A Sad Story – Building and Pest Inspection Werribee

Building and Pest Inspection Werribee can protect you from unforeseen losses when buying property in Werribee

This couple learned the importance of building and pest inspection but the hard way. Abdul and Hanna are a young Middle Eastern couple living in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. The couple migrated to Australia 5 years ago in search of a better life and is happy to see their dream realized. Abdul drives a truck for the local supply company whereas Hanna was working for Coles in Werribee. The two are working really hard to save money for their first home before expanding their family. 

After saving enough money for the deposit, the decision to purchase the house in the Werribee as both were working in Werribee.  The couple started searching properties during the weekdays and visiting the properties during the weekend. After 4 months of search, Abdul and Hanna's pinpointed one of the 3 bedroom houses. The couple made an offer and after some negotiation, the deal was finalized. 

The budget was tight, so they decided to skip building and pest inspection to save some money even after the repeated advice from friends. Once the transaction was through, the couple was ready to move in.  Both Abdul and Hanna were very happy and threw a housewarming party after some time of moving in. It was almost 3 months and the couple was enjoying the first home. 

A few days later, they noticed the faking of paint on one of the walls in the living room. This wall is the common between washroom and bedroom. After a few days, the color of a big part of the wall starts to change and more of the paint start falling. This was not a good sign and the couple decided to investigate further.  A casual discussion with one of the friends who have some knowledge about the buildings revealed that it could be a serious problem. The friend suggested getting a proper building inspection from a competent building inspector. 

Unwillingly, the couple decided to hire a building inspector and decided to get quotes through Building Inspection Council. They hired an expert building inspector for $450 with more than 20 years of experience. 

The building inspector conducted a thorough inspection and revealed the bad news to Abdul and Hanna. The wall was getting water penetration for a long time and rotted the timber and panels. Now the building has 2 problems. One was a damaged wall and the second was water leakage in the washroom. The wall has to be rebuilt, replastered, and repainted. This would cost approximately $12000. Inside the washroom, tiles have to be removed, detect leaks, fix plumbing costs, and re-tile the surface. This would cost a minimum of $15000. The total cost of fixing the problems is estimated at approximately $30000 which was too high for cash strived couple. Abdul and Hanna have to borrow money which has pushed them 3 years behind in time. This could have been easily avoided, had they hired a building inspector before purchasing the property. 

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