Pre-Purchase Building Inspections
A visual inspection to AS 4349.1 before you commit to a Castle Hill home.
Read more →Older brick homes, knockdown rebuilds and new apartments, each with its own weak points.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Stage checks through a knockdown rebuild, timed before each trade covers the last.
1 Bored piers Pier holes open with cages in, before any concrete arrives 
2 Slab pre-pour Pods, mesh and drainage set out, ahead of the concrete truck 
3 Frame Walls standing and trusses fixed, before wrap and lining 
4 Lock-up (pre-plaster) Roof, windows and external doors in, before plaster 
5 Fixing Joinery and doors hung, before painting 
6 Waterproofing Coating dry and the tiler not yet booked in 
7 Pre-handover (PCI) About two weeks before you take possession A visual inspection to AS 4349.1 before you commit to a Castle Hill home.
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Building condition and timber pest activity, inspected in one visit.
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Your list for the builder before the final payment and the keys.
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A targeted look at one recurring problem and where it comes from.
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A dated record of your home before the rebuild or excavation next door begins.
Evidence prepared to the tribunal's procedural direction once a dispute is filed.
Six steps, starting with your call and ending with ours.
Resale, rebuild or new apartment, and the date you are working to. Contracts and cooling off periods set the pace here.
Worked out from the type and size of the property. No site visit is needed before you accept it.
We liaise with the selling agent, the builder or the strata manager so the right keys and areas are open.
Roof, roof void, subfloor where there is one, every room and the yard. Moisture readings wherever a wet area meets a wall.
Usually the next day, with each item photographed, located and explained in plain words.
Ring the inspector who attended. We talk through which items affect the price or the handover and which are routine.
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Great thorough reports evertime
We inspect every estate in Castle Hill 2154 and the surrounding suburbs of Baulkham Hills, Kellyville, Glenhaven, Cherrybrook, West Pennant Hills, Norwest and Dural. Our local inspectors are on site in Castle Hill most weeks, so travel never adds to the price.
Why a pre-purchase report may say no waterproofing could be seen, and what to do next.
Width, direction and location tell you more than the crack itself.
Five business days goes quickly. How to book so the report arrives in time.
Buying in Castle Hill Mostly older brick houses, plus a growing stock of units near the stations.Read more → Building new in Castle Hill Knockdown rebuilds and duplexes on established streets, not greenfield estates.Read more → Growth and development Two Metro stations and a growing number of apartments around them.Read more → Certifiers, council and disputes Who approves the work, who inspects it, and where you go if it goes wrong.Read more → Ground and soil in Castle Hill Shale clays over sandstone, and what that means for walls and slabs.Read more → 
Termites and timber pests Established gardens, timber fences and damp walls give termites what they need.Read more → What we find in Castle Hill Moisture in older homes, flashings in new ones.Read more → 
Site conditions and overlays Ridges, bushland edges and storm runoff each shape how a home is built.Read more → Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
We give a fixed quote before anything is booked, and the instant quote online takes a minute. What moves it is the kind of job: a single storey resale house, a two storey home with a large roof, a townhouse or an apartment, or a stage on a new build. Adding the timber pest component also changes it.
Usually within a few days, and often sooner when a cooling off period is running. Tell us the date the contract becomes binding and we plan around it.
Normally the day after the inspection, as a PDF with photographs, locations and a plain explanation of each item.
On resale homes, moisture around wet areas, cracking in brickwork and render, and ground that falls back toward the house. On new homes and townhouses at handover, missing roof penetration flashings, rainheads without overflows and sealant left off flashings and joints.
In most cases yes. Castle Hill has a lot of established gardens, timber fences, retaining walls and decks, and the Sydney region carries subterranean termites. A combined building and pest inspection covers both in one visit.
Slab before the pour, frame before plaster, and the handover inspection as the minimum. Lock-up is worth adding where there is a box gutter, a parapet or a complex roof, and waterproofing before tiling on any home with several bathrooms.
Yes. For a new apartment or townhouse we inspect the lot against the contract and finishes schedule before settlement. Common property belongs to the owners corporation and is outside a lot inspection unless arranged separately.
The principal certifier carries out the critical stage inspections the law requires, which is a compliance role. We work for you, check workmanship against the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017 and your contract, and report everything we see.
AS 4349.1 for pre-purchase inspections, AS 4349.3 for timber pests, the National Construction Code, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017 published by NSW Fair Trading, and the Australian Standards that apply to each building element.
Yes. We hold a NSW Fair Trading licence and professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and we are members of the industry bodies shown at the top of each page.
Under the Home Building Act 1989 the statutory warranties run for six years for major defects and two years for other defects from completion. A handover report gives you a dated record if something needs to be raised within that time.
Anything concealed or not readily accessible, electrical and gas systems, plumbing pressure, appliances, pools, asbestos and mould testing. Those need licensed specialists, and the report names where one is warranted.
Baulkham Hills, Kellyville, Glenhaven, Cherrybrook, West Pennant Hills, Norwest, Dural and the rest of the Hills District, on the same terms as Castle Hill itself.