. Drone, thermal camera and moisture meter on every inspection, at no extra charge. On an interwar bungalow the subfloor and the damp course are the inspection, so the moisture meter and the thermal camera do most of the work here.
The full zone-by-zone scope is on the building and pest inspection Sydney page, and the price is explained on the inspection cost page. A firm price before anything is booked, and your report the same day.
Canterbury-Bankstown & St George Suburbs.
The City of Canterbury Bankstown, Georges River and Bayside council areas. Postcodes so the form can confirm you’re in area.
- Bankstown2200
- Yagoona2199
- Chester Hill2162
- Padstow2211
- Revesby2212
- Riverwood2210
- Belmore2192
- Lakemba2195
- Campsie2194
- Canterbury2193
- Earlwood2206
- Kogarah2217
- Hurstville2220
- Bexley2207
- Carlton2218
- Rockdale2216
- Sans Souci2219
- Beverly Hills2209
Not listed? The form asks for your suburb or postcode and flags anything outside Greater Sydney, so send it through and we’ll confirm rather than guess.
Which Inspection Do You Need?
Also Covered Next Door.
Canterbury-Bankstown & St George FAQs.
Are old termite damage and old repairs a deal-breaker?
Not on their own. Old, inactive damage that has been properly repaired is a fact about the house’s history. What matters is whether there is current activity, whether the conducive conditions that caused it are still there, and whether the repair was structural or cosmetic. The report separates those 3 things, with photos, so you can decide with the number in front of you.
Is rising damp fixable?
Usually, and it is a damp specialist’s job, not ours. We inspect and report: the readings, the extent, the cause (a failed course, a bridged course, blocked subfloor vents). The rising damp guide covers what fixes each cause.
Do you get under the floor on a bungalow?
We inspect the roof void and the subfloor wherever there is safe access, and if we can't get in we say so in the report, and why. On an interwar bungalow the subfloor is the inspection, and the report records the clearance and what could and could not be reached.
Do you treat termites?
No. We inspect and report only, to AS 4349.3-2010. If treatment is needed the report tells you what and where, and you take it to a licensed pest manager for competing quotes.
Do you cover Kogarah and Hurstville apartments?
Ask when you enquire and we’ll confirm the scope for your lot before quoting. Same-day service is available for cooling-off period inspections. Call and say so, and we'll tell you the soonest we can be there.
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