"Calling on the professionals,
Inspect-A-Home, to inspect
a property before you buy is
crucial today! Most houses
both new and old, will have
some form of defects although
not all may be serious but its
very important to know which
ones will cost you serious
money to rectify, turning your
'dream home' into your biggest
nightmare!" says Eric Bell,
CEO of Inspect-A-Home. For
only a few thousand Rands,
an inspection of the entire
property can be carried out by
professionals who know what
to look for and who can put
your mind at rest. Wouldn't you
rather know about the potential
problems before you move in?
"If an Estate Agent is reluctant
to use our services, it's likely
they're concerned as to the
extent of the defects and are
fearful of losing a sale. This
need not be the case as very
few sales have been lost due todefects being listed and brought
to the fore. Sales go sour when
the seller or agent covers up
and/or does not disclose the
known defects and they're only
discovered after occupation!",
Bell continues.
Building standards have
dropped drastically in the last
10-15 years, and many semi-
qualified and unscrupulous
builders will take short cuts in
the build to save their costs but
will increase yours and only
manifest after a few months or
even years later.
Be aware that accepting a quote
from a builder registered with
the National Home Builders
Registration Council (NHBRC)
or The Master Builders
Association (MBA), does not
unfortunately guarantee you
that it will be built to good
standards.
"As an example, one of our
inspectors recently inspectedan upmarket house being built
in the Midlands and found
over 100 reinforced steel bars
(re-bars) lying in long grass at
the back of the site (this was
just after the upstairs concrete
slabs had been poured). When
the builder was questioned
about the steel he said they
were surplus to requirement.
This was not the case at all,
as when we conducted tests
on the concrete we discovered
that the steel bars were too
few and all the steel lying in
the grass should have been in
the concrete slab! This meant
that the slab was structurallyinadequate, and it could
possibly collapse. As a result
the 250m2 upstairs concrete
slab had to be condemned
and was demolished, costing
the owner over R1.2 million to
rebuild."
This goes to show just
how important it is to have
someone look after your most
expensive investment...your
home!"
If renovating or building new,
call in Inspect-A-Home, who
will look after the quality
issues of your new home and
will do regular quality control
checks that will ensure that your
"Dream Home" is built to high
standards and with integrity"!
"Inspect-a-Home is on call
country wide to assist you with
your building and renovation
needs. Contact Eric Bell on 083
375 5588.
Inspect-A-Home is Nationally
based franchise operation and
has professional Inspectors
waiting for your call on
0861 400 400 or
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The Importance of
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