Buying a Beveridge home built in the Mandalay years
What a fifteen year old outer northern house tends to show.
A visual AS 4349.1 inspection of the Beveridge home you are about to buy, reporting the significant defects, safety hazards and signs of movement before you are committed.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
A Beveridge pre-purchase inspection follows AS 4349.1, a visual inspection of readily accessible areas reporting significant defects, conditions that could lead to them and safety hazards, with workmanship read against the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015.
27 checkpoints across 9 areas on a standard Beveridge pre-purchase building inspection. Anything locked, covered or stacked against on the day is recorded as not inspected, never assumed to be fine.
Items from a recent pre-purchase inspection in Melbourne's north, labelled with the suburb.
What a fifteen year old outer northern house tends to show.
Bathroom fans and rangehoods venting into the roof, and why it matters.
A loose panel or a lazy gate is a safety item, not a cosmetic one.
New Construction Stage Inspections Seven Beveridge build stages checked against your engineering, from waffle pod beams to the final handover list. 
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The last chance to get it on paper before the keys, from roof ducts to basin wastes. 
Defect Investigation Reports A measured answer to a crack, leak or sticking door that keeps coming back. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pests in one Beveridge visit, starting with the water around the walls. Rental minimum standards (Victoria) inspections Your Beveridge rental checked against all 15 Victorian minimum standards before it is advertised. 
Dilapidation Reports A dated photo record of your house before the lot next door is excavated or built on. 
Expert Witness Reports Prepared to the VCAT expert evidence practice note once a dispute is headed to the tribunal. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Find out what a buyer's inspector would flag before your Beveridge home goes online. 
Insurance Claim Assessments Storm, leak or impact damage assessed independently so your insurer has the facts. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
On homes of the Mandalay era: exhausts ending in the roof void, window seals and trims failing, surface water sitting against the slab, and pool fencing that has worked loose. Newer homes bring builder items that were never fixed.
For most Beveridge houses, yes. The building and pest inspection covers both standards in one visit and one report.
Often within a few working days. Tell us the auction date or the end of your cooling-off period when you book.
It tells you what is wrong and how significant it is. The buying decision, and any price conversation, stays with you.
We look at the barrier visually and note obvious problems such as a loose panel or a gate that will not self-close. Pool barrier compliance certificates come from a registered pool inspector.
Yes. Arrive toward the end and your inspector will take you round the key items.
Electrical wiring, smoke alarms, gas, plumbing operation and pressure, appliances, heating and cooling, automatic garage doors, pools and spas beyond a visual look, concealed framing and footings, timber pests unless added, asbestos and mould testing, and any area not readily accessible.