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Independent building inspections & specialist reports · New South Wales

Building inspections that read past the paint.

Led by a licensed NSW builder with more than 20 years on the tools. Every finding photographed, located and ranked — written for the decision you have to make.

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Proudly Servicing Sydney, the Illawarra, Southern Highlands & Shoalhaven

  • NSW Licensed BuilderLicence number and ABN published in the footer
  • 20+ YearsHands-on construction experience
  • Professional IndemnityInsured
  • $20 MillionPublic Liability Insurance
  • 6-Hour Urgent ReportsWhen requested at the time of booking
  • Sydney · IllawarraSouthern Highlands & Shoalhaven

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Choose your inspection

The right report for the right problem

Start with the situation you are in. Prices below are guide starting prices, GST included — you get a confirmed price and a written scope before anything is booked.

Booking around a deadline? There is no cooling-off period at auction; on a private-treaty purchase it runs to 5pm on the fifth business day. Statutory warranties on new residential work run six years for major defects. NSW Government

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Why Building Assessor NSW

Built by a builder. Reported for you.

Four things decide whether a report is worth what you paid for it.

Twenty years of building them

Knowing how a wall was built is what tells you why it is cracking, and whether it matters. Your inspector is a licensed NSW builder, not a checklist.

Instruments, not guesswork

Professional FLIR thermal imaging, moisture measurement and — where access is unsafe — drone inspection come as standard. They shrink the part of the report that says “could not be inspected”. They do not see through walls, and no inspection can guarantee every concealed defect is found.

Photographed, located, ranked

Every defect is photographed, located and classified by seriousness, in plain English, with the reasoning attached. You can see what is urgent and what is a house being a house.

Independent evidence

We are engaged and paid by our client, and the fee is the same whatever the inspection finds. Then you talk it through with the person who walked the property.

How it works

Four steps. No mystery.

  1. Tell us the property and the deadline

    Address or suburb, the concern, and the date you are working to — auction, cooling-off, or a construction stage.

  2. We confirm the report, scope and price

    In writing, before anything is booked. We arrange access in advance with whoever controls it, so the roof space and subfloor are actually reachable on the day.

  3. The inspection

    A methodical walk of the site, exterior, interior, roof void and subfloor, with photographs and moisture readings throughout. Anything that could not be reached is recorded, with the reason.

  4. The report, then a conversation

    Defects located and classified by seriousness. Then talk it through with the person who inspected it, so you know which findings change your decision.

Service areas

Proudly Servicing Sydney, the Illawarra, Southern Highlands & Shoalhaven

Ground conditions, housing age and weather exposure change what fails and how. An inspector who has worked a region knows what to look at first.

Sydney

Established brick and weatherboard stock, knock-down rebuilds, second-storey additions and volume-builder estates.

Southern Sydney, the Sutherland Shire and St George — Cronulla, Miranda, Sylvania, Caringbah, Menai, Engadine, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale and Bexley — through to Macarthur, Campbelltown, Camden and Liverpool.

The Illawarra

Coastal exposure, escarpment drainage and fill — where cracking and moisture are rarely cosmetic.

Wollongong, Figtree, Corrimal, Thirroul, Bulli, Port Kembla, Dapto, Shellharbour, Albion Park, Kiama and Gerringong.

Southern Highlands

Cold-climate condensation, subfloor damp and heritage stock carrying modern additions.

Bowral, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Burradoo, Berrima, Robertson, Bundanoon and Exeter.

Shoalhaven

Holiday stock that sits empty, older timber construction, and decks and verandahs taking weather year round.

Nowra, Berry, Shoalhaven Heads, Culburra Beach, Huskisson, Vincentia, Sanctuary Point, Milton and Ulladulla.

Outside these areas? Call 1300 140 579 and ask — travel is often workable. Or browse the reports.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How soon can you inspect?

Same-day appointments are sometimes possible, and around 48 hours’ notice is normally sufficient — subject to property access, location, inspection scope and current availability. Tell us your deadline when you enquire and we will confirm the earliest time we can get there. Working to an auction or cooling-off date? Call 1300 140 579 straight away.

What does a report cost?

It depends on the report, because they are not equivalent pieces of work. A pre-purchase building inspection starts from $449, building and pest from $549, a defect or leak investigation from $495, and a costed rectification scope from $695 — GST included. Strata, commercial, insurance and specialist compliance reports are quoted on scope. See the starting prices.

Which report do I actually need?

Describe the property and the concern and we will tell you — including when the answer is that you do not need a report at all. If you would rather do it in writing, choose “Not sure which report I need” in the request form and we will come back with a recommendation and a price.

Can I be there during the inspection?

Yes. The client or an authorised representative may attend, subject to the property owner’s access conditions and site-safety requirements. The inspector does need to work methodically and without interruption, so detailed findings are discussed after the written report has been issued — an observation can have several possible causes, and the evidence has to be weighed before a conclusion is drawn.

Is a building inspector licensed in NSW?

New South Wales does not currently require a specific building-inspector licence for pre-purchase building inspections. Building Assessor NSW inspections are led by a fully licensed NSW builder with more than 20 years of hands-on construction experience. A builder’s licence is not itself a building-inspector licence — it is evidence of construction qualifications. Ask any inspector about qualifications, experience and Professional Indemnity cover.

What can a visual inspection not tell me?

It cannot see inside concealed framing, below ground, behind stored goods, or through anything that would have to be opened up to look. A pre-purchase inspection is a non-invasive visual assessment of the readily accessible areas on the day, as described by AS 4349.1. Everything that could not be reached or seen is recorded in the report, with the reason.

Do you do timber pest inspections too?

Yes — as a combined building and timber pest inspection, or as a timber pest inspection on its own if you already hold a current building report. The combined inspection is the usual choice on a purchase, because both are carried out in the one visit and reported together.

Do you inspect apartments?

Yes. An apartment inspection covers the interior of the lot you are buying, and flags the common property questions worth putting to a strata records search. On an apartment purchase the strata records are often the higher-value of the two, so it is usually worth doing both.

Will you tell me what the repairs will cost?

Not automatically. A standard condition or defect report identifies and explains what was observed, the likely causes and the priorities — repair pricing is a separate scope. If you need figures for budgeting, negotiation or insurance, request a Defect Rectification Scope of Works & Cost Estimate. We confirm the additional scope and price before booking.

Do you work with insurers?

Yes. Independent building condition and rectification reports, reconsideration reports where cover has been declined, damage assessments, and independent reviews of an insurer’s scope or costs. No report promises an insurance outcome — what it does is put accurate, photographed building evidence in front of the decision.

Request a report

Tell us the property and the problem

You will get a confirmed price and a written scope before anything is booked. No deposit is taken to answer a question.

Would rather just talk it through?

1300 140 579

Describe the property and the concern. You will get a straight answer about which report fits, including when the answer is that you do not need one.

  • NSW Licensed Builder
  • Professional Indemnity Insured
  • $20 Million Public Liability Insurance
  • More than 20 years of hands-on building experience
  • Independent — the report is written for you

Describe the property and the concern and you will be told which report fits.

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