Buildspect

Nicholas Warton from Buildspect has conducted his review of our building project with the utmost professionalism and efficiency. He has returned all emails promptly and kept me fully informed as to the procedure and expected outcomes. Each report I've requested has been completed in a timely manner and I was made fully aware of expected costs and time frames. Engaging Buildspect has removed some of the stress from the complex and unpleasant experience of dealing with the builder and lawyers. I have been very impressed with the service I've received.

The report requested was provided in a timely manner. When I had questions about the report Nich was accommodating and able to deal with those questions with relative ease.

Timely, professional and thorough. Nicholas and the Buildspect team met tight deadlines and were brutally honest in what we needed to be aware of as advised through our intermediary.

Friendly, helpful, and professional

Daniel was a great resource. He completed his report in a very clear manner that was easy to follow. It also left no area for interpretation as he clearly referenced australian standards. It makes it easier for me as a client to determine which aspects are more important than others

Buildspect were very clear, professional and helpful to deal with, from our initial enquiry through to the report we have just received. Thanks!

A personable, well informed, practical and helpful approach that gets the job done with efficiently and ease in an option convoluted and complex part of our industry.

My partner and I retained Buildspect to undertake final inspection of our newly built property. From our initial contact with Buildspect, we knew we had made the right choice – they promptly allocated an appropriate consultant to undertake the inspection, liaised with us regularly in preparation for the inspection and were more than happy to work around the Builder鈥檚 inspection date/time requirements.
The fee for the inspection and preparation of the defects report was very competitive and the work that the consultant undertook more than justified the fee charged.
Daniel Holt, the consultant that was allocated to us was an absolute delight to deal with! He is highly knowledgeable, extremely thorough in identifying all works not carried out in accordance with the Building Contract documentation, efficient, friendly and very easy to deal with. He took time to listen to our concerns, explained the nature and gravity of the defects he identified, answered all our queries in relation to the identified defects and gave us invaluable advice and guidance on how those defects could and ought to be rectified. He had very limited time to prepare his report which was quite lengthy and yet he delivered it ahead of the deadline for us to review and discuss with him prior to it being delivered to the Builder. He has even agreed, at our request, to remain involved, in his capacity as our consultant and adviser, to advise and guide us during the rectification process and to inspect the rectification works once completed to ensure that at handover all building works are completed in accordance with the Building Contract.
We could not be happier with the service we received from Daniel Holt and the team at Buildspect!

I used Nick W of Buildpect to conduct an inspection of a house which was experiencing mould from an unknown source. Nick quickly identified an issue with the windows and cladding which was leading to water ingress to the internal cavities of the house, causing the mould. Nick's report was fast, thorough and independent.

Excellent work done by Nick. Very meticulous and very helpful

Very easy to contact and always willing to discuss any questions that have been raised. Polite interactions.

Thanks to our Buildspect Report and its writer Matt Osborne we were able to identify all the defects within our home. We were able to provide evidence to VCAT that informed a very successful outcome.
Matt Osborne provided clear and detailed information that made clear to ourselves and VCAT the extent of the defects in our home.

Matt Osborne provided excellent witness testimony and was able to provide detailed knowledge and clarify to the court the basis of his inspection. I would highly recommend this service and in particular Matt Osborne.

Timely, detailed, under budget. My wife and I were thankful for the independent assessment provided

We had an amazing experience with Builspect. Very professional and understanding. Quick on responding to any of our questions. We absolutely recommend them.

Very collaborative, friendly and knowledgeable. The process was a good experience and the output was of timely and of a high quality. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend James.

Nick has been fantastic in helping us deal with a very difficult builder over defect items on a recent project, his knowledge of industry standards and requirements is precise and thorough. We could highly recommend Nick – he is great at what he does.

Jason gave excellent customer service. He was professional and able to work to a tight deadline. Would have no reservations recommending Buildspect.

Nicholas was wonderful to deal with. He was very professional. I would recommend buildspect to my friends. 5 stars

We have found Buildspect to be very professional to work with. We have been engaged with them for over 9 years and have never had any issues in our business relationship. We would highly recommend them. BM Online – NetSuite Solution Provider.

Buildspect did not deliver and also did not honour their contract. Buildspect were paid several thousand dollars to oversee works, but they were ineffective. We still have a leaky, mouldy roof. When we approached Buildspect to remediate this issue, they claimed it was "outside of the contract".
I will never use Buildspect again and suggest others steer clear.

Like the previous review, Buildspect did not complete the task, yet still invoiced me. I have disputed this invoice and their response was to refer it to a debt collector.
I engaged them to put together a building inspection report, that could be used in a dispute with my builder. They accepted this engagement, however, on reviewing an existing report which was put together by the builder (which would have taken them 5min), declined to go any further stating they could not/would not add any value.
I assumed that was the end of it, but 2 months later received an invoice for a considerable amount.
I have referred them to Consumer Affairs

Well, they were willing to take money for a half completed job could not accurately investigate and document a very simple building defect which stalled my case over a month with no right up. I requested my money back at. First, they were not forthcoming. To which I walked away from but said I would follow up when I had time. They eventually recognised and refunded my initial deposit.

We had arranged for buildspect to come out and inspect our home as we had experienced some movement. After discussing the matter with the building inspector it was agreed that the damage was caused by slab heave as a result of the building works. We had to wait over a month for our report and only received it after I had called asking where it was. Once reading the report the building inspector had included things we did not discuss and had stated that the slab heave was our fault. When I called him he stated that he had simply changed his min (some 4 weeks later) and had not bothered to contact me to advise me of this. Not a good experience. I would never use buildspect again and I refused to pay for a report the contents of which were never discussed with me before hand.

I can't speak highly enough. We used Buildspect twice when buying our first house and they saved us from buying a newly renovated property that looked great on the surface, but in fact needed $60k of essential work. We used them again when we purchased a second house and again they did a thorough job. The inspectors were always available to run me through the reports in layman's terms. And they were very, very quick which was is important when you're making offers and negotiating with real estate agents and banks. I recommend them to everyone 🙂

Professional, thorough and very comprehensive.