Meth Testing – P Contamination Check Before you Buy
Buying a new home can be stressful enough…even when everything turns out to be OK. But what about the hidden aspects of home buying? A building inspection from A Buyer’s Choice Home Inspections will help you ensure your investment is sound and it will relieve you of any doubts before purchasing your new home.
The prudent purchaser will now get a methamphetamine, “meth” or “P” test done as well as a building inspection. All A Buyer’s Choice House Inspectors are qualified and trained to conduct meth or P inspections and it makes sense to have this done at the same time as your building inspection.
The cost of remediation of meth or P contamination depends upon the level of contamination and can range from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. In extreme cases where the property has been used to manufacture methamphetamine ie a P lab the very timber structure of the property may be so contaminated that the only option is to demolish the house.
Local councils have the ability to prevent occupation of a property until decontamination has been done. Book your meth or P test at the same time as your home inspection.
Meth or P is a health risk and acute effects can include:
Short term exposure
- Watery or burning eyes
- Burning Skin
- Headaches
- Coughing and choking feeling
- Shortness of breath
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Convulsions
- Sleep disorders
Long term exposure
- Tremors
- Reproductive problems
- Birth defects
- Nervous disorders
- Kidney damage
- Liver damage
- Cancer
- Death
- And others…
WOW!! What an amazing experience. Consummate professionals, who provided me with a building inspection that far exceeded my expectations. Not only was the report very detailed, Elliot followed up with a phone call to provide a thorough run through of everything that was of immediate interest and of possible future maintenance. To say I was left speechless with the level of reporting and professionalism is an understatement. They carried their professional approach by also speaking with other vested parties to ensure all were kept in the loop with the property purchase. I am now the proud owner of the house they reported on, and this was only possible because of their level service they provided. Thank You.
Mark H – Christchurch