Inspecting a ten year old house
Too young for decay, old enough for shortcuts to surface.
In short: What a pre-purchase inspection looks for in a town that only started building in 2010.
What you are buying
Oran Park resale stock is young. Structural failure is uncommon at that age and is not the main thing to look for.
What does show up
Handover shortcuts that have had a decade to reveal themselves: sealant gone, flashings that were never right, wet areas that leak slowly.
The owner factor
Ten years is enough for a first owner to add a deck, a pergola, a bathroom or a carport, with or without approval.
Where we look
Roof space where safe, wet areas, masonry cracking measured against the standard, and site drainage.
What this page lacks
Oran Park pre-purchase photography, because our completed jobs here are new construction. We say so rather than borrowing images.
Written by the Owner Inspections team from inspections carried out in Oran Park. Licensed building practitioners, NSW Fair Trading licence 366177C.
