How to Prepare for a Building & Pest Inspection

Building and pest inspections are very important if you’re planning to buy, sell, or renovate your home.

As well as alerting you to any undetected structural problems or infestations, an inspection report will provide valuable advice about how to address such issues, something which could prove very helpful if you’re looking to improve your home before selling it or avoid costly mistakes when renovating.

So, how can you make the most of an inspection? We’ve put together our top hints on how to prepare for a building and pest inspection in Toowoomba below.

Do your research

Every inspection company is different, with some offering a more comprehensive checklist of services than others.

To ensure you’re enlisting the best experts for the job, browse a few online reviews and measure their pros and cons against your budget. While value for money is important, hiring an underqualified or inexperienced inspector could mean serious problems go undetected – something which end up costing you significant amounts of money in the long term.

Of course, if you’re a resident of Toowoomba or the surrounding area, you can book a building and pest inspection with us.

Tidy your home

Clutter represents a major roadblock for building and pest inspectors and can prevent them from doing their job properly.

Remember that inspectors are generally not permitted to move, shift, or destroy any part of your home, so will not assess areas they are unable to access.

If an inspector cannot reach a disorderly nook in your home, they will note this on your report and the inspection will remain inconclusive.

So moving obstacles such as rubbish bins, cars, and even overgrown shrubbery is very important if you want to receive thorough results from your inspection.

Unlock all doors and cupboards

This may seem a little obvious, but inspectors cannot inspect areas behind locked doors.

Before the inspection begins you should ensure that all relevant doors, windows, and cupboards are unlocked and accessible.

If you’re not going to be on the premises, you should work out a way to safely provide access to a set of working keys such as via your selling agent.

Remove all pets

Lively pets such as cats and dogs can interrupt the inspection process and could present a hazard to the inspectors if they are allergic to certain animals or if they get in the way.

What’s more, your pets may react adversely to some of the chemicals used by pest inspectors, so it is best if they are kept away for the duration of the inspection.

Ask your inspector whether they require any special adjustments

While the advice offered here is relevant for all inspections, your pest or building inspectors may require you to undertake further preparatory tasks.

It is always worth asking whether you should do anything before the arrival of your inspector - if only to be polite and to have the inspection go as smoothly as possible.

Reach out to Keiran Mortimer Pest Control today

If you require a building and pest inspection in Toowoomba or the surrounding area, please get in touch with us today.

Our expert team is available to assist with making a booking and organising the inspection that you need in Toowoomba and the surrounding area.