Building & Pest Inspections in Mermaid Beach

CYTE is based in Mermaid Beach, so we inspect here constantly. The suburb is in transition: original fibro and weatherboard beach houses — many with raised timber floors and decades of patch renovations — are steadily giving way to architect-designed rebuilds. On the originals, our focus runs to subfloor condition, stump integrity, salt-affected roofing and the legacy of older wiring and wet areas. The beachside streets put every fixing and flashing under constant salt load.

On the new builds and recent duplexes, the questions change: waterproofing details, cladding junctions, balcony membranes and finishing trades. A near-new home is not a no-risk home — defects in workmanship are among the most common findings we record in contemporary construction.

Every Mermaid Beach inspection is a combined visual building and timber pest assessment to AS 4349.1 and AS 4349.3, carried out under a pre-inspection agreement, with the written photo report in your inbox the same day. See our services or the FAQs for the full picture.

What we pay attention to in Mermaid Beach

• Original beach houses: stumps, subfloors and renovation layers
• Salt corrosion on roofing, fixings and balustrades
• New builds: waterproofing, cladding junctions, balcony details
• Older wet areas and patched-era plumbing

Combined building & pest from $350