Pre-Sale House Inspection Auckland
Know exactly what you're selling.
When you sell, the buyer's inspection is where deals wobble and prices get cut. A Datum pre-sale inspection puts that report in your hands first. We go through the property to NZS 4306 and past it, test for moisture, fly the roof, and hand you a same day report in plain English, so you can fix what matters, disclose what you choose, and go to market knowing what a buyer will find.
Find it before the buyer's inspector does.
When you sell, there is almost always an inspection. If the buyer's inspector is the first to find the rot in the subfloor or the moisture in the wall, it surfaces at the worst possible moment, mid negotiation, with your price on the table.
Found first, on your own report, the same issue is something you control. You can fix it, disclose it, or price it in, and go to market on the front foot instead of the back.
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, ready to share with buyers
- 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 buyer may still choose to commission their own inspection. A pre-sale report removes the surprises, it does not remove their right to look
A report you can act on before you list.
Every finding is graded, photographed, located, and written so you, your agent and a prospective buyer can read it without a translator. Booked before 10am, it is in your inbox by 6pm, so you can move on repairs straight away.
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 inspectionA report a buyer will trust.
Building inspection is not a regulated trade in New Zealand, so the name behind the report is what gives it weight with a buyer. Every Datum inspection works to NZS 4306, is fully photographed, and is based on evidence, so the findings stand on what we actually observed.
Why that matters, and who does the work →
Same day, end to end.
No wait of a week while your listing date slips. Book in the morning, plan your next move that evening.
Book
Lock in a time before 10am. Send us the address and your timeframe, 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 lands in your inbox the same day, ready to share and ready to act on.
Other inspections and services.
A pre-sale inspection is one part of what we do. Here is the rest of the range across Auckland.
Know exactly what you are buying before you sign.
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 buyer's inspector will look for.
A buyer's inspector knows the weak point of every Auckland era, from the villas and the plaster clad homes of the 2000s to a near new-build that slipped a defect through. A pre-sale inspection means you see your property through the same lens first, and walk into the sale knowing what they will find.
Pre-sale inspections, answered.
Because the buyer will get one, and you want to know what it will say first. A pre-sale inspection puts the report in your hands before you list, so you can fix what matters, disclose what you choose, and avoid a renegotiation or a collapsed deal when the buyer's inspector finds something you did not know about.
It is an independent inspection to NZS 4306, fully photographed, so a buyer can see exactly what we saw rather than take your word for it. Some buyers will still want their own inspection, and that is fine. A pre-sale report still works in your favour, because there are no surprises and you have already dealt with what matters.
No. The report is yours, and what you do with it is your call. Every finding is graded, so you can decide what to repair before listing, what to disclose, and what to simply price in. Knowing is the point, not fixing everything.
Not necessarily. A buyer is still entitled to commission their own inspection, and some will. What a pre-sale report does is remove the surprises, set the tone, and give you the facts to hold your price rather than have it chipped away late in the deal.
Before you list, with enough time to act on what it finds. Booked before 10am, the report is in your inbox by 6pm the same day, so even a late decision to inspect does not hold up your launch to market.
The same full inspection as any Datum report. Roof and gutters, exterior cladding, structure and foundations, the subfloor, the interior, visible electrical and plumbing, drainage and the site. All to NZS 4306 and beyond, fully photographed. Moisture testing and a drone roof check are included.
Yes. You receive a full photographed report in plain English that you can give to prospective buyers, your agent and your solicitor. It is built to be read by people making a decision, not filed away.
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.
Before you list. Before they inspect.
Tell us the property and your timeframe. Book before 10am and the report is with you the same day, anywhere in Auckland.
Book an inspection