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Kelmscott is one of the oldest places in Perth. It was one of four initial townsites in the Swan River Colony, founded on 6 July 1830 and named after Kelmscott in Oxfordshire. The suburb is in the City of Armadale, about 23 km south-east of the Perth CBD and 5 km north of Armadale. The Canning River runs through it, splitting flat coastal plain in the west from ground that rises into the Darling Scarp in the east. Kelmscott railway station opened in 1893, and the Kelmscott Show has run every year since 1897. It has a mix of older established streets and hillside homes.

The three defect categories we see most in Kelmscott homes are ageing roofs and plumbing, asbestos-era materials, and sloping block and retaining wall problems. Established homes have had decades of weather on their roofs, and older pipework and wet areas cause leaks nobody sees until the damage is done. Homes from the mid-century through the 1980s often used asbestos-cement sheeting in eaves, wet areas and fences, so asbestos checks are part of the job. On the eastern side, hillside blocks mean cut and fill, and retaining walls that lean, crack or drain badly.

Kelmscott has seen bushfire up close. On 6 February 2011 a fire destroyed 72 homes and damaged 37 others, which shows why buyers on the hill side need to understand their property’s bushfire setting. Our registered builders check the structure, the roof, the wet areas and the site, and give you a plain-English 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.