Building Inspection Guides For Sydney Buyers.
Every ranking guide on these questions is written by a law firm, a bank, an interstate inspector, or a company selling the fix: underpinning, damp proofing, termite treatment. These are written by a Sydney building and pest inspector with no treatment to sell, grouped by where you are in the purchase rather than by date.
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Before you buy
Timing, the legal clock, and what you're actually paying for.
Inspection Before or After the Offer?
The NSW sequence, gazumping, and a decision table by sale method.
Read the guideCooling-Off Period NSW
5 business days, 0.25%, no cooling-off at auction, and a day-by-day plan.
Read the guideWhat a Building Inspection Covers
Element by element, with the common Sydney defects and what is not covered.
Read the guideReading the house
What a crack, a tide mark or a mud lead means before the inspector arrives.
Cracks in Walls: When to Worry
The 30-second check, crack types by direction, and when an engineer is needed.
Read the guideRising Damp and Moisture
The 7 signs, the 1.2-metre rule, subfloor ventilation, and how the inspection finds it.
Read the guideSigns of Termites
The 8 signs, how to tell termites from water damage, and what not to touch.
Read the guideReading the report
The sections, the severity ratings, and what 'not inspected' really means.
Building next door
The record you need before the excavator starts.
Shorter Pieces, As They’re Written.
Articles are added as they’re written. The 8 guides above are the long-form set and cover the questions Sydney buyers ask most.
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