Why Should You Get a Pre Purchase Drain Inspection?
Why you ask? Well it’s simple. Building inspections do not include a pre purchase drain inspection! A pre-purchase inspection of drains, stormwater drains, sewer pipes, guttering and downpipes could put you in a better negotiating position and save you thousands. if you value your hard earned cash, you will want to consider this:
Everybody who buys a new home has the building inspected prior to the purchase, and this is almost always required by the loan provider. But, what they don’t realise is that this does not include a pre purchase drain inspection.
So consider this. A large majority of the drainage system runs under the home and within the slab. Hidden away, it is easy to forget about the drainage.
At your request, we can also inspect all other plumbing fixtures in the laundry, kitchen and bathroom, and pressure test the water pipes.
Pre-Purchase CCTV Inspections
CCTV drain inspection cameras are the only way to view your drains properly. You’ll be content, knowing you are not about to ‘Buy someone elses’ problem’.
What could possibly go wrong? Well.. the drains may be full of cracks which let in tree roots and dirt causing your drain to block. Constant leaking drains could be under-mining the slab then subsidence (ground movement) can cause structural damage. Breaks in the drain may have been there since construction, or something else, like subsidence, may be to blame. Slowly.. over time the damage will become worse, but, the thing is, you usually can’t see this from above.
Hidden away under the foundations of every home is a maze of drains. Some with un-diagnosed drainage problems, waiting for the least convenient time to be discovered.
When drains are compromised a ‘new home’ could wind up costing you more than you bargained for, soon becoming a ‘new nightmare’ in itself, or even worse, also causing damage to your possessions and putting you on the wrong side of your insurer. If only you’d organised that pre-purchase drain inspection, you could have saved yourself much heartache and anguish, not to mention the money.
Stormwater drains sewage pipes, guttering and downpipe inspections
We’re often called to attend to the drains at a recently purchased home, only to find the drains needs replacing or completely blocked by tree roots. The new owners usually have no idea of the scale of the work involved to repair the drainage.
- Sewer pipe inspection
- Stormwater drain inspection
- Down pipe and gutter inspection
- Inspection of internal drainage
Do yourself a favour and consider a pre purchase drain inspection when buying a new home. Whether you’re on the Sunshine Coast or in Brisbane, call us to carry out a pre purchase drain inspection. Do this before you sign and you’ll thank us later. After all, it is better to look and found nothing, than not know and spent your money on a bottomless money pit.
Call us to arrange your pre purchase drain inspection today. We will carry out a CCTV drain inspection on all of the drains on the property, giving you piece of mind. You can rest assured you are not, buying a home with pre-existing drainage problems. When the the drains are found to be compromised, broken or infiltrated with tree roots, it’s an opportunity to decide if it is a bigger headache than it is worth or you will gain some added bargaining power.
We will be provide an inspection report as well as CCTV footage showing the condition of the pipes. Depending on access, we will inspect any drainage you are interested in, so long it’s not invasive.
