Hamilton building inspector
Pre-purchase, pre-sale and Healthy Homes inspections across Hamilton and the Waikato. The inspector who walks your property writes the report and has it to you within 2 working days, with a call to go through it if you need one. Prices are on the site.
Our Hamilton building inspections prices
What a house inspection covers
Everything we can see or reach, written up with photos and a grade on each finding.
Outside, inside, up top and underneath
Cladding, roof, spouting, every room, the roof space, under the floor where there's access and moisture testing.
Then he rings you
Each finding is red, orange or green. On the call he tells you which ones should change your offer and which are Saturday jobs.
Read a real building report before you book one
A Hamilton report with the address taken out. 80 pages, the nine-area summary and every photo. Yours will look the same.
Where we do building inspections
What people say after receiving their building report
Things people ask before they book
The rest are on the FAQs page.
No, not within about 45 minutes of Hamilton, which covers Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Morrinsville, Huntly, Ngāruawāhia and Matamata. Further afield, ask when you book and we'll tell you straight.
Before you buy, before you sell, and otherwise every few years or after a major weather event on an older home. Landlords need a Healthy Homes assessment at each new tenancy. Between those, an inspection is worth it whenever something changes that you cannot explain, like a new crack or a musty smell.
$550 to $850 + GST in Hamilton, set by floor area. Up to 100 m² is $550, 100 to 200 m² is $650, 200 to 300 m² is $750 and 300 to 400 m² is $850. Some properties will exceed $850 + GST: anything over 400 m², homes built between 1900 and 1950, and follow-up inspections are quoted. A standalone garage, sleepout or separate small dwelling, or a drone roof inspection, adds $50 each, and Healthy Homes can be added to the same visit from $255, discounted when booked with an inspection.
In New Zealand the terms are used interchangeably. Both mean a visual, non-invasive condition report on a residential property. What matters is that it is done to NZS 4306:2005 by an inspector with the relevant certificates and that you get a written report you can act on.
Yes, and it is a good idea. Come for the last half hour and your inspector will walk you round the main findings while you are standing in front of them. If you cannot make it, the phone walkthrough after the report covers the same ground.
No. A building inspection is not a pass or fail test, it is a condition report. Every house has something in it, and the report grades each finding so you can decide what matters to you, what to negotiate on, and what you are happy to live with.
In New Zealand, building inspection is not a licensed trade, so anyone can call themselves an inspector. Look for inspectors who hold the relevant certificates and ensure the report is prepared in accordance with NZS 4306:2005.
Generally around 1.5 hours on site for a typical three or four bedroom home, longer for bigger or older houses, or ones with sleepouts and garages. Small units take less. The written report follows within 2 working days.
Got a different one?
Give us a ring. If we're in a roof space we'll call you back.