Kawerau Building Reports
Kawerau pre purchase property inspections
Kawerau's housing stock is mostly established homes, built during the town's mill-town growth in the mid-twentieth century. Foundations and plumbing are often decades old, and worth a proper look before you commit.
Hayden inspects Kawerau properties personally, with no ties to any agent or builder involved in the sale, so the report reflects the house, not the deal.
Hayden covers site, subfloor, exterior, interior and roof space on every Whakatāne inspection, carried out to NZS 4306:2005. Pricing starts at $595 for properties up to 110m².
PROPERTY SIZE |
PRICE |
| Up to 110m² | $595 |
| 110m² - 210m² | $695 |
| 210m² - 310m² | $795 |
| Over 310m² | POA |
Here is what is covered in every Kawerau property inspection
SITE
- Orientation of living spaces, site exposure, contour and vegetation
- Retaining walls, paths, steps, handrails, and driveways
- Condition, drainage, safety of use, surface water control, signs of ponding, water flow towards the house
SUBFLOOR SPACE
- Accessibility, foundation type and condition
- Dampness on ground, vapour barrier presence
- Obvious structural alterations, sufficient insulation
- Plumbing – material types, leakage and support
- Electrical – wiring type and support
- Rotting timbers, debris
EXTERIOR
- Construction type: structural masonry, timber framed, steel framed, structural concrete
- Cladding condition and type, surface finish, weathertightness risk
- Clearances, penetrations, cavity, physical damage, flashings
- Windows and doors: identify glass type, operation, hardware, security, flashings
- Chimneys, stairs, balconies, and decks
INTERIOR
- Ceilings and walls: nail pops, damaged lining, cracking, spray textured coating
- Timber floors: springiness, squeaky boards, rot, noticeably out of level, uneven surface, dampness and moisture damage
- Concrete floors: significant cracking, significantly out of level, uneven surface, dampness
- Doors and frames: binding, loose or badly fitting doors, defective door hardware, damaged doors, frames and finishings, door stops
- Electrical: operation of lights, switches, and power points
- Heating systems: type and location
- Kitchen attributes and condition: bench top, cabinetry, sink, tiles, air extraction
- Bathroom attributes and condition: floor, adequate fall to waste, toilet type, condition and operation, tiles, cracks, loose tiles, grouting and sealing, bath and shower and vanity, damage, leakage, operation of taps and wastes, water hammer, wet wall linings, correct wall junction detail, ventilation (mechanical or passive), point of discharge
ROOF
- Condition, appropriate pitch, surface damage and deterioration
- Penetrations including skylights, vents, and flues
- Flashings, roof to wall junctions, lapping, fixings, surface-mounted objects, sealants, sagging, inadequate repairs
CEILING SPACE
- General condition, accessibility, thermal insulation type
- Sarking, firewalls, roof underlay and support, roof frame construction and connections
- Ceiling construction, obvious structural alterations, insect and pest infestation, rotting timbers, discharges into roof space
- Plumbing – material types, leakage and support only
- Electrical – wiring type and support only