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Applecross sits about 7 km from the Perth CBD in the City of Melville, bounded by Canning Highway and the Swan River, with the Canning River foreshore running up to Canning Bridge. Its housing story goes back to 1896, when Alexander Matheson subdivided the land and sold the waterfront as gentlemen’s residences. The big push came between 1925 and 1935, when Thomas Burke carved 900 hectares into estates like Kintail Road, Canningview, Rivermount and Wireless Station. Those estates gave Applecross its jacaranda-lined streets, planted from 1935, and a stock of older homes that now share the suburb with towers like the 17-storey Raffles apartment redevelopment.

The three defect categories we see most in Applecross homes are ageing roof structures, damp in older brickwork, and asbestos-cement materials. Homes from the 1920s and 30s estates are approaching a century old, and original terracotta roofs over timber framing often hide broken tiles, perished pointing and tired battens. Close to Waylen Bay and the river foreshore, we check for salt damp, poor subfloor ventilation and blocked or bridged weep holes. Decades of extensions mean asbestos-cement sheeting can turn up in eaves, sleepouts and older wet areas.

In a suburb this sought-after, a glossy renovation can hide a lot. Our registered builders look past the paint to the roof frame, the brickwork and the quality of every extension, then tell you plainly what will cost money. You get a clear report within 24 hours, so you can negotiate well before your building inspection clause runs out.

The difference with WA Building Inspections is simple: our inspectors are licensed registered builders (BP104751). Real Builders. Better Inspections. That’s why over 30,000 Perth home buyers have trusted us.