What is a Homechecker report?

An independent read on repair exposure, near-term priorities and the questions worth asking — drawn from the public record, the property’s visible signals and any inspection reports or documents you share. Three reads cost $149 inc GST (founding price), a single read is $99, and ten reads are $399, delivered within 48 hours.

Is Homechecker a building inspection?

No. Homechecker does not replace a physical building or pest inspection. It reads the building from the available evidence to forecast likely repair exposure and identify the questions and inspections worth considering.

How long does a Homechecker report take?

Reports are delivered within 48 hours of submitting the property details and documents.

Read the building behind the home.

Worth a closer lookA few things here worth understanding properly. The questions in section 6 are the ones to put to whoever can answer them; a building inspection settles the rest. See how the answers line up.

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Summary

Our read of the building.

An interwar brick bungalow with a later rear addition. The thread here is what age and altered geometry typically expose: the roof, original footings, bathroom and electrical systems all warrant closer checking, but the available imagery does not establish their concealed condition. The roof is the largest planned line; the electrical, foundation and drainage figures are allowances until specialist checks resolve them. None of this is unusual for a home of the period. The first step is not to assume the work is needed, but to inspect the roof, sub-floor and electrics so the plan can narrow around this house.

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What stands out

What's worth sitting with.

Needs confirmation

Electrical & switchboard

The age and type of the concealed wiring are not confirmed. If it remains original, it would be beyond a normal service life. Have an electrician establish what is installed before relying on the allowance.

Some evidence

Roof & rainwater

The terracotta-tile roof shows age-related weathering in the available imagery, but its close-up condition is unknown. A roof inspection will separate maintenance from replacement.

Needs confirmation

Foundations

No cracking is apparent in the illustrative imagery, but the original house and later addition may use different footing types. A sub-floor or structural inspection should check the junction.

Some evidence

Bathrooms

The bathroom appears older and serviceable. Its waterproofing and renovation date are not documented, so a moisture check should come before any renewal allowance is treated as necessary.

Needs confirmation

Hazardous materials

A home of this era and its later addition may contain asbestos-containing materials. Arrange an assessment before renovation or other work that could disturb them.

03

Ten year view

What's needed across the next decade, and where it sits.

Works$54k

What the read suggests is needed over the next decade, costed at indicative market rates. An inspection can sharpen these numbers.

Checks$3.2k

The inspections and specialist eyes worth arranging to confirm what the read can only infer. Small money against what they tell you.

Allowances$50k–$106k

A range because the read can't see everything from outside. If the checks come back clear, much of this may not be needed.

What the work is for

Committed spend by part of the building

Shell$39k70%Roof, walls, façade, foundations, drainage
Systems$1.5k0%Heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical, fire safety
Space$17k30%Kitchens, bathrooms, internal layout, compliance, environmental

04

Where spend goes

By part of the building, ordered by what's needed.

Façade & weatherboards

Works Checks Allowances

05

Priority register

The items we think matter most. The full read sits in the register download below — useful for an inspector, builder, or conveyancer.

06

Questions worth asking

Put these to whoever can answer them — a building inspector, or whoever holds the records.

Why this matters
The read could not confirm the age or type of the concealed wiring and switchboard.
What a good answer looks like
The vendor can provide an electrician report, invoices or a rewiring date showing what has been assessed or upgraded.
Why this matters
The roof is the largest planned line, but the imagery cannot establish tile breakage, ridge condition or remaining life.
What a good answer looks like
A recent roof report or maintenance invoice identifies its condition and any completed repairs.
Why this matters
Different footing types at the junction can move differently even when no distress is visible from the street.
What a good answer looks like
No movement is known, or any past assessment and repairs are documented by a suitably qualified professional.
Why this matters
The bathroom looks older, while concealed waterproofing cannot be assessed from photographs.
What a good answer looks like
The renovation date and waterproofing records are available, or the vendor confirms the bathroom is older and undocumented.
Why this matters
The construction eras make asbestos-containing materials possible, but their presence cannot be established from imagery.
What a good answer looks like
A report identifies what is present and where, or the vendor confirms no assessment has yet been completed.
Why this matters
The roof form indicates a later addition, but its date, construction and approval status are not confirmed.
What a good answer looks like
The vendor can provide the building permit and final or occupancy documentation for the addition.

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Documents worth requesting

The records that answer what this read can only raise. Request them from whoever holds them.

Sets out the title, notices and disclosed building information for a Victorian sale.
May resolve or add detail to the roof, footing, sub-floor and moisture questions in this read.
Confirms when the addition was approved and completed.
Shows what has been inspected or upgraded in the switchboard and concealed wiring.
Identifies whether suspect materials have previously been assessed and where they were found.
Dates previous maintenance and helps establish the roof covering’s remaining life.

When any of these arrive, add them to this read and we will update it.

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About Homechecker

What this is

Homechecker is a desk-based reading of the building. We work from any documents you share (a building report, photos, plans, notes) and the public signal set for the property — satellite and street-level imagery, council and planning records, market context. A structured methodology and AI-assisted analysis read the building together, with output integrity checks before delivery and ongoing quality audit. It's the same method we use for institutional clients, translated for a single home.

What this isn't

This forecast is not a building inspection, pest inspection, engineering report, valuation or legal advice. It is a structured reading of the evidence available, designed to inform decisions — not certify outcomes.

How to use it

Read the summary first — it tells you what the building looks like on the read.
Take the questions worth asking to a building inspector, or whoever holds the records.
Open the Register for the full 13-item list with cost reasoning — useful for your conveyancer or builder.

The most important building is the one you call home.

Interwar brick bungalow

Summary

What stands out

Ten year view

Where spend goes

Priority register

Questions worth asking

Documents worth requesting

About Homechecker

What it costs