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Epping is really two suburbs in one. South of the Northern Hospital and Epping Plaza you’ll find established streets of brick homes, units and townhouses. North of there, estates like Aurora and Lyndarum have turned farmland into thousands of new homes since the mid-2000s. Whether you’re buying a 40-year-old house near High Street or a five-year-old home in Epping North, building inspections in Epping need to cover very different risks.
Authority Building Inspections provides pre-purchase building inspections, building and pest inspections and new home stage inspections throughout Epping 3076, with reports guaranteed within 4 hours of the inspection.
Common issues in Epping homes
Established Epping: houses, units and older subdivisions
The older parts of Epping, around High Street, Epping Plaza and the original township near the Darebin Creek, include detached brick and brick veneer homes, plus plenty of units and townhouses where larger blocks have been subdivided. Things we commonly check closely here include:
- Shared walls and boundaries in unit developments, including cracking, roof junctions and drainage between dwellings
- Movement cracking from reactive clay soils, which are common across Melbourne’s northern basalt plains
- Bathroom and laundry leaks in older wet areas, including rotted floor framing beneath showers in homes on stumps
- Unapproved or poorly built additions such as enclosed carports, rear extensions and pergolas
- Older materials. Homes built before 1990 may contain asbestos cement sheeting, which we’ll note for further testing
Epping North: Aurora, Lyndarum and newer estates
Epping North’s estate homes are mostly slab-on-ground builds from the last 15 to 20 years. Common findings include:
- Brick cracking where articulation joints are missing or poorly placed
- Paths, garden beds and decking built up over weep holes and slab edges, raising termite risk
- Failed shower waterproofing showing up as damp skirting boards or loose tiles
- Poor fall on paving and downpipes discharging against the house
Our building inspection services in Epping
Pre-purchase building inspections
Our pre-purchase inspection covers the roof space, subfloor (where accessible), interior, exterior and site to Australian Standard AS 4349.1, with a detailed photo report. If your first property doesn’t go ahead, you get $60 off your second pre-purchase inspection.
Building and pest inspections
With the Darebin Creek corridor, mature trees in older streets and landscaped estate gardens, termites are a genuine risk in Epping. A combined building and pest inspection checks for live activity, past damage and conditions that attract termites.
New home and construction stage inspections
Still building in Epping North? Independent stage inspections at slab, frame, lock-up and fixing stages, followed by a PCI handover inspection, help make sure defects are fixed before each payment and before you take the keys.
Why Epping buyers choose Authority
- Registered Master Inspector with more than 20 years in building and construction
- Reports guaranteed within 4 hours of the inspection
- Free thermal imaging to find hidden leaks and moisture
- We arrange access with the selling agent for you
- Phone follow-up with your inspector after you’ve read the report
We also cover neighbouring suburbs including Wollert, South Morang, Lalor, Mill Park and Whittlesea.
Epping building inspection FAQs
Do I need a building inspection for a unit or townhouse in Epping?
Yes. Units and townhouses can have issues with shared roofs, party walls and drainage that affect more than one owner. An inspection also flags items that may be the owners corporation’s responsibility rather than yours.
Can you inspect before an Epping auction?
Usually, yes. We can often inspect within 24 hours and have the report to you within 4 hours, so you can bid with the full picture.
Is a pest inspection worth it on a newer Epping North home?
Yes. Termite barriers can be bridged by landscaping within a few years of a home being built, so newer homes aren’t automatically protected.
Book a building inspection in Epping
Call 1800 75 25 85 or request a free quote online. Tell us the address, the type of inspection and when you need the report, and we’ll confirm a time, usually the same or next day. Inspections are carried out by a Registered Master Inspector with 20+ years in the building industry, thermal imaging is included free, and you can call your inspector after reading the report to talk through anything that’s unclear.