Our building inspector took this picture during a building & timber pest inspection in Bittern on the Mornington Peninsula. Four main items are checked as part of a Timber Pest Inspection (AS4349.3). We look for termites, wood borers, fungal decay and...
I was shocked at this building & pest inspection in Cranbourne to find this tree pushing hard against the house. It is bewildering why anyone would plant a tree this close to the side of a building. Palm trees do not have an extensive root system, however it could...
Termites were everywhere at this building and pest inspection on the Mornington Peninsula. Live termites and structural damage was found in many areas of this recent building and pest inspection. The photo taken shows extensive damage to a roof prop, which takes the...
A Mornington Peninsula House Inspection can often uncover sandy mortar at the base of brick walls. Sandy mortar can be attributed to several reasons. Substandard mortar mix on construction or consistent water penetration and rising damp from external weather...
Our Eastern Suburbs Building Inspector took this photo of major cracking in a suburb just to the east of Melbourne. Excessive cracking was observed to the brickwork in many areas of this building. Cracks of this nature indicate insufficient support in the foundations...
Thermal imaging is also used to check damp areas in walls for termite nests. This photo is of a page in one of my building and pest reports showing a . . . Read more
Pest & Building Inspection in Frankston and surrounding suburbs – Houses that are elevated on stump supports should be inspected for structural damage. Most people think that a house on . . . Read more
During this Mornington Peninsula Building Inspection we found that the steel webbed floor joists were rusting from the coastal salt air, even though they were undercover! The house was only . . . Read more