Building & Pest Inspections in Runaway Bay

Runaway Bay's canal and Broadwater streets were largely built in the 1970s and 80s: single-level brick homes on slabs, many still carrying first-generation roofs, bathrooms and kitchens. Salt-laden air works steadily on roof fixings, window frames and external steel, and the flat blocks make drainage behaviour and persistent damp worth careful observation on every inspection.

The suburb also holds a deep stock of villas, duplexes and low-rise walk-ups popular with downsizers — we inspect those to three storeys, with attention to balconies, common stairs and the waterproofing of older shared structures. As everywhere on settled streets, decades of landscaping over slab edges keeps the termite side of the inspection honest.

Every Runaway Bay 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 Runaway Bay

• Original 1970s–80s components: wet areas, roofing
• Salt exposure on fixings and external steel
• Villas and low-rise units (up to three storeys)
• Flat-block drainage and slab-edge landscaping

Combined building & pest from $350