Home inspection across Bloemfontein

What inspectors actually find in Bloemfontein

Expansive clay heave

Clay soils swell through the rainfall season and shrink through the dry months. Foundations move with them and brickwork cracks where it cannot accommodate the movement. Large trees and slow under-slab leaks turn seasonal movement into differential movement, which is what actually causes damage.Checked: Crack pattern and width, door and window squareness, floor level, tree proximity

Hail and summer storm damage

Highveld storms drive rain horizontally into elevations that shed ordinary rainfall without trouble, and hail bruises roof sheeting and tiles in ways that only leak months later once the coating has failed.Checked: Roof covering, flashings, parapet junctions, gutter and downpipe capacity

Ageing electrical installations

Pre-1990 installations often carry old wiring, no earth leakage protection, and boards extended piecemeal over decades. A certificate of compliance is a legal requirement on transfer and is frequently the largest unbudgeted cost in an older-suburb purchase.Checked: Distribution board, earth leakage, visible wiring, bonding

Asbestos cement materials

Asbestos has been prohibited in South Africa since 2008, so anything present predates that. Intact, painted cement sheeting is generally low risk and often best maintained in place; the hazard is deterioration or disturbance — drilling, cutting, or high-pressure cleaning.Checked: Roof sheeting, ridging, gutters, eaves boards, older ceiling boards, vinyl tiles

Areas we cover

• WestdeneOlder Bloemfontein stock on expansive clay, with severe hail exposure on original roof coverings.
• Langenhoven ParkLater stock on clay soils where hail damage to roof coverings is the dominant claim.
• UniversitasRental-heavy stock with deferred maintenance, on soils that move seasonally.
• BayswaterConsistent stock where clay movement and hail damage are the two recurring findings.

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