Termite inspections are a hugely important aspect of home maintenance, especially in this part of the world. The Gold Coast and Tweed Shire are both noted as “Areas Of Concern” for timber pest infestation. Unless you live in a concrete box, an annual pest inspection is vital for all home owners.

By keeping and eye on wet areas and completing regular maintenance, you can save yourself a lot of money. The cost of a mid-range bathroom renovation tends to be about $15,000+. The cost obviously goes up if there’s structural damage to rectify around the shower cubicle.

For Arguments Sake: Could one building and pest inspector be better than two? We think not and here’s why:

If you’re selling your home, you might want to carry out a pre-sale building and pest inspection to catch defects (or pests!) before someone else does. Knowledge is power - even if you don’t want to fix your house up, it’s good to know it’s true condition prior to listing it!

When’s the best time to get into the property market? Now. Now is always the answer (since you can’t actually do it yesterday). And luckily, now is probably the best time in years for first home buyers – interest rates are at an all-time low and there are still pockets of opportunity for reasonable prices on the Gold Coast and Tweed Coast.

You wouldn’t think that a brand new concrete high rise on the Gold Coast would need a building inspection prior to purchase. Theoretically, if everything has been done to code and approved by Council, it shouldn’t…