Melbourne’s Leader in 137B Owner Builder Reports

Solid Start Property Inspections are specialists in 137B Owner Builder Reports in Melbourne and provide a fast turnaround, as well as being fully VBA qualified and a Registered Building Inspector.

Why owner builders across Melbourne choose Solid Start Property Inspections for their 137B Reports

If you’ve owner-built your home and you’re getting ready to sell, you already know the hurdle: Section 137B of the Building Act requires a defects inspection by a registered building inspector before the sale can proceed.

What you want is someone who has done this hundreds of times — who knows what conveyancers expect, what the VBA requires, and how to get your report turned around fast so your settlement doesn’t stall.

That’s what Ian Stewart at Solid Start Property Inspecitons does, every day.

With over 25 years of hands-on experience — beginning as a carpenter, then a licensed builder, now a VBA-registered building inspector (Reg. No. IN-L41845) — Ian has the trade background to spot what others miss, and the inspection credentials to make it count.

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What we do

Solid Start Property Inspections provide specialised 137B Owner Builder Reports throughout Melbourne, and are experts in the Owner Builder Report field. We have been in bulding industry for many decades and can provide the documentation you need for your legal 137B Owner Builder Reports.

What makes a Solid Start 137B Owner Builder report different:

  • Delivered within 24 hours of inspection
  • Easy to understand, professional, no filler.
  • Compliant with all VBA and conveyancing requirements
  • Covers all required elements.
  • Available across all Melbourne metropolitan areas

137B Owner Builder Reports Leader

Give you the legal documentation to be included in your section 32 to show prospective buyers the building works you have done. This gives them peace-of-mind and may lead to better offers on your home. It is also a mandatory requirement to purchase your builders warranty insurance if your building works were over $16,000.

Solid Start Property Inspections also can provide a comprehensive range, including:

New Home Building Inspections

Give you the written proof to have your builder rectify possible defects as the build progresses, saving worry and costly extensions in time and possible legal costs after your build.

Pre-Purchase Inspections

Help you negotiate and bargain with confidence when buying.

Pool Inspections

Our comprehensive inspection service includes pool & spa fences and barriers, gates and hardware, vegetation and climbable landscaping compliance, locating structural issues as well as all necessary pool area checks and more.

Dilapidation Inspections

All professional demolition and building companies should have dilapidation inspections and reports done prior to any works beginning as they can save you valuable time and thousands of dollars in costly legal arguments regarding damages to neighbours’ properties after your construction is complete.

Melbourne’s professional independent building inspections & reports for your peace-of-mind

Affordable

Reliable

Experienced

Trustworthy

Fast Turnaround

Every building & property inspection we complete gives you the expert information needed to help you make the correct decisions regarding your property and budget.

Our fully qualified and experienced property inspectors are trained to detect minor and major defects and issues, providing accurate and reliable information about your property.

This information is vital and very important in helping to make your buying, selling and planning decisions easier, saving you valuable time and money.

Solid Start owner Ian is fully insured and registered with the VBA as a building inspector.

This is important as the building inspection industry is unfortunately not regulated. Some ‘building inspection’ companies may offer ‘building consultancy’ with very little experience or knowledge to deliver your inspection.

Unless they are a registered building inspector they are not qualified to perform building or pre-purchase inspections.

We offer a range of Building & Property Inspection services to cover all your requirements, including:

  • 137B Owner Builders Reports
  • Owner Builders Defect Reports
  • Pre-Purchase Building Inspections
  • Independent New Home Inspections
  • Frame & Stage Building Inspections
  • Property Dilapidation Surveys
  • Special Purpose Building Inspection

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