Building and pest doesn't check the wiring. We do.
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Before you sign, a licensed Sunshine Coast electrician opens the switchboard, trip tests every safety switch, tests the smoke alarms against the sale rules and puts repair estimates next to anything found. The PDF lands the same day, so you negotiate with numbers instead of hoping.
Give the property address and the booking form shows the price before you pay: the visit, every test and the same day PDF report. Not credited back, nothing added later.
See my price →Thermal imaging of the board can be added on the booking form. For buyers, sellers, and the agents, conveyancers and valuers acting for them.
- PassSafety switch trip times recordedPower 24 ms, lights 31 ms, both within the AS/NZS 3760 limit
- ActionSmoke alarms against the sale rulesBattery alarms only, not interconnected: a cost for the buyer to budget
- MonitorSwitchboard condition1980s board with no spare ways, fine today, replace before adding solar or an EV charger
- PassVisible roof space wiring
- ActionEstimated repairsInterconnected alarms and a board upgrade, estimates on page 3
Not buying or selling? Each kind of visit has its own price:
The things a $5,000 surprise hides in
- Every safety switch trip tested, with the trip times recorded
- Every smoke alarm tested against the rules that apply when a home is sold
- The switchboard, earthing and visible wiring checked across 20 items
- The meter number photographed, and what to ask the seller for
- Estimated repair pricing for anything found, so you can negotiate with numbers
- A PDF report the same day, addressed to you and your advisers
The contract clause
Most contracts carry a building and pest condition and nothing for the electrical. Ask your conveyancer to add this alongside it:
This contract is subject to the Buyer obtaining, at the Buyer's expense and within the building and pest inspection period, a written electrical inspection report from a licensed electrical contractor that is satisfactory to the Buyer.
Plain wording to hand to your conveyancer, who will put it in the form the contract needs.
Inside your inspection window
- 1
Book inside your inspection window
Pick a weekday slot and pay the one figure for the address. Tell us the selling agent's details in the notes so we can confirm access.
- 2
We inspect
A licensed electrician spends up to two hours at the property with the board open. The seller does not need to be there, the agent lets us in.
- 3
Report the same day
Your PDF arrives the same day: every item rated, trip times, alarm findings, meter details and repair estimates.
- 4
You decide with numbers
Negotiate, ask for repairs before settlement, or walk away. If you buy and want the work done, our quote is our standard price.
Pre-purchase questions
What does the pre-purchase report include?
Your report covers every safety switch trip tested with the times recorded, every smoke alarm tested against the rules that apply at a sale, the 20 point check of the switchboard, earthing and visible wiring, the meter number and what to ask the seller for, estimated repair pricing for anything found, and a written report as a PDF the same day. The report is yours and your advisers' to rely on for this purchase.
Doesn't the building and pest inspection cover the electrical?
No. A building and pest inspector is not licensed to open the switchboard or test circuits, and their report says so. They note what they can see. We trip test every safety switch, test the alarms, check the earthing and look at the wiring, and we put repair estimates next to what we find.
How do I make the contract subject to it?
Ask your conveyancer to add a special condition alongside building and pest. A plain version: "This contract is subject to the Buyer obtaining, at the Buyer's expense and within the building and pest inspection period, a written electrical inspection report from a licensed electrical contractor that is satisfactory to the Buyer."
Is the report a certificate of compliance?
No. A visual and functional inspection of the accessible parts of the installation on the day. It is not a certificate of testing and compliance under the Electrical Safety Regulation 2026, and repair figures in it are estimates until quoted. It is written so you, your conveyancer and your lender can rely on it for this purchase, and it says exactly what was inspected and tested.
Is the fee credited back if you do the repairs?
No. The fee is not credited back and not refundable once the visit is done. It pays for the visit and the written report, which is yours to keep whatever you decide next. Any quote we give you afterwards is our standard price for that work. The report fee does not change it.
I am a buyers agent, conveyancer or valuer. Can I book for a client?
Yes, this is the visit for you. Book it in your name, put the client and the property in the notes, and the report is addressed as you ask. Pay by card online; if your office needs an invoice first, call 0494 826 740 and we send a payment link instead.
What is the thermal imaging add-on?
A thermal scan of the switchboard under load, with the images in your report, so a hot joint shows up before it becomes a fault. Tick it on the booking form and the price for the address includes it. Worth it on an older board.
How fast can you get there?
Online bookings open from two weeks out. Buyers are often on a shorter clock than that, so if your building and pest period ends sooner, call 0494 826 740 straight away and we do our best to fit you in.
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Pick a time, put the selling agent's details and your settlement date in the notes, and the form shows the one figure for the address before you pay.
Agents, conveyancers and valuers: book in your name and tell us who the report is addressed to. Business visits are here.
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Where we do this
Pre-purchase reports run wherever homes change hands: the older beachside streets, the hinterland acreage and the renovator's blocks.