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Crawley sits about 6 km west of the Perth CBD via Mounts Bay Road, on the Swan River at Matilda Bay, in the City of Perth. Originally known as Crawley Park after landowner Henry Charles Sutherland’s mother’s maiden name, the suburb is best known today as home to the University of Western Australia, the state’s oldest university. The Crawley Edge Boatshed, built in the early 1930s, remains one of the most photographed spots on the river, and the Eliza sculpture in Matilda Bay, unveiled in 2007, commemorates the swimming facilities that once stood there. The bay itself served as a flying boat base for Patrol Wing 10 during the Second World War, and the Royal Perth Yacht Club operated here before relocating to Pelican Point in 1953.

The three defect categories we see most in Crawley’s residential pockets are ageing roof structures in older riverside homes, damp near Matilda Bay, and asbestos in buildings from the suburb’s early to mid-1900s development. With housing here largely limited to older pockets bordering Nedlands and the river, original roof framing on homes from this era needs a proper structural check rather than a surface look. Being right on Matilda Bay, riverside properties can carry a higher water table, and we check subfloor ventilation and damp courses closely. Buildings and outbuildings from the 1930s through the mid-1900s commonly used asbestos-cement sheeting, which we test for before any renovation work begins.

A river outlook this good doesn’t say anything about what’s happening in the roof void. Our registered builders check the structure on its own merits, with your report within 24 hours.

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.