Pre-Purchase House Inspection Auckland
Know exactly what you're buying.
We know buying a house is stressful, which is why a Datum pre-purchase inspection goes through the property as if we were buying it ourselves. A rigorous inspection, done by qualified builders, written in plain English and ready for your solicitor.
A few hundred dollars, against a few hundred thousand.
The faults that cost the most are exactly the ones you cannot spot at an open home. A roof near the end of its life. Moisture sitting in the walls. A subfloor quietly going to rot.
Found before you sign, those are a negotiation, or a reason to walk. Found after, they are yours to pay for. A pre-purchase inspection is the cheapest insurance in the entire transaction.
Every part of the house, inside and out.
A full inspection to NZS 4306, the New Zealand standard for residential property inspection, carried out the way the stakes deserve. This is what we go through.
Roof and gutters
Coverings, flashings, valleys, gutters and downpipes, inspected close up and from the air by drone where access is limited. Plus the roof space, framing and any sign of a leak.
Exterior cladding
Weatherboards, brick, plaster and monolithic cladding, with junctions and seals checked for damage and weathertightness, the front line of any leak.
Moisture
Readings taken across the areas most at risk, including wet rooms, window reveals and cladding junctions, to find water before it finds you. Included.
Structure and foundations
Visible framing, bracing and foundations, and any movement, cracking or settlement in the building that points to a structural problem.
Subfloor
Piles, bearers, joists, ventilation and the clearance under the floor, a common home for rot, borer and damp that never shows from above.
Interior
Walls, ceilings, floors, windows and doors, checked for damage, damp and the telltale signs of a problem behind the lining. Insulation and ventilation too.
Electrical
A visual check of the switchboard, visible wiring and the safety basics such as RCD protection, with anything of concern flagged for a registered electrician.
Plumbing
Visible pipework, water pressure, hot water and the obvious signs of leaks or aging systems, with the limits of a visual check noted clearly.
Drainage and site
How water moves around the property, plus surface water, the lie of the land, retaining, paths, decks, steps and fences, checked for safety and condition.
What the price includes, and what it does not.
Plenty of reports quietly leave out the checks that take time, then point you somewhere else. Here is exactly where the line sits.
What you get
- A full inspection of everything above, to NZS 4306 and beyond
- A full, photographed report in plain English
- Same day delivery, by 6pm
- A call to walk you through it, if you want one
- Moisture testing and a drone roof check, included
Where we draw the line
- We do not open walls or lift floors, so anything fully concealed sits outside scope
- Full electrical, plumbing and gas testing needs the relevant registered tradesperson
- Asbestos testing is a specialist lab test we do not carry out, though we will flag anything that warrants it
- This is a condition report, not a council file or LIM check
A report you can act on by tonight.
Every finding is graded, photographed, located, and written so you and your solicitor can read it without a translator. Booked before 10am, it is in your inbox by 6pm, in time for finance conditions and auction deadlines.
From $399, shown before you book.
What you get
- Full inspection to NZS 4306 and beyond
- Moisture and drone roof checks included
- Graded, photographed, plain English report
- Delivered the same day, by 6pm
What moves the price is the size, age and location of the property. The full figure, with any optional extras such as a thermal imaging survey, is shown before you book. Nothing is added at the end.
Book an inspectionWho carries out your inspection is what matters.
Building inspection is not a regulated trade in New Zealand, so the credential behind the report is what counts. Every Datum inspection works to NZS 4306, is fully photographed, and is based on evidence.
Why that matters, and who does the work →
Same day, end to end.
No wait of a week while your finance date or auction runs down. Book in the morning, decide in the evening.
Book
Lock in a time before 10am. Send us the address and your deadline, and we do the rest.
Inspect
We are on site with moisture meters and a drone, working to NZS 4306 and past it, photographing as we go.
Report
A full, photographed report, ready for your solicitor, lands in your inbox the same day.
Other inspections and services.
A pre-purchase inspection is one part of what we do. Here is the rest of the range across Auckland.
Get ahead of the buyer's inspection before you list.
Catch the defects before you accept the keys.
Check a rental against the Healthy Homes Standards.
Find water in the walls before it spreads.
See the heat, damp and gaps a camera reveals.
A close look at the roof without setting foot on it.
Screening for methamphetamine contamination.
What an Auckland house can hide.
Every era of Auckland house carries its own risk to a buyer, from the villas and the plaster clad homes of the 2000s to a brand new-build that still has defects nobody has signed off. We inspect for what is actually likely given when and how the house in front of you was built.
Pre-purchase inspections, answered.
Most inspections take a couple of hours on site, depending on the size and age of the property. Your full report is then with you the same day, by 6pm, if the inspection was booked before 10am.
Yes. Book before 10am and your report is in your inbox by 6pm the same day, so you can bid, or hold finance conditions, with the facts in front of you rather than a wait of a week or two.
Roof and gutters, exterior cladding, structure and foundations, the subfloor, the interior, visible electrical and plumbing, and drainage and the site. All to NZS 4306 and beyond, fully photographed. Moisture testing and a drone roof check are included.
Yes. Moisture testing is included. We take moisture readings across the areas most at risk, including wet rooms, window reveals and cladding junctions, to find water before it becomes your problem.
From $399. The full price, including any optional extras, is shown before you book, and varies with the size, age and location of the property across Auckland. Nothing is added at the end.
The same day. Book before 10am and the full photographed report is in your inbox by 6pm, written in plain English and ready to go straight to your solicitor.
You are welcome to, and many buyers join us at the end for a walk through of what we found, but it is not required. Everything is captured in the report either way.
Yes. Graded findings backed by photographs give you grounds to renegotiate the price, ask for repairs, or walk away. Found before you sign, a fault is leverage. Found after, it is yours.
Before you sign. Before you spend.
Tell us the property and your deadline. Book before 10am and the report is with you the same day, anywhere in Auckland.
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