Moisture Detection

If you think getting appropriate inspections done before buying is expensive, consider the cost of buying a leaker.

Invasive testing could have revealed that the vendor just made cosmetic repairs to cover up water damage. The new owners have spent over $400,000 on legal fees, have been living in a leaker for four years and are still waiting for justice. Their pre-purchase inspection report should have recommended more investigation to establish the true condition of the house.

Moisture Detection Company offers professional invasive testing services to inspect framing timber for decay, moisture and treatment, without damaging the gib or cladding.

https://www.moisturedetection.co.nz/services/invasive-testing/



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Invasive Testing | Moisture Detection Company Ltd Professional and accurate invasive testing, without damaging walls or claddings, for confident house buying decisions.

Stuck in a Plaster Trap - Why Plaster-clad houses aren't selling.

Our building inspectors tell us that there are fewer plaster houses on the market - in fact, they are hardly getting any enquiries for pre-purchase inspections.

From our observations (and real estate agents we talk with agree), most owners have just about given up on the hope of getting a realistic price and don't want to sell at a stupidly low price. So they are doing nothing.

Read our recent blog learn more, and discover what owners must do to position their houses to sell for what its truly worth.

https://www.moisturedetection.co.nz/stuck-in-a-plaster-clad-trap-the-financial-dilemma-facing-plaster-house-owners/

Stuck in a Plaster Cladding Trap: The Financial Dilemma Facing Plaster House Owners | Moisture Detection Company Ltd Plaster house sellers: Owners have stopped trying to sell as prices are too low. Those taking positive action early increases house values.

Vendors are overjoyed with the price for their plaster clad house!

We love a good news story - especially when it backs up exactly what we keep telling people.

We just had a phone call with a very excited and happy client whose plaster clad house in Howick had just sold for way more than she expected.

We installed moisture probes in the house about 11 years ago. Our client had diligently kept up with having the probes read regularly. The probes picked up a few minor weathertightness issues along the way that they had attended to straight away.

When the time came to sell, we were asked to write a report to inform potential buyers about the weathertightness and condition of this house.

Now we are a little different. When we write a report, we don't write for the seller or the buyer. We write for the house. Our role is to look after the house from owner to owner. With probes installed and our knowledge of the construction, cladding and timber treatment, we were able to reassure potential buyers that the house was sound, maintainable and could be monitored for any issues that may come up in the future.

The result was that there were several motivated buyers at the auction and the house sold for what it was worth - instead of being heavily discounted because buyers were concerned about possible leaks and having to reclad.

If you sell a house with monolithic cladding, without moisture probes, you are likely to get really low offers and a lot of sales falling through.