Pre-Auction Drain Inspection
Don’t over-look one of the most important and often most expensive things to repair…your drains! Drain inspections are NOT part of the pest and building inspection process nor are they inspected at handover stage of a new home.
We pride ourselves on providing you with a drainage inspection backed up with a comprehensive drain inspection report that meet the AS 3500.
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Don’t over-look one of the most important and often most expensive things to repair…your drains! Drain inspections are NOT part of the pest and building inspection process nor are they inspected at handover stage of a new home.
We pride ourselves on providing you with a drainage inspection backed up with a comprehensive drain inspection report that meet the AS 3500.
Price Negotiation Option
For home buyers, a drain inspection provides the assurance that all downpipes is working as it should. If problems are found, you have the opportunity for price negotiation, to have the problem repaired or to simply walk away from the purchase.
Why Carry Out A Drain Inspection?
Drainage pipes are often installed incorrectly from day one.
Houses with drainage problems can be 6 months to 60 years of age.
Concrete formwork stakes are often driven into drains when forming up during construction of house slab and foot paths.
Apartments and units can also suffer the same fate with old pipes in concrete slabs rusting, corroding and squashing over time.
80% of house drains have some sort of defect, some of these causes are broken pipes due to ground movement, and large tree roots breaking pipes.
The average cost of repairs can be thousands of dollars.
So, What Do These Types Of Problems Look Like?
And What Does It Look Like To Fix Them? Expensive And Messy!
Are you prepared to risk it? Don't assume a new home is safe. If a Handover Drain Inspection wasn't completed when the property was finished, damage may have already occurred during construction.
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For home buyers, a drain inspection provides the assurance that all downpipes is working as it should. If problems are found, you have the opportunity for price negotiation, to have the problem repaired or to simply walk away from the purchase.
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We can provide you with a copy of the camera recording of all the internal and external drainage inspection for you to keep.
Map out the sewer line for your property on the ground with white paint. This is useful if you are proposing putting in a driveway, a pool, an extension etc.
Hand Over Drain Inspection
The handover inspection (sometimes known as the Practical Completion) is the final stage in the construction of a new home. However, it does not include inspections of your drainage system, hence the Handover Drain Inspection.
This is particularly important as you cannot see if the pipes have been installed correctly, are all there, or if they have been damaged during construction. This inspection “makes the invisible visible”.
Questions you may want to know the anwsers to include:
Is everything all laid and connected correctly?
Did the fencing contractor drilling with an auger drill down into your pipes and sewers unknowingly?
Did the contractor doing the formwork for driveways or footpaths drive a stake through your pipes and sewers?
Were any of your pipes crushed by heavy equipment during the construction stage?
Was there any damage caused through backfilling of sewer lines by heavy machinery, including damage by large rocks or other sharp buildings materials on the site?
Drain Inspection Is Essential
This handover drain inspection is a thorough and detailed examination of the internal and external drainage system of the new home. Any defects identified, damaged caused during construction and omissions found are itemised in a comprehensive written report that you can hand to the builder to remedy.
It is essential that all new home owners have this type of inspection completed to ensure all the downpipe work carried out has been completed, is to the standard required and most importantly has not been damaged during construction.
AS 3500 Standard
This should be carried out BEFORE the final payment to the builder and will ensure the sewerage is undamaged and to industry standards.
We pride ourselves on providing you with a drain inspection backed up with a comprehensive report that meet the AS 3500.