I am buying a unit in East Perth. It is in a group of 60. It is on the ground floor. There are 3 floors above it. What type of building inspection do I need? One firm I looked at offered basic, standard, plus etc at various prices. How much should I expect to pay? The unit is small 63sqm. What about a pest inspection are they fairly standard? Can anyone recommend a company in Perth to do the inspections?
Thanks
CathyHi Cathy- it depends on what your risk tolerance is and what you can assess and survey by yourself.
I personally would do my own survey on an apartment block to look for defects and the like as I have done this work before and I dont think it is that difficult for most people, You can also do a strata search and look for any repairs or defects that have been noted by the body corporate (although this wont necesarily show anything as body corporate members and property managers may not have a clue about property maintenance).
To get a full survey done of the entire building may cost between $2k and $5k depending on the level of detail that you want and the quality of report that you expect (and whether the person doing the survey knows what they are talking about). I have done building surveys of multistory structures that cost in excess of $20k for a fully detailed report including structure, services and BCA compliance so anything is possible.
Cheers,
LukeSorry I forgot to add- if it is a multistory concrete/masonry building then a pest inspection is not really warrented as there wont be any termites, and you caould ask residents and owners of other units if there are any problems with ants, cockroaches etc.
Cheers,
Luke
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