Pre-purchase structural inspection
Full structural inspection to Australian Standard pre-purchase scope — roof space, subfloor where accessible, walls, footings, wet areas, site drainage.
from $495 3-bed single-storey · 4-bed $545 · two-storey $645
Pre-purchase building & timber pest inspections · Como, Perth
Pre-purchase building inspections across Perth — written report in 24 hours.
You've got days, not weeks. We crawl the roof space so you don't buy the crack — verbal findings same evening, written report within 24 hours, photographed cover to cover.
Registered builder — Reg. BC0000
$1M professional indemnity
Inspecting Perth homes since 2012
The house section
Eight places a Perth home hides its problems
Tap a pin to see what we check there — and what missing it costs. Then price your inspection below.
Section A–A · Perth double-brick, tiled roof
Annotated the way our reports are
Pin 4 · Walls
Wall cracking & articulation joints
We map crack width and pattern over openings, check articulation joints that were never cut, and look for lintel corrosion in older brickwork.
Miss it and: stepped cracking through brick courses reads as cosmetic to a buyer and as movement to us — direction and width tell the difference.
Scope
Dwelling
My place is two-storey
Roof access and elevated externals — two-storey is always the full scope, so the tier is locked.
4-bed single-storey · structural + timber pest
$695
Structural pre-purchase — 4-bed$545
Timber pest inspection$150
Every inspection includes: verbal findings same evening · written report within 24 hours · photographs of every defect noted.
Services & pricing
Flat pricing, stated before we book you in
Perth metro, priced by dwelling — no surprises on the invoice. The report reads the same whether the news is good or bad.
Combined structural + timber pest
The structural scope plus a timber pest inspection — termite evidence, mudding, moisture conducive to attack. The one most Perth buyers book.
from $645 +$150 on any structural tier
Pre-settlement walkthrough re-check
A final pass before keys with any prior Redgum inspection — confirms agreed items and that nothing new has moved since the report.
$220 with any prior inspection
New-build handover (PCI) inspection
Practical completion inspection of a new build — finish quality, compliance items, and a defect list your builder has to answer point by point.
$445 flat, any metro suburb
Defect follow-up & report reissue
Re-inspection of specific defects after rectification, with the report reissued to match what's actually been done.
Quoted on scope depends on what's being re-checked
Inspecting since 2012Fourteen years of Perth roofs, slabs and retaining walls.
Registered builderReg. BC0000 — we've built what we inspect.
$1M professional indemnityInsured for the advice, not just the visit.
Photographed, delivered in 24hEvery defect photographed; written report within 24 hours.
What buyers say
The report pays for itself when it finds something
"Auction on Saturday, inspected Thursday, report in my inbox Friday 7am. It found a cracked lintel over the garage the agent's photos somehow never showed. We bid knowing exactly what we were buying."
"The house presented beautifully. Redgum went into the roof and found live termite mudding on the top plates. We didn't buy it — best $695 we never had to spend twice."
"Everyone looked at the kitchen. Redgum looked at the leaning limestone wall on the back boundary. The engineer's estimate that followed gave us grounds to renegotiate — the inspection paid for itself many times over."
Service area
Based in Como. On site anywhere in the metro.
Most inspections are booked within 48 hours — auction-week bookings get priority. If the property is between Yanchep and Mandurah, we'll be in its roof space this week.
Metro-wide, including: Como · South Perth · Victoria Park · Canning Vale · Willetton · Fremantle · Scarborough · Joondalup · Ellenbrook · Midland · Armadale · Rockingham · Mandurah — and everywhere between.
Book an inspection
Tell us the property. We'll call back within the hour.
Working to an auction or an offer deadline? Say so — deadline jobs get the next available slot.
We'd call you back within the hour during business hours (Mon–Sat, 7am–6pm) to confirm a time and lock the slot.
Verbal findings same evening. The written, photographed report lands within 24 hours of the inspection.
Independent, always. We don't quote repairs and we don't take referral fees — the report has no reason to soften anything.
Prefer to talk? Call (08) 9000 0292 — you'll get an inspector, not a call centre.
Thanks — we've got it.
We'd call you back within the hour (Mon–Sat, 7am–6pm) to lock in a time.
This is a demonstration — no enquiry was actually sent.
Questions buyers ask
Straight answers, before you book
How long will you be on site?
Two to three hours for a typical 4-bed single-storey — longer for two-storey homes, big blocks, or anything with a subfloor. We don't do drive-by inspections; the roof space and the boundary get the same attention as the kitchen.
Can I attend the inspection?
Yes — and we recommend it. Join us for the last 20 minutes and we'll walk you through everything we've found on the property itself, before the written report arrives.
What does the report cover — and what doesn't it?
It covers the structure and accessible spaces: roof cover and roof space, walls, footings and slab evidence, wet areas, site drainage and retaining walls, to Australian Standard pre-purchase scope. It can't see inside sealed cavities or under fixed floor coverings, and it isn't a compliance certificate — we're clear in the report about what couldn't be accessed and why.
Can you quote me for the repairs you find?
No — deliberately. We don't quote repairs, and we don't take referral fees from anyone who does. Independence is the product: the report has no reason to inflate a defect or soften one. We'll describe each issue clearly enough that any trade can price it.
How fast can you get there — and when do I get the report?
Most metro bookings happen within 48 hours, and auction-week jobs get priority. You get verbal findings the same evening, and the written report within 24 hours of the inspection — photographed, plain-English, ready to send to your settlement agent.
Do I really need the timber pest inspection too?
In Perth, usually yes. Termite evidence hides in roof timbers and garden timbers where a structural-only scope doesn't probe. Combined it's +$150 on any tier — a fraction of what live activity costs to find late.