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The most common questions we’re asked about our inspections and reports.
Our inspections are carried out by appropriately qualified and VBA-registered building practitioners.
Each quote is tailored to the property’s unique circumstances. These can include factors like:
To ensure you receive an accurate property inspection quote, we will ask you these questions upfront, before quoting you a price that is full and won’t have any hidden costs or add-ons. So contact us today for a quote.
At Just Inspections, we are able to email property inspection reports the next business day.
Just Inspections offer a wide range of property inspection services, and will have the right service for you. If you’re unsure which inspection service you need, please review our inspection and dispute resolution services, or get in touch with one of the team to discuss your particular needs and what type of report is best for your property.
We offer both verbal and typed reports, depending on your requirements.
The appropriate service depends on the concern and the level of advice required. A standard pre-purchase inspection identifies visible defects within accessible areas, while specific structural concerns may require assessment by a structural engineer. Contact us with the property details and we will recommend the appropriate service.
For pre-purchase inspections, we will arrange access to the property through your real estate agent directly.
The Sales Act dictates that a contract can be cancelled only if a ‘major structural defect’ is found. We always recommend a building inspection before you sign the contract or before your cooling off period expires.
If you’re in the process of buying a property and would like to find out how Just Inspections can help you with your Pre Purchase Inspection, you can contact us now or arrange a free quote below.
Questions specific to owner-builder defect reports and compliance.
Just Inspections typically deliver owner builder defects reports within two to three days from booking the inspection.
We are usually able to complete the inspection at the property within 48 hours, then deliver the report one business day after the inspection.
Under Section 137B Building Act, any owner builder selling their property must provide a defects report as part of the sale documentation.
A Section 137B Owner Builder Report is a mandatory inspection for properties being sold within 6.5 years of construction, ensuring compliance with building regulations and identifying any defects.
If you’d like to find out how Just Inspections may be able to help you with your Owner Builder Report, you can contact us now or arrange a free quote below.
Timing, payment, qualifications and service areas.
Urgent inspections can generally be arranged within one or two business days — however if we can get someone there the same day, we will.
If required, we can call you with a brief verbal overview of the inspection as soon as it has been completed. Typed reports are generally emailed the next business day.
Payment for inspections is due on the day of the inspection, prior to issue of the inspection report.
We accept Visa or MasterCard, or direct bank transfer.
Our team of experts are all highly qualified inspectors, registered with the Victorian Building Authority (VBA), with many years of experience in the industry and in various kinds of property inspections.
After the inspection we will have a good idea of the structure and suitability of the house for renovation or extension and, keeping current building regulations in mind, will be able to advise you of the best way to improve your property.
Metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong.
Yes. A dilapidation report is a dated, photographic record of a property’s condition before nearby construction begins, and again once it finishes. They are commonly required by permit conditions before excavation, piling or demolition. See our dilapidation reports page — from $460 incl. GST.
Usually the party carrying out the works — the builder, developer or owner undertaking construction. Adjoining owners sometimes commission their own report as well, particularly on larger projects.
It is an assessment under AS 3959 that assigns your site a bushfire risk rating, from BAL-LOW through to BAL-FZ. The rating determines the construction requirements for your build. See BAL assessments — $465 incl. GST.
An assessment is required if the land is in a Designated Bushfire Prone Area or covered by a Bushfire Management Overlay. Both are mapped in the Victorian planning scheme — send us the address and we will check it for you.
We attend inspections at the mandatory notification stages — footings, the reinforced concrete pour, completion of the frame and final. Please note the statutory mandatory inspections for your permit are carried out by, or on behalf of, the relevant building surveyor appointed under that permit, so confirm your arrangements with them. See mandatory building inspections — from $215 incl. GST per stage.
Mandatory inspections are the statutory stages listed on your building permit. Our new construction QA inspections add optional checks between those stages — lockup and fixing in particular — where a lot of defects tend to show up.
If you’d like to find out how Just Inspections may be able to help you with your Owner Builder Report, you can contact us now or arrange a free quote below.
If you’d like to find out how Just Inspections can help you with your property inspections, please contact us now or arrange a free quote.
