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Building, Pest and Pool Inspections-The Holistic Approach
How often have you had to hire three different specialists to inspect for pest, structural soundness and to inspect your pool area to make sure its is up to safety standards. Doing this can cost you a small fortune, especially if you have it done ...
Meet Molly The Termite Detection Dog
Dogs have become very popular tools in the search for home termite infestations. With these microscopic pests creating so many problems for homeowners each year, it's easy to see why a top-notch company like Twinspectors would want to have every ...
Reasons for Using a Professional Building and Pest Inspector
When it comes to buying or selling a home, building inspections are an absolute must. The vast majority of people choose to work with professional building and pest inspections Brisbane companies, for a variety of important reasons. Property transactions ...
Primary Purposes of Pre-Sale Inspections
When it comes to buying or selling property, the benefits of building and pest inspections Brisbane go both ways. For buyers, inspections are excellent ways to know precisely what they are getting themselves into; for sellers, inspections help ensure ...
What are Termites?
Termites are a small insect that live in a social organized structure, similar to that of ants. Most termites live in soil as they need moisture to survive. There are several types of termites but the most common and destructive is the subterranean ...
What You Should Check Before Buying a Home
The Hidden Problems When you start to consider a home, you know that you are diving into a considerable investment. Your dream home must be free of major issues and infestations of pests before you buy, and you can look for certain signs that can ...
Safeguarding our Children Around Pools
Our children are important therefore their safety is also important. That is why, as of December 1st, new pool safety laws will come into effect. The most common cause of death and injuries in young children is water related, making it doubly important ...
Inspections for Investment Properties Owners and Agents
If you own a home as an investment property or you are an agent, then you have certain responsibilities for the maintenance of that premises. With the new pool safety laws coming into play as well, it is wise to gain a good working knowledge of them. ...
Plasterboards-What you Need to Know
If you are thinking of purchasing a home or building of some sort, then its always wise to have it inspected by a professional to make sure there is no problems with structural damage and pests. If you buy a building without having an inspection carried ...
Water Can Damage Your Property
Water, although it looks benign, can actually cause a lot of structural damage to a building if not found and fixed in time. Over the last few years, the storms around Brisbane city have gotten worse and are doing a lot more damage. Roofs and other ...
Soundproofing Adds to the Comfort of Living
Purchasing or leasing out properties involves a number of procedures and inspections to ensure that the building meets the desired minimum standards. One thing that is checked during Brisbane building inspection is the quality of soundproofing used ...
Carry Out Water Tank Inspections for Better Hygiene
Water tanks are an excellent way to conserve the most precious natural resource – water. The growing concern towards preservation has resulted in greater popularity of the use of water tanks. Water tanks are an essential part of the new house ...
Add a Shed to Your Home
Generally sheds are supposed to be single story simple structures. However, no matter how simple a structure is, it is never free of threats from pests or any other safety hazards. Hence Brisbane building inspection ensures that the shed’s quality ...
Decks and Veranda’s-A Great Place to Relax
Imagine sitting back on a deck chair, sipping a tall, cool drink and relaxing on your veranda. It is a great place to kick back and catch the breeze, especially through summer. Or maybe you have a deck around your pool? Certainly a great place to ...
Tips for Termite Prevention
Termites are a small ant like creature, although they are not actually related to the ant family. Due to their love of damp conditions in the soil, they are mostly found in tropical and sub-tropical conditions. Although tiny, these creatures can do ...
How Thermal Imaging can Help You
If you are looking to buy a home then there are quite a few things to consider, especially if you are buying your first home. After all, most people buying their first home do so with the intention of being in it for life. With saying that it is always ...
Are You Building or Renovating? Don’t Forget the Insulation
With the heat and cold becoming more severe, it is necessary to find methods to keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. But how do you get a good balance without running up your electricity bill? If you are building or renovating ...
Use Safe Practices when Renovating
Potential hazards are always present with building or renovating. It is up to the individual to be responsible when undertaking a building or renovations project. Consider the environmental impact as well as the effect it will have on neighbours and ...
The Importance of Pre-sale Inspections
Imagine buying or investing in a property only to find that it was full of termites or had structural damage. Wouldn’t you be more inclined to buy a property that had already had a pre-sale inspection that had passed with flying colours? For ...
Building And Pest Inspections Sure Way To Control Termites
Finding a termite infestation inside the family home is not only a financially draining experience but also an emotional one. Anyone who has been through this will confirm that, long after the termites are gone and the damage repaired, there are lingering ...
Building and Pest Inspections: Asbestos
Building and pest inspections Brisbane involve a number of things to ensure that the building is safe for living and free from hazards. A great health hazard that is often posed in any building structure is that of asbestos. If the particles become ...
What You Need to Know About Home Extensions and Renovations
There are many reasons for adding an extension or renovating your home, a growing family, maybe for an entertainment area or an office or maybe you just need more space. Whatever the reason, whether you are adding an extension or renovating to make ...
Buying A New Home? Arrange a Building and Pest Inspection First!
If you have been looking around to buy a home, then you have probably seen a lot of homes that have been patched up in places or just don’t meet building standards. Unless you are looking for a property to renovate, homes such as these just ...
Conveyancing and Pest Inspection Compliment Each Other
When buying a home, whether for an investment or to live in, it is important to make sure that the home is free of problems. A home is something that you expect to last you a lifetime and beyond and if cared for properly should last for generations. ...
The Pro’s and Con’s of Metal and Timber House Frames
If you are planning on building a house, then you are probably wondering at what sort of frame you should use. There are two types of frames you can use, timber or metal. Though these frames are both good, you have to consider what the consequences ...
The Benefit Of Annual House Inspections
Our homes are one of our most valuable assets and we do our best to protect them by doing the right thing in installing smoke alarms, and placing fire extinguishers and fire blankets in specific areas where they can be easily reached in an emergency. ...
Nip Problems in the Bud
You probably grew up with your gran telling you, “A stitch in time saves nine.” Back then those words may have seemed a little meaningless. It is only when you reach adulthood that you realise the wisdom of those words. You realise the ...
Protect Yourself from when Mother Nature Strikes
We all know that Mother Nature in Australia can have quite a temper – she gives us beautiful sunny weather for the most part but, at times, it may seem as though she wants to wash us off the face of the earth. Make sure that you prepare yourself ...
Test-drive your New House
When you are buying a new home, it is easy to get carried away by the location and look of the property. A charming little house may steal your heart but, before you sign on the dotted line there are a couple of checks that you should have performed. ...
Prevent Costly Delays
If you are planning to put your house on the market, you will want to get the best price possible for it. Most people know that making some cosmetic changes to the property, such as painting and tidying up, will increase the property’s value ...
Making your Dream Home a Reality
Buying your dream home is, hopefully the adventure of a lifetime. At the same time, however, you need to guard against making a foolish investment. Knowing with absolute certainty that the house that you are buying is a great investment can be rather ...
Get a Wet-Nosed Pest Inspector Today
Having a pest inspection take place in your home can seem to be a little bit of an inconvenience but it is important to have regular pest inspections conducted if you want to avoid problems with pests down the line. Professional pest inspectors use ...