Buying a Beveridge home built in the Mandalay years
What a fifteen year old outer northern house tends to show.
In short: Homes from Beveridge's first big estate are now old enough for seals, trims and outlets to fail. Here is where a pre-purchase inspection looks.
Age changes the list
A new house fails on builder items. A house of fifteen years fails on wear, maintenance and the shortcuts nobody saw at the time.
Windows
Gaps at frames and sill mortar, warped glazing trims and windows that will not open or close are common on homes of this age in Melbourne's north.
Doors and joinery
Damaged frames and architraves, doors that bind and missing stops are recorded room by room.
The roof void
Exhausts discharging into the roof rather than outside are worth checking on any house of this era.
Making the decision
The report rates each item so you can tell a maintenance list from a structural concern.
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Beveridge. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
