{"id":855,"date":"2013-11-11T09:44:50","date_gmt":"2013-11-10T22:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/?p=855"},"modified":"2024-02-13T16:28:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T05:28:33","slug":"should-a-building-contractor-conduct-your-building-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/wa\/blog\/entry\/should-a-building-contractor-conduct-your-building-inspection.html","title":{"rendered":"Should a building contractor conduct your building inspection?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Q.<\/strong> I am planning to buy a home but don&#8217;t know who the building inspectors are in my area. On the other hand, I have a good friend who is a licensed builder, and he has offered to do my building inspection for free. He is a very experienced builder with vast construction knowledge, and I would expect that he can do as thorough a job of inspecting a home as anyone in the inspection business. Is there any reason why I should not have him conduct my building inspection?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A. <\/strong>Hiring a general contractor to do a building inspection seems reasonable to anyone who does not know the scope and processes involved in building inspections, but a contractor inspection can be a costly mistake. A building inspection is not necessarily a walk-through evaluation by someone who knows how to build a house. That is something many real estate purchasers, especially first-time homebuyers, do not realise when they are faced with your choice.<\/p>\n<p>Building inspections involves skills, practices and knowledge that are not essential to the process of construction, and this in no way minimises the respectability of qualified contractors.<\/p>\n<p>Most building inspectors start out as contractors who enter the building inspection profession and gradually learn to conduct thorough inspections. That learning process can take several years and involves a very large number of inspections.<\/p>\n<p>Building inspections are a process of investigation and discovery. Building is a process of mechanical skills and management. Although building knowledge is essential to the practice of a building inspection, construction itself has little or no relation to the practice of forensic analysis. A building inspector is an investigator \u2014 a property detective \u2014 someone who observes and evaluates defects. The skills essential to a thorough building inspection are unique, and are refined by years of practice.<\/p>\n<p>Just as a regular policeman is not a crime detective; just as your family physician is not a medical pathologist; likewise, building inspectors are diagnostic specialists, distinct from professionals in the building trades.<\/p>\n<p>What matters most when you choose a building inspection business is to find someone who has done many inspections and has a reputation for thoroughness. Houspect has been inspecting property for over 40 years and inspects over 4000 properties a year in WA<\/p>\n<p>Make sure your buy your dream home, not a headache<\/p>\n<p>Houspect: Buy, Build and Invest with Confidence<\/p>\n<p>08 9240 8855<\/p>\n<p>info.wa@houspect.com.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. I am planning to buy a home but don&#8217;t know who the building inspectors are in my area. 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