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Leda sits about 41 km south of the Perth CBD in the City of Kwinana, and it started life as farmland. The area was mostly agricultural until 1953, Mead Farm kept working until 1984, and the suburb itself was established in 1969 as Kwinana grew around the refinery workforce. Around 90 per cent of it is now residential, and it backs onto the 438 hectare Leda Nature Reserve, with tuart and jarrah bushland, wetlands and Beeliar Wetland System country on the doorstep. Heritage-listed Sloan’s Cottage is a reminder of the farming days.

The three defect categories we see most in Leda homes are sand-related slab and footing movement, damp and drainage problems, and ageing roofs and eaves. Leda sits across Bassendean, Spearwood and Quindalup sand dunes, and sand that was poorly compacted or has been washed out by leaking pipes lets slabs settle and crack. Wetlands and a low-lying water table mean water pools against walls and under floors if drainage falls the wrong way. Homes from the first decades of the suburb are now well into their roof life, so we look hard at tiles, sarking, gutters and rotting eaves.

Leda looks tidy from the street, but a lot of what matters here is under the slab or behind the gutter line. We check how the ground drains away from the house, trace cracks to see whether they are cosmetic or structural, and get into the roof space. If a slab problem is brewing, you find out before you sign, 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.