Verbal building inspection in Hamilton
The same walk-through by the same inspector, with the findings talked through on the spot instead of written up. Faster and cheaper when you need a read, not a document.
A verbal building inspection in Hamilton is a professional walk-through with the findings explained on site rather than in a written report. It starts from $350 + GST, usually same or next day, and if you go ahead with the property you can top up to a full written report and only pay the difference.
When a verbal inspection is the right call
- You are shortlisting several houses. Get a read on three before paying for a full report on one.
- The auction is this week. When there is no time for a written report, a verbal inspection still tells you what you are bidding on.
- You are an investor or agent. Multiple properties, quick decisions, findings you can act on that afternoon.
- You would rather talk it through. Some people want the conversation, not the 17-section document.
What you get
- The same visual inspection of exterior, interior, roof space and subfloor as a full report
- Moisture readings where they matter
- Findings explained to you on site, in plain words, with what is serious and what is not
- The option to top up to a full written report, paying only the difference
Add-ons
Cheapest done while we're already at the house. Same visit, and it goes in the same report.
How a verbal inspection runs
1. Book
Online or by phone. Tell us the address, roughly how big the house is and when you need it by. Most jobs happen inside the week.
2. On site
One of our own inspectors does the work, never a subcontractor. You're welcome to come along for the last half hour and ask questions while they're still in the house.
3. Report or results
Written reports are in your inbox within 2 working days. Meth results come back in two working days and asbestos in three.
4. The phone call
Your inspector rings once it's sent and goes through what matters, what doesn't, and what to raise with the other side.
The inspector on site writes your report
The person who was in the roof space is the person who writes the report and rings you about it. No second inspector, nothing subcontracted, and reports can be explained in Mandarin as well as English.
NZIBS Certificate in Residential Property Inspections and InterNACHI Certified Professional Inspector
NZQA Unit Standards Meth Screening & Sampling Certificate and BOHS IP402 Certificate Surveying and Sampling Strategies for Asbestos in Buildings
Every report to NZS 4306:2005, the standard banks and lawyers expect
Before you book
See what you actually get
A real Hamilton report with the details removed. Photos, grading and the summary page your lawyer reads first.
Every price, published
Set by floor area, not by what we find. The full list for every service, plus the add-ons.
Hamilton and 45 minutes around it
Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Morrinsville, Huntly, Ngāruawāhia and Matamata, with no travel charge.
What people say after receiving their building report
Worth reading before you book
Plain answers to the questions we get asked most on site.
Questions people ask before they book
If yours isn't here, call 022 309 8813 and ask us.
The inspection is the same. The difference is the output. A verbal inspection gives you the findings on the spot and costs less, a full report gives you the 17-section written document with photos that banks, insurers and lawyers want. If you start verbal and need the document, you top up the difference.
Yes, and it is common when you are shortlisting. A verbal inspection on each property is the cost-effective way to compare several, then a full written report on the one you go ahead with, topping up the difference.
Still have questions?
Call 022 309 8813 or send a message and we'll come back to you the same day.