If you’ve owner-built your home and you’re getting ready to sell, you already know the hurdle: Section 137B of the Building Act requires a defects inspection by a registered building inspector before the sale can proceed.
What you want is someone who has done this hundreds of times — who knows what conveyancers expect, what the VBA requires, and how to get your report turned around fast so your settlement doesn’t stall.
That’s what Ian Stewart at Solid Start Property Inspecitons does, every day.
With over 25 years of hands-on experience — beginning as a carpenter, then a licensed builder, now a VBA-registered building inspector (Reg. No. IN-L41845) — Ian has the trade background to spot what others miss, and the inspection credentials to make it count.
What we do
Solid Start Property Inspections provide specialised 137B Owner Builder Reports throughout Melbourne, and are experts in the Owner Builder Report field. We have been in bulding industry for many decades and can provide the documentation you need for your legal 137B Owner Builder Reports.
What makes a Solid Start 137B Owner Builder report different:
Give you the legal documentation to be included in your section 32 to show prospective buyers the building works you have done. This gives them peace-of-mind and may lead to better offers on your home. It is also a mandatory requirement to purchase your builders warranty insurance if your building works were over $16,000.
Solid Start Property Inspections also can provide a comprehensive range, including:
Give you the written proof to have your builder rectify possible defects as the build progresses, saving worry and costly extensions in time and possible legal costs after your build.
Help you negotiate and bargain with confidence when buying.
Our comprehensive inspection service includes pool & spa fences and barriers, gates and hardware, vegetation and climbable landscaping compliance, locating structural issues as well as all necessary pool area checks and more.
All professional demolition and building companies should have dilapidation inspections and reports done prior to any works beginning as they can save you valuable time and thousands of dollars in costly legal arguments regarding damages to neighbours’ properties after your construction is complete.
Every building & property inspection we complete gives you the expert information needed to help you make the correct decisions regarding your property and budget.
Our fully qualified and experienced property inspectors are trained to detect minor and major defects and issues, providing accurate and reliable information about your property.
This information is vital and very important in helping to make your buying, selling and planning decisions easier, saving you valuable time and money.
Solid Start owner Ian is fully insured and registered with the VBA as a building inspector.
This is important as the building inspection industry is unfortunately not regulated. Some ‘building inspection’ companies may offer ‘building consultancy’ with very little experience or knowledge to deliver your inspection.
Unless they are a registered building inspector they are not qualified to perform building or pre-purchase inspections.
We offer a range of Building & Property Inspection services to cover all your requirements, including:
Give us a Call to speak with our Friendly Staff.
Solid Start Property Inspections
Email: ian@sspi.com.au
Phone: 0417 383 332
Fax: 03 9870 5078
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