Buying in the Summer? Its your funeral…

Houses can go from ‘leaky’ to ‘dry’ through seasonal change alone. Don’t get caught out!

This property is a typical polystyrene-clad property: its got a couple of cracks here and there and will need to be maintained. When you look at the Mdu Probe System’s moisture results, you could say something like “oh they’ve had some problems, and got them fixed, that’s why the probe readings have gone down”. You’d be dead wrong. This drop in moisture readings was caused SOLEY by the difference in seasons and the lack of rainfall prior to the second reading (in the summer). The owners have done NO works, the defects in the roof and windows are STILL THERE, it just wasn’t raining.

Buyer beware

If you were looking to purchase this property in the summer, a pre-purchase inspection might find some cracks here or there, but a moisture inspection, scan or thermoimaging camera would not have picked up any moisture because it simply ISN’T THERE. Even the Mdu Probe System moisture results would read ‘acceptable’.

How do I avoid this?

The ONLY way of picking up any sign of trouble at that time would be in the timber sample results that he Mdu Probe System collects. This is why the Mdu Probe System always take timber samples AND why it is always stipulated that in order to fully understand a property, it is best to monitor the moisture levels THROUGH at least one winter before a firm understanding can be reached.#1390