moisture inspections Archives - Thermal Imaging Inspections Auckland

Moisture inspections in NZ are certainly saving families from financial & health risks when buying a home!

Have you had your home tested for moisture levels lately?

We specialise in moisture inspections using an infrared camera (to detect signs of hidden moisture behind walls), and a non-invasive moisture testing machine. Please note that we do not need to damage walls or any part of your house to find signs of moisture.

Yesterday we inspected a home north of Auckland that felt damp from the very moment we walked in. After conducting the moisture inspection, the results told the story… the home owners bedroom was surrounded by moist walls! The reason the lady called us in the first place was because she was finding it hard to sleep in one of the rooms of the house. She said that each morning she found it was getting harder and harder to breathe then normal. Since recognising it may be an ‘unexplained’ issue in the bedroom, she’s been sleeping in another room, and waking up feeling fine as a result.

Moisture inspections only take 1.5 -2 hours, and can make all the difference to your families health.

Has someone in your home got unexplained health problems?

The question is… do you rely on what the body corp AGM minutes say?

Do you get a moisture or leak inspection before buying a highrise apartment?

Today we performed an infrared moisture inspection on an inner city Auckland apartment. The lady who was purchasing the apartment was in two minds if she needed a moisture/building inspection at all, because the body corp minutes looked ‘clean’.

If you have lived in NZ for longer than one month and have been searching for property in the meantime, you should know that people have lost their life savings (and in some cases suicide attempts) from buying a home on emotion and not getting it appropriately tested first.

It has almost come to the point were ‘the logical process’ when buying a home in NZ these days is to get a moisture inspection and a building inspection. A highrise apartment is no different.

Body Corp Minutes

Body corp minutes are very helpful, especially if the AGM has past recently. But can you rely on them? No. Buying a home is a big commitment, and the last thing you want is to become one of ‘those people’ we read about in the paper wishing they did further due diligence before buying. Don’t rely on body corp minutes… do your own research.

Ok, the building may not have any leaks, but what about the apartment up above the one you’re looking to buy? How do you know they haven’t flooded their bathroom or kitchen recently? This type of ‘accident’ is unlikely to appear in the body corp minutes… because it’s unlikely to be reported in the first place, especially if it’s a renter living in there!

You can never be too cautious, and it’s not worth the risk. A peace of mind is much more comforting then not knowing at all.

Buying an apartment? Let us run over the apartment with our moisture testing equipment first!